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Lawsuit Claims Woman Injured Using Leg Machine

Incident allegedly happened at Bally's Total Fitness in Morton Grove.

A woman using a leg curl exercising machine claims she was injured after the machine failed to stop and struck her in the face and shoulder, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday, as reported by the Morton Grove Champion.

The incident allegedly occurred on Sept. 26, 2009 after Olga Chernyavskaya was exercising at Ballyโ€™s Total Fitness Club, 6821 W. Dempster St., in Morton Grove, according to a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

The lawsuit seeks more than $100,000 in damages and court costs.

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