A northern Indiana utility is facing a $1.1 million fine, the largest in state history, after state regulators cited it for natural gas pipeline safety violations and specified that the company cannot pass that cost onto its ratepayers. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission cited the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. for instances of failing to locate or mark underground pipelines…
A diabetic patient claims he suffered a surgical wound infection after Saint Anthony’s delayed his follow-up treatment by terminating his physician. Dennis Jarden filed a complaint Aug. 3 in the Madison County Circuit Court against OSF Healthcare System, doing business as OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center, and OSF Multi-Speciality Group, alleging institutional and medical negligence. According to his complaint, Jarden…
Wal-Mart must defend a claim that a lamp with a clamp caused a fatal fire, Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel ruled on July 30. She denied motions to dismiss claims that the estate of Gina Breeze brought against Wal-Mart and lamp maker Bayco Products. She allowed a claim for punitive damages, finding the case permitted an exception from a…
The family of a man who was stabbed to death in February outside of a Chicago bar is suing the bar and the man charged in the killing, claiming the slain man was targeted because he was gay and is accusing the bar of not doing enough to protect him. Thomas Tansey, a Marine Corps veteran, is charged with two…
A Belleville tavern denies liability in a suit alleging a woman was hit in the head by an unsecured patio umbrella. Donna Jenkins filed the complaint May 13 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Marco’s Tavern on Main Inc. According to her complaint, Jenkins claims she was legally on the property as an invitee on June 10, 2019, when…
A worker at an ArcelorMittal steel mill in northwestern Indiana died after he was struck by a vehicle, the company said. The man died July 21 after being hit by a coil tractor at the Indiana Harbor steel mill in East Chicago, ArcelorMittal spokesman William Steers said. The company and the United Steelworkers were investigating the fatality, he said. The…
The parents of a former University of Notre Dame freshman who was severely injured during a party are suing the college, alleging the school put their son at risk by condoning a “quasi-fraternity atmosphere” in an on-campus residence hall. Sean Tennant, of Gurnee, was beginning the second semester of his freshman year Jan. 27, 2019, when he fell about 30…
A woman is suing Collinsville, claiming she was injured during an ambulance ride. Antia Roybal filed the lawsuit July 2 in Madison County Circuit against the City of Collinsville, alleging negligence. According to the complaint, Roybal sought medical transport from her Collinsville home to Anderson Hospital in Maryville on July 9, 2019, after falling in her home. She claims she…
A railway worker claims he suffered two separate workplace injuries when a faulty handbrake slipped and when he allegedly fell on ice. Patrick McFarland filed the complaint June 29 in Madison County Circuit Court against the Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA) and the Norfolk Southern Railway Company, alleging negligence. He alleges his employment and any claim is covered under the Federal…
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…
