Tumble near Marina City entrance ramp leads to lawsuit

$50,000 sought from commercial owners, condo association

8-Mar-10 – A security officer at Marina City has filed a lawsuit against owners of commercial property and the condo association at the River North complex.

Tara Collins claims that on May 17, 2009 at about 1 p.m., while working in the security office at the base of the east tower, she tripped over a low-hanging chain near the entrance ramp from State Street.

She apparently was trying to stop a bus from entering the complex, which is not allowed. In her lawsuit, filed on February 10, Collins says a low-hanging chain caused her to “trip, slip, and fall…sustaining severe and lasting injuries.”

(Left) Area where mishap occurred (2007 photo).

She is seeking $50,000 from Lasalle Hotel Properties, owner of Hotel Sax and commercial property at Marina City, Marina Towers Condominium Association, System Parking, and the commercial property manager, Transwestern Commercial Services.

Collins claims in her lawsuit that she was not warned about the chain and that it should not have been placed there, as security personnel have to move quickly from one side of the chain to the other.

A status hearing is scheduled for May 26.