A Madison County woman has sued a local dentist over a failed tooth extraction. In the lawsuit, Michelle Carmichael claims the dentist, Richard Boatman Jr., started to pull one of her teeth on April 11, 2018, but then stopped before completing the procedure. The tooth was loosened but not extracted, the suit alleges. Boatman allegedly failed to advise her of…
The Chicago Transit Authority will pay a $3 million settlement to a man whose leg had to be amputated after he was hit by a turning bus. The Chicago Sun-Times reports a Cook County judge approved the settlement Wednesday between the CTA and 80-year-old Raymond Baroud of Chicago, who was struck by the bus on the city’s west side in…
A dental patient is claiming she suffered permanent injuries following a series of visits to her dentist. Penny Skuza filed a lawsuit April. 9 against Aspen Dental Management and Dr. Alex Wajtyna and in Madison County Circuit Court. Skuza alleges she went to the Glen Carbon clinic on various dates between February 2018 and May 2019. She was under the…
The company whose weekend demolition of a former coal plant in Little Village sent a massive cloud of dust into Chicago’s nearby neighborhood apologized for causing “anxiety and fear.” However, the apology did not prevent the company from being sued for the act. Northbrook, Ill.-based Hilco Redevelopment Partners said the developer failed to follow a plan it gave city officials…
A man suffered serious injuries after being catapulted off a lawnmower in an incident he claims was the fault of negligence of the retailer and manufacturer. Charles Morgan, along with his wife, filed suit against Art’s Lawn Mower Shop of Missouri and the John Deere Company, following the alleged incident involving the X739 Signature Series Lawn Mower. The suit, filed…
A Southern Indiana machinery worker’s failure to follow warnings and instructions on a woodcutting machine he was using were the cause of injuries he sustained on the job, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded on Monday. As such, the machinery’s manufacturer couldn’t have reasonably expected the accident. While working for wooden pallet producer American Fibertech, Kyle Hackney in November 2015…
The National Transportation Safety Board said that a northern Indiana school district is partially to blame for a 2018 crash that killed three siblings crossing a rural highway to reach their stopped school bus. The wreck was caused by a pickup truck driver’s failure to stop for the school bus, despite the vehicle’s activated and clearly visible warning lights and…
An ambulance that crashed into a car and killed its driver was not covered under an insurance policy, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. As a result, the insurer had no obligation to either the ambulance service or its employee. At the time of the accident, Markel Insurance Company insured United Emergency Medical Services’ fleet of ambulances. But…
A Walmart employee is suing the retailer after she allegedly slipped and fell on a puddle of water. Stephanie Mosley filed the suit March 25 in Madison County Circuit Court against Walmart. According to her complaint, Mosley claims she was working at the Walmart Supercenter on Feb. 14, 2020. She claims she was walking in an area of the supercenter…
Drivers will be banned from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads starting in July under legislation Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed into law to combat distracted driving. Holcomb signed the measure on March 18, making Indiana the 22nd state to prohibit drivers from holding or using a handheld mobile device while operating a moving vehicle. People violating the law after…
