Advocates for nursing home residents say they worry a new Indiana law expanding COVID-19 liability protections for healthcare providers will effectively block many lawsuits over neglect and substandard treatment that weren’t caused by the pandemic. The new law applies retroactively to when Indiana’s first COVID-19 infections were reported in March 2020. The law was sought by the nursing home industry,…
A suit alleges a Swansea nursing facility and St. Mary’s Hospital provided negligent medical care, causing the death of a patient. Justin Roberson, as administrator of the Estate of Michael Steward Jr., deceased, filed a complaint April 12 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Swansea Rehabilitation & Health Center and SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, alleging wrongful death….
A barge company argues that an employee’s concealed pre-existing condition is to blame when he allegedly slipped on ice, fell into the Mississippi River during a snowstorm and became trapped under the barge by the current. Defendant SCF Lewis and Clark Fleeting LLC answered the complaint on April 29 through attorney Neal Settergren of Goldstein and Price LLC in St….
The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday to allow victims in personal injury and wrongful death cases that reach a verdict to collect interest on money they receive from court, with the intent of incentivizing settlements in these cases. Gov. JB Pritzker vetoed an earlier version of the bill that was approved by both chambers in the January lame duck…
Federal workplace safety officials have cited an Illinois lighting manufacturer with workplace safety violations and imposed $85,000 in penalties after an employee suffered severe facial burns. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a master maintenance technician for North American Lighting Inc. suffered severe facial burns when pressurized material in a plastic molding machine exploded at the company’s Paris, Ill.,…
A woman alleges an OBGYN damaged her only functioning ureter during laparoscopic surgery to remove her ovary and fallopian tube. Zaddie Sharkey filed a complaint March 31 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Dr. Debra Carson and Heartland Women’s Healthcare LTD, alleging negligence. Sharkey alleges in her complaint that she sought care from Carson on June 9, 2020,…
A woman who claims she was knocked unconscious and robbed at the Granite City Wal-Mart denies that any fault is attributable to her or that a third party is liable for her damages. Wal-Mart previously argued in its answer to plaintiff Christine Collins’ complaint that if it is found liable, its fault is less than 25 percent of the total…
A barge worker claims he suffered injuries when the barge was struck by another vessel and was not given proper maintenance and cure under general maritime law. Donald Dailey, Jr., filed a complaint April 6 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against Commercial Barge Line Company, Commercial Barge Line Company ACBL Transportation Services LLC, ACBL…
A mother and father claim their baby suffered brain damage at birth due to a prolonged labor and delivery. Na’Shau Rice, disabled minor by and through the guardian of her estate First Midwest Bank, Ashanté Willis and James Rice filed a complaint March 30 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the United States of…
A motorist claims her vehicle was rear-ended when she slowed down for a red light, causing her to suffer injuries. Latoya Nelson filed a complaint April 1 in the Madison County Circuit against Thomas Ackman, alleging negligence. Nelson claims in her suit that she was driving her Chevrolet Impala on East Broadway Street near Homer M Adams Parkway in Madison…
