An Illinois appeals court has partially reversed a Workers’ Compensation Commission ruling overturning an arbitrator’s issuance of temporary total disability benefits to a retail worker injured during a December 2018 workplace accident. In McGaha v. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois on Tuesday partially overturned a May Wayne County Circuit Court decision siding with…
A negligence lawsuit has been filed against Illini Grain Systems, alleging one of its drivers became intoxicated while on the job and caused a collision. Plaintiff Jacob A. Johnson and Mary L. York, guardian and personal representative of plaintiff Hunter W.L. Jaycox, filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendants Illini Grain Systems, LLC, doing business…
A tenant at a Belleville apartment is suing her landlord, alleging she was injured by a malfunctioning door. Plaintiff Kristen Bennet filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Dale Leopker and The Estates Property Management, citing negligence and carelessness. According to the lawsuit, Bennet was a resident living in a Belleville apartment that was owned and…
A delivery driver has filed a negligence lawsuit against Prairie Farms Dairy after alleging slipping and injuring himself on the premises. Plaintiff Michael Maddox filed a lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc., citing negligence and carelessness. According to the lawsuit, Maddox was a delivery driver and was carrying out the duties of his job…
Traffic crashes cost Indiana 930 lives in 2021 and more than $8 billion annually, according to a national report from Washington, D.C.-based Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. To reduce crashes and fatalities, the group says Indiana should adopt a list of new laws, ranging from a motorcycle helmet mandate to a requirement that learners complete more drive time before…
The Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Fairview Heights is being sued after a child allegedly fell and injured himself due to an overcrowded trampoline court. Plaintiff Kimberly Harkins, as legal guardian of K.R., filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Innovative Heights Fairview Heights, LLC, doing business as Sky Zone Trampoline Park, citing negligence and carelessness….
A hotel guest is suing after she was allegedly attacked by a dog at a Super 8 Hotel in Alton. Plaintiff Divine Thomas filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Nicole A. McCane, Shondalynn Yvette Lunsford, Super 8 Worldwide, Inc, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts LLC, doing business as Super 8 by Wyndham Alton, and Shivam Hotel, LLC,…
A man who bought a vehicle then sued the seller for damages because the brakes gave out while driving home from the sale will not receive any relief from the nearly $1,500 judgment against him. In March 2021, James Ayers went to Jackie Stowers’ residence to purchase a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. After a short test drive, Ayers asked about a…
While cuts, falls and strains make up a large portion of workers compensation claims among restaurants, injuries from a worker’s extremities being crushed, and injuries related to mental stress and fainting are on the rise post-2020, according to an analysis published Wednesday by AmTrust Financial Services Inc. In studying injuries post-pandemic, comparing 2021 with 2019 as a baseline, AmTrust found…
Sixty percent of so-called cumulative trauma workers compensation claims involve injuries that progress over time and are indemnity-only, thus involving no medical component, according to a report released Thursday by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. Overall, 77% of indemnity cumulative trauma claims involving more than $1,000 in expenses attributed to settling and defending claims, while only 53%…
