Saying trial lawyers have not yet shown evidence of an alternative to cow’s milk-based infant formula that would not leave tens of thousands of babies unfed, a Chicago federal judge has again flushed another lawsuit against pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement maker Abbot Laboratories. The ruling marks another significant victory for Abbott and, potentially, some of its co-defendants, as they seek…
Reintegrating an employee who has experienced a compensable mental injury into the workplace is a complex process that requires the same treatment, communication and claims management strategies used for all workers compensation cases, with one main difference: subjectivity. Mental injuries lack the objectivity of physical injuries, requiring employers, claims handlers and providers to better understand what part of the work…
The Indiana Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a wrongful death case that could shape how far the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s responsibility extends to former college athletes who later develop degenerative brain disease. The estate of Christopher Riggs, a former Texas A&M football player who died in 2020 and was later diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE,…
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for a case involving a woman who fell while exiting Lake County’s Community Hospital and sued the hospital for alleged negligence. A hearing for Caryl Rosen v. Community Healthcare System d/b/a Community Hospital, 25S-CT-00217, will be Nov. 5 at 9 a.m. in the Supreme Court Courtroom. According to court records, on Oct….
The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a ruling that a treatment provider could not pursue a claim for payment against an employer as a third-party beneficiary of a settlement. Michael Sullivan suffered injuries in 2010 while working for F. W. Electric, and while his workers compensation claim was pending, Mr. Sullivan received medical care from Midwest Neurosurgeons, according to the ruling…
A bill in Illinois would increase burial expenses paid to dependents of workers killed on the job. H.B. 4177, introduced Wednesday, would raise the benefits to $10,000, up from $8,000, provided to the “widow or widower, other dependent, next of kin, or person or persons incurring the expense of burial.” The change would put Illinois in line with the 23…
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments later this month in a case deciding whether the National Collegiate Athletic Association had a duty to warn individual student athletes about the risk of football-related head trauma that can contribute to death later. The argument will be held at DePauw University on Oct. 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m….
A federal judge won’t stop a class action accusing a children’s mouthwash manufacturer of marketing the product as safe for younger children despite evidence to the contrary. U.S. District Judge Lindsay Jenkins issued an opinion Oct. 2 denying a motion to dismiss the third amended complaint mothers and grandmothers brought against Perrigo Company and Ranir regarding Firefly Anticavity Fluoride Rinse….
An appeals court in Illinois on Wednesday ruled an electrical worker’s negligence lawsuit that stemmed from a 2020 attack by a co-worker having a psychotic episode is barred due to exclusive remedy. Kamil Kordas sued Bob’s All Bright Electric, claiming, among other things, intentional misconduct and negligence after his co-worker and son of the business’s owner, Thomas Clarizio, struck him…
A chemical company with a manufacturing plant in north suburban Gurnee has become the latest to settle hundreds of lawsuits claiming emissions from its manufacturing process caused people living nearby to develop cancer. On Sept. 19, Cook County Circuit Judge Kathy M. Flanagan agreed to dismiss 440 lawsuits against Vantage Specialty Chemicals Inc., all of which sought to make the…
