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Personal Injury

Motorist alleges school bus driver caused Fairview Heights crash

A motorist is suing Illinois Central School Bus following a collision in Fairview Heights. Plaintiff Antonio Green filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendants Clarence Bell and Illinois Central School Bus, LLC, citing negligence and carelessness. According to the lawsuit, on June 24, 2021, Green was driving westbound on Bunkum Road in Fairview Heights and…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 28, 2022
Workers' Compensation

Workplace fatalities up 8.9% in 2021

Workplace fatalities jumped 8.9% in 2021 from the prior year, while the fatal work injury rate increased only minimally during that same period, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The country saw a total of 5,190 fatal work injuries last year, up from 4,764 in 2020. The fatal work injury rate stood at 3.6…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 28, 2022
Workers' Compensation

State plans may push injured workers toward emergency rooms: Study

Emergency room visits by injured workers showed “substantial variation” across 28 states, even for the same injuries, calling into question whether some state programs push the more expensive care at the onset of an injury regardless of medical necessity, according to a report released Monday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. In 2021, emergency room utilization for initial medical services…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 27, 2022
Workers' Compensation

Illinois appeals court partially sides with injured Dollar General worker

An Illinois appeals court has partially reversed a Workers’ Compensation Commission ruling overturning an arbitrator’s issuance of temporary total disability benefits to a retail worker injured during a December 2018 workplace accident. In McGaha v. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois on Tuesday partially overturned a May Wayne County Circuit Court decision siding with…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 27, 2022
Personal Injury

Intoxicated truck driver allegedly caused collision, leaving motorist incapacitated

A negligence lawsuit has been filed against Illini Grain Systems, alleging one of its drivers became intoxicated while on the job and caused a collision. Plaintiff Jacob A. Johnson and Mary L. York, guardian and personal representative of plaintiff Hunter W.L. Jaycox, filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendants Illini Grain Systems, LLC, doing business…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 20, 2022
Personal Injury

Belleville resident sues landlord over alleged injuries from faulty door

A tenant at a Belleville apartment is suing her landlord, alleging she was injured by a malfunctioning door. Plaintiff Kristen Bennet filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Dale Leopker and The Estates Property Management, citing negligence and carelessness. According to the lawsuit, Bennet was a resident living in a Belleville apartment that was owned and…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 20, 2022
Personal Injury

Delivery driver sues Prairie Farms Dairy over alleged slip and fall

A delivery driver has filed a negligence lawsuit against Prairie Farms Dairy after alleging slipping and injuring himself on the premises. Plaintiff Michael Maddox filed a lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc., citing negligence and carelessness. According to the lawsuit, Maddox was a delivery driver and was carrying out the duties of his job…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 19, 2022
Personal Injury

Indiana auto crashes cost 900 lives, $8B annually, report says

Traffic crashes cost Indiana 930 lives in 2021 and more than $8 billion annually, according to a national report from Washington, D.C.-based Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. To reduce crashes and fatalities, the group says Indiana should adopt a list of new laws, ranging from a motorcycle helmet mandate to a requirement that learners complete more drive time before…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 19, 2022
Personal Injury

Fairview Heights trampoline park sued after child allegedly suffered injuries

The Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Fairview Heights is being sued after a child allegedly fell and injured himself due to an overcrowded trampoline court. Plaintiff Kimberly Harkins, as legal guardian of K.R., filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Innovative Heights Fairview Heights, LLC, doing business as Sky Zone Trampoline Park, citing negligence and carelessness.…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 13, 2022
Personal Injury

Alton hotel guest sues over dog attack

A hotel guest is suing after she was allegedly attacked by a dog at a Super 8 Hotel in Alton. Plaintiff Divine Thomas filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Nicole A. McCane, Shondalynn Yvette Lunsford, Super 8 Worldwide, Inc, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts LLC, doing business as Super 8 by Wyndham Alton, and Shivam Hotel, LLC,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 13, 2022

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