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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Magistrate Judge Reona Daly’s ruling that American River Transportation Company LLC (ARTCO) did not owe a duty to a crew member who plunged into freezing water and briefly became trapped under the barge. Appellate Judge Joel M. Flaum penned the March 19 opinion with Judges Frank Easterbrook and Doris Pryor concurring. Plaintiff Herbert…

If someone involved in a car crash isn’t buckled up, an Indiana jury currently isn’t allowed to know that due to the state’s longstanding prohibition on introducing such evidence. That will change as of July 1, thanks to the Legislature’s passage of House Bill 1090. The measure, which was signed into law Monday by Gov. Eric Holcomb, includes a provision…

A Metro bus passenger claims she was injured when the bus stopped abruptly in East St. Louis. The lawsuit was filed in the St. Clair County Circuit Court by Regina Crisp against the Bi-State Development Agency, also known as Metro. Crisp alleges she was injured when a Metro bus abruptly stopped while she was a passenger. The incident occurred on…

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that U.S. district judge Phil Gilbert properly dismissed Bailey Watson’s claim for more than $6.7 million against insurers after she was run over with a wood chipper. Chief appellate judge Diane Sykes and judges Kenneth Ripple and Ilana Rovner delivered the opinion on March 11.The appellate court concluded that the incident is excluded…

Crash your rental car, or get hit by a truck? Legislation headed to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk would bar you from using a commercial vehicle’s outdated safety equipment against the lessor in a civil lawsuit. Lawmakers slipped the immunity provision into House Bill 1162, a Bureau of Motor Vehicles agency bill, in a negotiated final draft released Friday in…

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…

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,…

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…

A shipyard worker claims he was carrying a tool bucket when he tripped over items scattered on a work flat due to poor lighting. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by a man named Dwain Burnham against Mike's Inc. Burnham alleges he tripped and fell due to poor lighting at his workplace, fracturing his wrist. The…

A refinery worker claims he was injured when a cable snapped while unloading a crane in Roxana. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by Derian Boyce against Phillips 66 Company, Zachry Industrial, Inc., and Madison Industrial Services Team, LLC. According to the complaint, Boyce alleges he was injured while unloading a crane at Phillips 66's Refinery…