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Personal Injury

Tree trimmer sues Edwardsville homeowners for failing to remove dangerous tree

A man who fell while trimming a tree is suing the Edwardsville homeowners for allegedly failing to remove the dangerous trees. Nathan Chester filed a complaint June 23 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Ernest Moore, Joann Moore and Bobby L. Johnson, doing business as Johnson's Landscaping Solutions, alleging negligence. Chester alleges in his complaint that he was at…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 12, 2021
Personal Injury

Ironworker allegedly suffered fatal fall after bucket detached from lift truck

A wrongful death suit alleges an independent contractor suffered a fatal fall at a Motel 6 after the bucket on a lift truck he was using suddenly became detached. Sharon Funk, as special administrator of the Estate of Timothy Funk, deceased, filed a complaint June 22 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Jenkins Displays Company, alleging negligence and wrongful…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 7, 2021
Personal Injury

Assurant must defend horse farm in golf cart accident

An Assurant Inc. unit must defend a horse farm and equestrian center in a golf cart accident, a federal appeals court said Monday, in overturning a lower court ruling. St. Charles, Illinois-based St. Charles Farms LLC operated a horse farm and equestrian center whose business activities included maintaining, training and boarding horses, and had insurance coverage with Assurant Inc. unit…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 6, 2021
Personal Injury

Suspected post-surgery TB cases rise in state, US

Lawsuit filed on behalf of Indiana man alleges negligence The number of patients reporting tuberculosis symptoms after surgeries involving recalled human tissue has spiked above 70 in the nation and to 30 in Indiana, with at least two suspected cases in Monroe County. Federal health officials are investigating at least 72 cases in which patients have developed post-surgical tuberculosis symptoms,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 29, 2021
Workers' Compensation

COVID presumptions continue impacting workers’ comp

Among the havoc dished out by COVID-19 emerged two major hits on workers’ comp: A significant drop in net premiums written and presumptions covering workers that contracted the virus. That’s according to Jeff Eddinger, senior division executive at the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), who tells PropertyCasualty360.com: “Specifically, net written premiums dropped 10% for calendar year 2020. This was…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 28, 2021
Workers' Compensation

Worker fails to show anemia caused by chemical exposure

A man who developed iron deficiency anemia failed to show his condition was caused by repetitive exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace. In Balensiefen v. Illinois Workers Compensation Commission, the Illinois Appellate Court, Third District in Ottawa on Monday affirmed an arbitrator’s ruling that the worker failed to show a causal connection to his condition and the workplace. John…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 28, 2021
Personal Injury

Patient dismisses doctor, nurse practitioner in suit alleging chemical burns

A doctor and a nurse practitioner have been dismissed from a patient’s lawsuit alleging she suffered chemical burns when trichloroacetic acid was used on her arm instead of rubbing alcohol. Plaintiff Emily Schulte filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss defendants Dennis Hurford, M.D., and Kelly Murray, NP, with prejudice and each party bearing their own costs. Her claims against Gateway…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 22, 2021

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