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Walmart faces lawsuit after man allegedly slips and falls while working

A contractor who slipped and fell while working at a Walmart store has filed suit against the retail company. Russell Korgis filed suit Feb. 12 in Madison County Circuit Court against the company over the alleged fall on Feb. 14, 2018, at a store on N. Allen Road in Peoria. The suit states that the defendant is doing business in…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCFebruary 25, 2020

Personal Injury

Tenant sues property owners after allegedly falling from deck

The collapse of a wooden deck has prompted a lawsuit against the owners of the rental property. Christopher A. Jones, who rented the property on Miller Street in Alton, filed suit against the Dustin Snyders Trust, the trustees and the manager of the house as well as a family member. Jones accuses the defendants of negligence and breach of contract…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCFebruary 24, 2020

Workers' Compensation

Lawmakers consider comp for first responders with PTSD

Lawmakers in Illinois are considering workers compensation legislation that would provide workers compensation to first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. H.B. 5569 was sent to the rules committee on Tuesday and would amend the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act and the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act and apply to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics. Lawmakers on Tuesday also introduced H.B.…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCFebruary 24, 2020

Personal Injury

How Do You Know Your Injury Is Work Related In Illinois?

Here's an Illinois work comp question we get a lot. “How do I know if my injury is work related?” Sometimes the answer is simple and obvious. If you have never had back trouble and pick up a box and feel a pop in your back, if that happened at work it's work related. If you are walking down the…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCFebruary 19, 2020

Workers' Compensation

Agency reports 2020 comp legislative trends similar to 2019

Tracking more than 500 pieces of comp-related legislation so far in 2020, the National Council for Compensation Insurance on Wednesday reported that this year’s “legislative trends and hot topics look very similar to 2019,” with workers compensation for first responders, medical marijuana and independent contractors remaining key issues. Bills affecting workers compensation for first responders are making headway among lawmakers,…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCFebruary 19, 2020

Personal Injury

Reversal: COA reinstates woman’s bad-faith suit against Allstate

A woman’s bad-faith claim against her friend’s insurance company has been reinstated by the Indiana Court of Appeals, which determined that the trial court erred in concluding that an insurer does not owe a duty of good faith and fair dealing to an insured who is not the policyholder. After being involved in a car accident in which she was…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCFebruary 18, 2020

Personal Injury

Divided COA reinstates complaint against IMPD employee

A divided Indiana Court of Appeals has permitted a man to prosecute his complaint against an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department employee who crashed into his vehicle. The appellate majority concluded the extreme remedy of dismissal for failure to prosecute was not warranted in the case. While driving onto Interstate 65 in 2016, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department employee Brandon Cooper collided…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCFebruary 18, 2020

Personal Injury

Police: Motorcyclist severely injured after wreck in Highland

A collision between a motorcycle and truck in Highland left a motorcyclist lying in the intersection of Kennedy Avenue and Duluth Street with severe injuries Thursday night, police said. At 6:34 p.m. Highland police, Highland firefighters and EMS responded to the intersection, according to the Highland Police Department. When they arrived, officers saw the driver of the BMW motorcycle in…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCFebruary 11, 2020

Personal Injury

Driver of emergency patrol vehicle sues over rear-end collision

The driver of an emergency patrol vehicle is suing two drivers for allegedly causing a multi-vehicle collision on I-55. Robert Francis filed the complaint on Jan. 23 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Willie J. Tumbs and Aimee Ray Dearsley. According to the complaint, Francis claims that on April 20, 2019 he was operating a State of Illinois Emergency…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCFebruary 10, 2020

Workers' Compensation

Indiana House passes bill to cap some comp surgeries

The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill that would cap reimbursement for ambulatory outpatient surgical centers treating injured workers. Bipartisan bill H.B. 1332, introduced by Republican Rep. Matthew Lehman, passed with a 91-1 vote on Monday. The bill stipulates that reimbursement for ambulatory outpatient surgical center services covered under workers compensation may not exceed 225% of the Medicare reimbursement…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCFebruary 10, 2020

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Walmart faces lawsuit after man allegedly slips and falls while working

Tenant sues property owners after allegedly falling from deck

Lawmakers consider comp for first responders with PTSD

How Do You Know Your Injury Is Work Related In Illinois?

Agency reports 2020 comp legislative trends similar to 2019

Reversal: COA reinstates woman’s bad-faith suit against Allstate

Divided COA reinstates complaint against IMPD employee

Police: Motorcyclist severely injured after wreck in Highland

Driver of emergency patrol vehicle sues over rear-end collision

Indiana House passes bill to cap some comp surgeries

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