An employee of Prairie Farms Dairy in O’Fallon is suing a company, alleging it failed to adequately maintain a loading dock. In the lawsuit against defendant Rice Equipment Company, plaintiff Michael Fink claims that as a result of problems with the loading dock, he suffered “severe and permanently disabling injuries” while loading pallets of milk into a tractor trailer with…
A truck driver claims another truck driver drove too close to his parked rig at Love’s Travel Stop, causing a collision. Plaintiff Joseph Heist of Gainesville, Mo., filed the complaint in the Madison County Circuit Court against Kazim Kapushev and Russo Brothers Transportation Inc. Russo Brothers, which is located in Rockdale, Ill., is named as a defendant as Kapushev’s employer….
A truck driver claims another truck driver drove too close to his parked rig at Love’s Travel Stop, causing a collision. Plaintiff Joseph Heist of Gainesville, Mo., filed the complaint in the Madison County Circuit Court against Kazim Kapushev and Russo Brothers Transportation Inc. Russo Brothers, which is located in Rockdale, Ill., is named as a defendant as Kapushev’s employer….
A Jefferson County man is suing Illinois Central Railroad, claiming he was exposed to chemicals on the job that caused lung cancer. According to the suit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court, plaintiff Robert Payne claims he “was exposed to and inhaled harmful, hazardous and toxic chemicals, agents, fumes, particles and substances, including but not limited to diesel exhaust,…
A worker injured in a car accident while on the job will receive payment from his insurance company after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found the policy provision which reduced coverage by the amount paid on a workers’ compensation claim payment did not comport with the state’s underinsured motorist statute. Donald Kearschner was in an automobile collision while working…
Three workers were hospitalized in critical condition and two others in serious condition Tuesday after an aluminum gutter came into contact with a power line while working on a northern Illinois home, fire officials said. The five workers were erecting an aluminum gutter when it came into contact with a power line in Grand Ridge, about 75 miles (120.7 kilometers)…
The number of injured workers using opioids has continued to decline, from 33.3% of all injured workers in 2020 to 30.3% in 2021, according to a report released Monday by Enlyte Group LLC subsidiary Mitchell International Inc. In studying client data, Mitchell, which provides pharmacy benefits management and other services for employers and their injured workers, also found that claims…
A motorist claims he was at the Alton Schnucks grocery store when the parking lot collapsed beneath him, causing him to suffer injuries. Plaintiff Eric A. Holt filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendant Schnuck Markets, Inc., citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Holt was driving through the parking lot of Schnuck Markets on July 30,…
A Glen Carbon couple claims that a negligent oven installation by Lowe’s employees caused their home to catch on fire. Plaintiffs James and Cynthia Dorris filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendant Lowe’s Companies, Inc., citing negligence and breach of contract. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs entered into a contract with Lowe’s to install an…
A former Union Pacific Railroad Company employee claims he was assigned to do tasks by himself that required more than one employee and that he injured himself as a result of working alone. Plaintiff Andrew Clark filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Clark was employed…
