A semitrailer was going 72 mph when it crashed into a car that had slowed for an Indiana highway construction zone, killing four young siblings, authorities said. The truck’s driver, Corey R. Withrow, 31, of Camden, Ohio, has been charged by Wayne County prosecutors with felony counts of driving while intoxicated causing death and reckless homicide for Thursday’s deadly crash…
A patient is suing a Belleville chiropractic clinic after she allegedly tripped and fell while walking near the front door. Alice Williams filed suit June 10 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Kaesberg Chiropractic Clinic of Belleville. Williams claims she was lawfully on the defendant’s premises on Dec. 5, 2018, when she allegedly tripped and fell near the front…
St. Jacob Glass denies liability in a woman’s suit alleging she broke her femur when a sliding glass door closed on her as she exited Mid-America St. Louis Airport. Donna Cox filed her complaint on March 25 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against St. Clair County, St. Clair County Public Building Commission, doing business as Mid-America St. Louis Airport,…
A Chicago-area candy company has been fined nearly $500,000 for workplace injuries, including a fingertip amputation, federal regulators said. The incidents occurred at Ferrara Candy in Bellwood, Ill. An employee lost a fingertip in January. Another worker was caught in a machine in March. “Proper safety procedures, including machine guarding and the effective lockout of all sources of energy, could…
The family of a construction worker in Chicago has filed a negligence lawsuit against a contractor after the worker fell two stories to his death last fall. The company, Destiny Builders, did not carry workers’ compensation insurance on its employees and did not provide safety harnesses and railings at a church construction project, according to the lawsuit by the family…
Using a handheld cellphone while driving is now illegal on Indiana roads under a new state law that took effect this week. The move aimed at combating distracted driving went onto the books on July 1 after being approved by the state Legislature this year. Indiana is joining more than 20 other states in prohibiting drivers from holding or using…
The workers compensation system could see a 20% decrease in new injury claims this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey released Monday by Skaneateles, New York-based Health Strategy Associates LLC. In late May, the consultancy asked 35 workers compensation professionals representing large state funds and insurers, third-party administrators, and large self-insured and self-administered employers about their…
In a ruling that follows more than 10 years of litigation between a wood recycling plant and its neighbors, a federal appeals court affirmed a lower court and held an insurer is not obligated to provide coverage to the plant’s owner because of policy exclusions. Neighbors in Elkhart, Indiana, had charged that VIM Recycling Inc.’s waste disposal practices exposed them…
A man trimming trees in Roxana claims he was injured when a limb fell and knocked the chainsaw from his hand. Plaintiff Lucas Stark claims he was on the roof of a house in Roxana when a limb being lowered to the ground came loose and struck him. Stark filed suit June 17 in Madison County Circuit Court against Bill…
Workers compensation insurance premiums could drop by nearly 20% in the second quarter of 2020 and are unlikely to recover before 2023, according to a report released Thursday by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services. With the number of workers laid off or furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, workers comp premiums — which are driven by payroll — will…
