Suit: Hooters security attacked woman who disputed bill

A woman claiming she was attacked by a security guard at a south suburban Hooters restaurant after disputing her bill filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the restaurant chain.

Livier Torres claims a Hooters security guard attacked her Jan. 10 inside a restaurant on the 9100 block of South Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn after she disputed charges on her bill, according to a suit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

The suit claims Torres asked a waitress to see a manager about charges on her bill, but instead security guard Joseph Schmidt approached and “took up an intimidating position.”

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