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Personal Injury

Healthcare facility sued after resident fell out of wheelchair, allegedly suffered fatal injuries

A man is suing a Madison County healthcare facility after his mother fell out of a wheelchair, suffered injuries to her head and face and died about a week later. Dennis W. Davis, special administrator of the Estate of Glenda S. Davis, deceased, filed a complaint May 5 in the Madison County Circuit Court against University Care Center LLC, alleging…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 18, 2021
Workers' Compensation

Mental distress costs employers $5,000 per worker each year

Employees with mental distress cost employers nearly $5,000 per person a year in work days lost, as well as increased turnover and health care costs, according to research from the National Safety Council and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Employers with workers who are experiencing mental health issues spend more than $5,500 on average in…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 17, 2021
Personal Injury

Critics Say Indiana COVID-19 Liability Shield Allows Nursing Home Neglect

Advocates for nursing home residents say they worry a new Indiana law expanding COVID-19 liability protections for healthcare providers will effectively block many lawsuits over neglect and substandard treatment that weren’t caused by the pandemic. The new law applies retroactively to when Indiana’s first COVID-19 infections were reported in March 2020. The law was sought by the nursing home industry,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 17, 2021
Personal Injury

Suit alleges patient’s respiratory failure was due to negligent medical care

A suit alleges a Swansea nursing facility and St. Mary's Hospital provided negligent medical care, causing the death of a patient. Justin Roberson, as administrator of the Estate of Michael Steward Jr., deceased, filed a complaint April 12 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Swansea Rehabilitation & Health Center and SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital, alleging wrongful death.…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 11, 2021
Personal Injury

Barge company says employee fell into freezing river, became trapped under barge due to pre-existing condition

A barge company argues that an employee’s concealed pre-existing condition is to blame when he allegedly slipped on ice, fell into the Mississippi River during a snowstorm and became trapped under the barge by the current. Defendant SCF Lewis and Clark Fleeting LLC answered the complaint on April 29 through attorney Neal Settergren of Goldstein and Price LLC in St.…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 11, 2021
Workers' Compensation

Mandatory vaccinations can lead to comp claims, OSHA recordables

The demand for COVID-19 shots has stalled in the U.S., prompting some employers to implement mandates to get their staff fully vaccinated. However, experts warn that under such mandates, injuries or illnesses reported by employees from the vaccine can lead to workers compensation claims and recordable incidents on Occupational Safety and Health Administration logs. After first leaving the decision up…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 10, 2021
Workers' Compensation

Outpatient costs higher where comp fee regulations limited

States with percent-of-charge-based fee regulations or no fee schedules for hospital outpatient care saw exponentially higher costs nationwide, according to a report released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based researchers compared hospital payments for a group of common outpatient surgeries in workers compensation across 36 states from 2005 to 2019, finding costs to be more than double…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 10, 2021
Workers' Compensation

Illinois House passes staph infection presumption bill

The Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for some first responders who acquire methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus to obtain workers compensation benefits. H.B. 3662, which unanimously passed the House on Wednesday, would amend the state’s Workers Compensation Act to create a rebuttable presumption that firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics who contract MRSA did so…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 4, 2021
Workers' Compensation

Fall while walking to turn in timecard not compensable

A temporary university worker failed to prove that her fall on the way to turn in her timecard was work-related, an appellate court held Tuesday. In Purcell v. Illinois Workers Compensation Commission, the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, Workers Compensation Commission Division affirmed an Illinois Workers Compensation Commission’s decision denying a worker’s claim for benefits after finding that she failed…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 4, 2021

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