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Personal Injury

Med-mal judgment for insurers against hospital reversed

The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment for two insurance companies when it found they were estopped from denying the applicability of the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act to their claims. After a May 2010 trucking crash that led to a $3 million judgment against Indianapolis-based Celadon Trucking Services Inc., Celadon learned Community Hospitals of Indiana failed…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
October 23, 2018
Workers' Compensation

Studies show downward trend in comp medical payments

Reform measures and fee schedule changes are resulting in an overall trend of lower medical costs per claim in several states, according to several Workers Compensation Research Institute reports released Thursday. In its 19th year of studying medical costs, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based institute released 16 reports, all including a state-by-state comparison of medical costs across 18 states. The reports show…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
October 22, 2018
Workers' Compensation

Report: Illinois’ lawsuit-friendly environment costs state 80,000 jobs a year

A report on Illinois’ legal landscape says the state's lawsuit-friendly policies cost billions of dollars and more than 80,000 jobs every year. Critics say that’s an overstatement. A study conducted by the Illinois Civil Justice League into the cost of tort, or claims of loss or harm, lawsuits and their effect on Illinois’ economy estimates the costs from higher liability…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
October 22, 2018
Personal Injury

Justices set aside default against Greensburg landlords

A Greensburg apartment complex and its property manager will no longer be considered in default after the Indiana Supreme Court reinstated a trial court ruling that found excusable neglect justified setting aside a default judgment. After Matthew Joseph accidentally discharged a firearm in his unit at the Tree City Village Apartment complex and significantly injured his neighbor, Genia Wamsley, Wamsley’s…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
October 15, 2018
Personal Injury

Widow alleges husband’s lung cancer caused by asbestos

A widow accuses several manufacturing companies of failing to warn her husband about the toxic effects of asbestos. Nancy D. Camden, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Fred A. Camden Sr. filed a complaint on Sept. 7 in Madison County Circuit Court against 3M Company, CBS Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation and other companies. According to the complaint,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
October 10, 2018
Personal Injury

Parents sue hospital alleging child suffered injuries during birth

A couple alleges their child suffered injuries during delivery after his heartrate continued to decelerate. P.J. Thompson, a minor, by and through his mother Carlie Willis and father Tyler Thompson, filed a complaint on Aug. 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against United States of America and Southern Illinois Hospital Services. According to the…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
October 10, 2018
Personal Injury

Collision suit at trial in Madison County

A lawsuit involving a crash at the intersection of Route 143 and South Moreland Road is at trial in Madison County Associate Judge Thomas Chapman’s courtroom. The Trial began Oct. 1. The case had been previously assigned to Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder and was assigned to Chapman on Sept. 27. Plaintiff Patsy Troxell is represented at trial by Eric Evans…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
October 9, 2018

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