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Personal Injury

Jury awards more than $42M to Avon man with traumatic brain injury from crash with Tesla employee

A Marion Superior Court jury awarded an Avon man more than $42 million for serious injuries he suffered in a 2017 motorcycle crash with a pickup truck driven by a Tesla Inc. employee. The jury returned the verdict Wednesday against Tesla Inc. and its long-time employee Kyle Kaszuba for the accident in which motorcyclist Chris Dugan was severely injured. The…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 18, 2024
Personal Injury

Wrongful death suit alleges patient received excessive doses of warfarin

A lawsuit filed against physicians alleges a patient died as a result of receiving an excessive dose of warfarin. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by plaintiff Kenneth E. Marshall, as administrator of the estate of Judith Ann Marshall, against defendants Associated Physicians Group Ltd., Dr. Christopher Green, and Sarah Davis, FNP-C. According to the complaint,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 13, 2024
Personal Injury

Woman sues over fall while delivering groceries

A woman claims she volunteered to deliver groceries to a Granite City home when she tripped and fell. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by Tracey Angle against Stephen Schwander and Equity Trust Company. According to the complaint, Angle was delivering groceries as a volunteer at Schwander's property in Granite City on May 5, 2023. She…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 12, 2024
Personal Injury

Edwardsville police officer sues over collision with intoxicated motorist

An Edwardsville police officer claims he was injured when an intoxicated motorist crashed into his vehicle. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by officer Jacob Lively against Matthew Bell and Stagger Inn Again Inc. According to the complaint, Bell became intoxicated at Stagger Inn Again before getting behind the wheel of his Ford Ranger and left.…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 11, 2024
Workers' Compensation

Degenerative issues in comp claims prove complex

Musculoskeletal conditions associated with aging and identified during examinations of injured workers are increasingly common, adding to the complexity of claims, experts say. These so-called degenerative conditions seen in comp claims can “become complicated because typically you have no baseline,” said Max Koonce, Memphis, Tennessee-based chief claims officer for third-party administrator Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. “You don't know where…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 4, 2024

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