The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled a jury was right to hold a Chicago company directly liable for a traffic collision, because the company told one of its drivers to haul an unsafely loaded truck despite the driver’s concerns, finding an employer can be held liable both for the acts of their employees and for their own acts. The April…
People in Illinois whose face appeared in a photo on Google’s Photos app could be in line for as much as $400 each, under a new $100 million settlement given an early nod in Cook County court. The settlement would end one of the longest running class action lawsuits under Illinois’ strict biometrics privacy law, and would rank as one…
A woman who suffered a severe spinal injury that left her quadriplegic has won a reversal after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found her lawsuit against the state of Indiana and the Indiana Department of Transportation did not create collateral estoppel and claim splitting. While Kathryn Davidson was riding as a passenger in a tractor-trailer truck in April 2018…
A Madison County jury awarded a motorist $16,357 in damages following a Glen Carbon car crash. The two-day trial began on April 18 with Madison County Circuit Judge Chris Threlkeld presiding. Plaintiff Jessica Zeigler was awarded $9,357 for medical treatment, $2,000 for loss of a normal life and $5,000 for pain and suffering. Zeigler was represented by Ellen Burford of…
A St. Louis man is suing a woman for allegedly running a stop sign in Alton and crashing into his vehicle. Charles Page filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Alexandra White, citing negligence and recklessness. According to the lawsuit, Page was driving southbound on Washington Ave. in Alton on Sept. 9, 2020, when White allegedly ran…
Walmart has removed a customer’s lawsuit alleging he suffered permanent injuries to his eyesight when merchandise fell from an upper shelf and struck his head. The lawsuit was originally filed by plaintiff Todd A. Davis on Nov. 5, 2021, in the Marion County Circuit Court. Walmart filed a notice of removal to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…
A mother is suing the Maryville Women’s Center and Oliver Anderson Hospital for negligence, alleging her child suffered permanent brain injuries during delivery. Plaintiff Alyssa Troxtell Weshinskey filed a lawsuit on March 25 in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendants Maryville Women’s Center, P.C. (MWC) and Southwestern Illinois Health Facilities, doing business as Oliver Anderson Hospital, citing negligence and…
The Tippecanoe School Corporation has secured summary judgment against a student’s negligence claim after the Court of Appeals ruled in its favor following a cheerleader’s injury. The parents of Isabella Reynolds sued their daughter’s school corporation, coach and others following an incident that left the teen with a broken jaw and shattered teeth. Roberta Patton, the William Henry Harrison High…
A building under construction collapsed, injuring at least two construction workers, authorities said. The building was under construction in the town of Whiteland, about 20 miles south of Indianapolis. Three construction workers were at the site of building working, Whiteland Fire Chief Eric Funkhouser told the Daily Journal. Some of the workers had to be pulled out of the collapsed…
McDonald’s is facing a multi-state consumer class action lawsuit over its use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances in packaging because of alleged migration of those chemicals into food products. PFAS are considered “forever chemicals” because their carbon-fluorine bonds are extremely strong and not appreciably degraded under environmental conditions, according to the lawsuit filed March 28 at the Southern District…
