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Personal Injury

Man alleges defective table saw caused him to lose part of his finger

A man claims he lost part of his finger while using a defective Ryobi table saw purchased at Home Depot. Plaintiff Aaron Wilkerson filed a lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Techtronic Group, Inc, One World Technologies, Inc, Ryobi Technologies, Inc, Hope Depot USA, Inc and their subsidiaries, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, on Dec. 27, 2020,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 30, 2023
Personal Injury

Northern Indiana diocese gets summary judgment on student-athlete’s negligence claim

The Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend will be awarded summary judgment after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found evidence to negate a student-athlete’s claim that the diocese was negligent in allowing her to compete following a “minor” injury. The case of Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend, Inc. v. Gabrielle Gallegos, 22A-CT-992, began in January 2018, when 17-year-old…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 30, 2023
Personal Injury

Railroad employee sues Norfolk Southern Railway over injury on the job

A railroad employee claims he was injured on the job after a switch malfunctioned. Plaintiff Steven Bailey filed a lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Norfolk Southern Railway Company, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Bailey was employed by Norfolk Southern Railway Company as a conductor-switchman. Bailey claims that on Feb. 9, 2020, he was injured on the…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 24, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Former Sam’s Club employee alleges retaliation over work comp claim

A former Sam's Club employee claims she was fired for seeking worker's compensation benefits after she was injured on the job. Plaintiff Magdalena P. Szetlak filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Sam's Club, citing wrongful termination in violation of the Illinois Worker's Compensation Act. According to the lawsuit, Szetlak was an employee of a Sam's Club…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 24, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Court reinstates injured crossing guard’s comp benefits

An Illinois appeals court has reinstated the workers compensation benefits of a crossing guard injured in a slip-and-fall incident, ruling that a lower court was wrong to overturn the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s awarding of medical benefits in the case. The First District Appellate Court of Illinois, Workers’ Compensation Commission Division Thursday determined that the commission was correct to award…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 23, 2023
Personal Injury

Employee can’t sue boss after falling on ice outside boss’s house, COA affirms

A businesswoman who was sued after one of her employees injured herself on the sidewalk outside of her home can’t be blamed for the icy conditions that led to her fall, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed. Andrea Burns was an executive director with Pure Romance, “a direct sales company that provides bath and beauty, sexual health education…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 23, 2023
Personal Injury

Closed Illinois Plant’s Ex-Operator Settling Suits For $408M

The former operator of a suburban Chicago medical equipment cleaning plant has agreed to pay $408 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits alleging that the now-shuttered facility exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and caused illnesses. Sterigenics announced Monday that a claims administrator will be appointed to distribute the money to as many as 870 people who had sued…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 18, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Lawmakers to consider state-funded mental health program for first responders

Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a state-funded program to provide unspecified income and mental health services to first responders who have been involved in “a qualified critical incident.” H.B. 1136, introduced Tuesday, would establish the Indiana “first responders mental health wellness fund and program” and would cover those who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder following…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 18, 2023
Workers' Compensation

New law includes warehouse worker safety provisions

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a budget bill Monday that included provisions addressing the increasingly popular topic of reducing injuries among warehouse workers. Pritzker signed S.B. 1720, a budget implementation act for fiscal year 2023 that also creates the Warehouse Safety Standards Task Force. The task force is charged with providing the governor and lawmakers quarterly updates about its findings,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 17, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Issues emerge as opioids continue to drop in comp

Opioid prescribing in workers compensation nosedived to an all-time low last year, a new report finds, but experts say the picture is complicated, with other drugs taking over the pain management space, among other factors. AmTrust Financial Services Inc. reported in October that only 15.2% of its workers compensation claims for 2021 involved an opioid prescription, down from 60% in…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 17, 2023

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