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April 15, 2025

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Personal Injury

Appeals court: Waivers shield climbing wall operator from lawsuits over climbers’ fall

A state appeals panel has agreed a signed liability waiver shields a Chicago gym from being sued by a woman who fell while using their rock wall when the rope she had fastened to her harness detached. Amy Taylor sued Brooklyn Boulders in Cook County Circuit Court in September 2016, later adding Chicago Climbing Gym Company as a defendant, alleging…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 24, 2025
Personal Injury

Steris Isomedix reaches $48M deal to end Lake County EtO lawsuits

A medical device sterilization company appears to have reached a $48 million settlement to potentially resolve hundreds of lawsuits over claims emissions from a Waukegan plant caused people living and working nearby to develop cancer. On March 4, attorneys for Isomedix, a subsidiary of Steris, filed a joint motion with attorneys representing some of the plaintiffs that have filed lawsuits…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 17, 2025
Workers' Compensation

More claimants interested in weight-loss drugs; few are covered in comp

The workers compensation industry has mostly rejected covering increasingly popular weight-loss injections, but that hasn’t stopped doctors treating injured workers from prescribing the drugs to patients, according to experts. Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. saw a 46% increase in prescriptions for drugs such as Ozempic, WeGovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, but “very few” are approved by workers compensation payers, according to…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 17, 2025
Personal Injury

Plaintiff alleges medical negligence against United States Government after veteran’s suffering

A personal representative has filed a lawsuit against the United States of America, alleging medical negligence that resulted in severe injuries to a veteran. On February 21, 2025, Mary Kaye Depperschmidt, acting on behalf of the estate of Daniel Steinhauer, filed the complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The suit claims that the…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 10, 2025
Personal Injury

Mother sues infant formula manufacturer over alleged link between formula and infant illness

A mother has filed a lawsuit against a major pharmaceutical company. On February 21, 2025, Iris Brice filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Abbott Laboratories and its subsidiary, Abbott Laboratories, Inc. The lawsuit alleges that her premature son, Deandre Brice, suffered significant injuries after being fed cow's milk-based formula products…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 10, 2025
Personal Injury

Plaintiff alleges infant formula manufacturers’ negligence led to child’s severe illness

A tragic case has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Chicago Division, involving a premature infant who suffered severe injuries after being fed cow's milk-based infant formula. On February 21, 2025, Kandice Carter, acting individually and as the parent and next friend of her minor child Rylen Edwards, initiated legal proceedings against…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 4, 2025
Personal Injury

In denying claim for unborn fetus, judge declines ‘invitation to create new law’

Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel granted judgment to the United States on Feb. 18 against a claim that an unborn fetus can recover damages under the Illinois Survival Act. “The court respectfully declines the invitation to create new law," she wrote, She quoted Seventh Circuit appellate judges who wrote, “Federal courts are loath to fiddle around with state law.”…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 3, 2025
Personal Injury

Yandle excludes attorney Bleyer as expert witness in legal malpractice claim

U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle excluded lawyer Joseph Bleyer of Marion from testifying as an expert at a trial about legal malpractice in a St. Clair County case. On Feb. 23 she wrote, “He has never handled a legal malpractice case and has no particular knowledge, experience or training in the area of legal professional responsibility. “His anticipated testimony will…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 3, 2025
Personal Injury

Plaintiff alleges negligence against VA hospital leading to wrongful death

Veronica Jones, acting as the Independent Administrator of the Estate of Jane Paschall, has filed a lawsuit against the United States of America. The complaint was submitted on February 10, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The case revolves around allegations of negligence leading to wrongful death at a VA hospital. The complaint…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 25, 2025

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