Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC is a law firm serving Indiana and Illinois. We concentrate in Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury Law and Social Security Disability.
Our firm is recognized as a leader in Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury litigation, with attorneys whose experience spans decades.
Our location in Crown Point, Indiana gives us the privileged position of being able to represent clients throughout Indiana, the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois.
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Hair care and cosmetics product maker Revlon won't get the chance to review certain internal communications and other "work papers" related to the studies that have formed the basis of thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of selling hair straightening products that allegedly caused cancer. On July 22, U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland rejected Revlon's request to enforce a…
WCRI: Trend of non-physicians treating hurt workers speeds up care
Advanced-care practitioners treated injured workers in 37% of nonemergency visits for evaluation and management, more than double the 18% reported in 2013, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The institute has been studying the rise of advanced-care practitioners working with injured employees, a trend experts have said is the result of physician shortages, especially in rural areas. Such professionals…
Woman can’t revive cancer claims vs generic Zantac makers
An Illinois state appeals panel has agreed that generic drug makers can’t face lawsuits claiming Zantac causes cancer. Plaintiff Angela Valadez said she developed colorectal cancer, allegedly as a result of treating heartburn from 1995 to 2014 by taking Zantac and ranitidine, its generic equivalent. She sued Zantac-maker GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Engelheim, which made and sold the active ingredient ranitidine,…