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March 4, 2025

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

March 4, 2025

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March 3, 2025

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Personal Injury

Madison County jury awards motorist $16K in Glen Carbon crash lawsuit

A Madison County jury awarded a motorist $16,357 in damages following a Glen Carbon car crash. The two-day trial began on April 18 with Madison County Circuit Judge Chris Threlkeld presiding. Plaintiff Jessica Zeigler was awarded $9,357 for medical treatment, $2,000 for loss of a normal life and $5,000 for pain and suffering. Zeigler was represented by Ellen Burford of…
Workers' Compensation

Illinois Contractor Faces $360,000 in Penalties Over OSHA Violations

A Waukegan, Illinois contractor – with a history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations – was cited again by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards at two separate job sites in October 2021. Joshua Herion – who does business as ECS Roofing Professionals Inc. –…
Personal Injury

Walmart removed customer’s suit alleging vision loss after items fell and struck his head

Walmart has removed a customer's lawsuit alleging he suffered permanent injuries to his eyesight when merchandise fell from an upper shelf and struck his head. The lawsuit was originally filed by plaintiff Todd A. Davis on Nov. 5, 2021, in the Marion County Circuit Court. Walmart filed a notice of removal to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…
Personal Injury

Mother sues Maryville Women’s Center, Oliver Anderson Hospital over baby’s brain injuries during delivery

A mother is suing the Maryville Women's Center and Oliver Anderson Hospital for negligence, alleging her child suffered permanent brain injuries during delivery. Plaintiff Alyssa Troxtell Weshinskey filed a lawsuit on March 25 in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendants Maryville Women's Center, P.C. (MWC) and Southwestern Illinois Health Facilities, doing business as Oliver Anderson Hospital, citing negligence and…
Workers' Compensation

Repetitive motion injuries in remote work drive up comp claims

When the pandemic first began, Dawn Watkins, director of integrated disability management at the Los Angeles Unified School District, used her ironing board as a makeshift standing desk. Overcoming ergonomics issues has only grown more important since then, she said in a presentation on Tuesday at Riskworld, the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.’s annual conference in San Francisco. “Some…
Workers' Compensation

Amazon’s surge in pandemic business led to increase in injuries

A coalition of worker unions analyzed injury reports from Amazon Inc. warehouses and found that injuries among workers increased by 20% in the pandemic. The Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of four labor unions, analyzed the injury data that Amazon submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and found that in 2021, the serious injury rate at Amazon warehouses…
Personal Injury

Tippecanoe School Corp. wins summary judgment on injured cheerleader’s negligence claim

The Tippecanoe School Corporation has secured summary judgment against a student’s negligence claim after the Court of Appeals ruled in its favor following a cheerleader’s injury. The parents of Isabella Reynolds sued their daughter’s school corporation, coach and others following an incident that left the teen with a broken jaw and shattered teeth. Roberta Patton, the William Henry Harrison High…
Personal Injury

Workers Hurt When Building Collapses in Indiana

A building under construction collapsed, injuring at least two construction workers, authorities said. The building was under construction in the town of Whiteland, about 20 miles south of Indianapolis. Three construction workers were at the site of building working, Whiteland Fire Chief Eric Funkhouser told the Daily Journal. Some of the workers had to be pulled out of the collapsed…
Workers' Compensation

Opioid use falls, but issues remain

When the pandemic hit two years ago a years-long strategy in the workers compensation industry was controlling opioid prescriptions — a goal that has continued despite interruptions stemming from COVID-19 claims and disruptions. Experts say opioids in new injured worker claims are continuing to trend downward, as state-mandated formularies, monitoring programs and other protocols appear to be working to curb…

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