The estate of a Kanawha County kindergarten teacher has sued CAMC, several physicians, nurse anesthetists and health care staffing companies, alleging an unrecognized internal hemorrhage after hip surgery caused her death. Franklin Harman, administrator of the estate of his mother, Cynthia Ellen Harman, filed the medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit August 25 in Kanawha Circuit Court. In addition to…
A federal jury has sided with Mead Johnson & Co. in a high stakes trial, finding the company can’t be held liable for the death of a premature infant, who allegedly became severely ill after the child was fed an Enfamil-brand cow’s milk-based formula in the hospital a few weeks after birth. The trial, which was the first in Chicago…
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed and vacated in part a district court ruling granting qualified immunity to state correction officers accused of violating an inmate’s Eighth Amendment rights against cruel and unusual punishment during some transport rides. Appeals Court Judge Doris Pryor stated in vacating part of the lower court ruling that any reasonable jury could conclude that…
Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $670 million to end 2,000 lawsuits brought by parents who claim their children were harmed or died after drinking Abbott’s Similac-brand baby formula. The settlement, announced Aug. 20, will include a Missouri case in which a St. Louis jury had ordered Abbott to pay one family $495 million. In announcing the settlement, Abbott appeared…
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has introduced legislation that would significantly expand eligibility and benefits under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, including increasing certain payments to $150,000 and extending the program for 15 years. H.R. 10115, introduced Monday, would expand compensation for people exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing, Manhattan Project waste and other nuclear-related activities. The bill…
Comorbid health conditions are contributing to longer disability periods and substantially higher medical costs in workers compensation claims, yet the conditions often remain underreported in part due to communication gaps among patients, medical providers, and insurers and employers, according to experts. “We’re not asking, and they’re not telling us,” said Mark Williams, Scarborough, Maine-based medical director at The Hartford, during…
A couple will be allowed to continue suing tobacco companies and Walgreens in Cook County court after a federal judge found they did not fraudulently add Walgreens as a defendant in the lawsuit merely as a legal tactic to keep their lawsuit out of federal court and in Cook County’s famously plaintiff-friendly courtrooms. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis sided with…
A chemical company with a manufacturing plant in north suburban Gurnee has agreed to pay to settle hundreds more lawsuits claiming emissions from its manufacturing process caused people living nearby in Lake County to develop cancer. On Aug. 4, attorneys representing hundreds of plaintiffs asked a Cook County Circuit Court judge to sign off on the settlement involving more than…
An Illinois appeals court has agreed a Florida woman isn’t entitled to cut of the proceeds resulting from a settlement paid to her Alabaman father’s estate from an asbestos-related wrongful death lawsuit. The underlying lawsuit began in January 2023 when William Steeves, through the firm of Simmons Hanly Conroy, filed a Madison County lawsuit against multiple corporate defendants regarding a…
Companies that layer multiple contractor safety and risk management programs can substantially reduce serious injuries and fatalities, according to a white paper released Thursday by a company that manages supply chain risk. The findings point to the value of using several safety controls together rather than relying on a single contractor screening or compliance measure, with Avetta identifying the layered…
