A state appeals panel has reversed a Sangamon County judge’s ruling and freed Samsung from a lawsuit seeking to impose liability for a man whose vaping device battery exploded. Steven Wood sued Samsung and Tribble Vapors, the seller of the e-cigarette he bought in December 2020. His lawsuit claims the device’s lithium-ion battery cell, made by Samsung, exploded in January…
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday rejected an Evansville church’s argument that it was not liable for a volunteer’s injuries because it was protected by a state law that generally holds churches harmless in certain situations when accidents occur on church property. The court ruled that the protections apply only to church property “used primarily for worship services.” The…
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a Lake Superior Court’s order for patients to redact their submissions to a medical review panel in a medical malpractice case. The six patients in the lawsuit filed medical malpractice actions against the estate of a deceased physician and his practice, alleging the physician breached the standard of care. The patients submitted medical records, narrative…
A shocking incident on an international flight has led to a lawsuit against one of the world’s largest airlines. On June 11, 2024, Stacey Perkins Rock and Paul Rock filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, against American Airlines, Inc., alleging severe negligence that resulted in significant injuries. The case…
A recent class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois accuses a prominent manufacturer of outdoor cooking equipment of selling defective digital electric smokers that pose a significant risk of electric shock to consumers. The complaint, filed by Monica Fares on June 12, 2024, targets Char-Broil, LLC and alleges multiple violations including…
Physician charges per procedure performed increased by 11% in workers compensation claims from 2020 through 2022, outpacing the Bureau of Labor and Statistics Consumer Price Index of 7% during that time, according to a pricing report released Wednesday by Enlyte LLC. Enlyte showed a more modest increase of 2% from 2022 to 2023 for medical services. From 2023 to year-to-date,…
A recent court decision has reignited a medical negligence case, bringing attention to the critical role of accurate jury instructions and expert testimony in malpractice lawsuits. On June 10, 2024, Alasin Deveny filed an appeal in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, challenging the previous rulings in her lawsuit against Lincoln Park Family Physicians and two medical professionals. The…
In a significant ruling, the Appellate Court of Illinois upheld a lower court’s decision, denying a negligence claim against the City of Chicago. The case, filed by Laundia Foster Jr., was heard in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 20, 2020, and involved allegations that the city failed to maintain a safe roadway, leading to severe injuries for…
Injuries caused by lifting heavy loads were once again named the costliest in workers compensation, according to data released Tuesday by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. The insurer’s Workplace Safety Index estimates the top 10 causes of the most serious workplace injuries — those causing an employee to miss more than five days of work — and ranks them by their…
Aging worker claims often are more susceptible to litigation, as issues of causation and claim expansion come into question. Older worker claims may be slightly more challenging to handle once in litigation because of issues such as Medicare Set-Asides and a potentially higher percentage of disability paid, according to John Geaney, co-chair of the workers compensation practice at Mt. Laurel,…
