Rich, Rich and Cooksey of Fairview Heights didn’t convert a client’s treating physician to a retained expert, Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert ruled on Oct. 31. He quashed a subpoena that Dippold Trucking and owner Steven Dippold of Fayette County served on Orthopedic Specialists in St. Louis County. Dippold sought four years of tax and financial information, claiming disclosure…
Falls are among the most common workplace injuries, but they are not always compensable through workers compensation, a sticking point highlighted in recent state court decisions involving unexplained or “idiopathic” falls. Falls can be triggered by work or the condition of premises, but some can be considered idiopathic and often lead to litigation with unpredictable outcomes, legal experts say, adding…
A new lawsuit has been filed against a major pharmaceutical company, alleging severe side effects from one of its prescription drugs. On October 18, 2024, Bryan Hale filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois against Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc., claiming that their drug Tepezza caused him significant hearing impairments. Bryan Hale, a…
Back injuries are among the most expensive work injuries to treat among those who work in restaurants, according to a report released Tuesday by workers compensation insurer AmTrust Financial Services Inc. AmTrust reviewed 130,000 restaurant industry claims submitted between 2018 and 2023 and found that disc, vertebrae and spinal cord injuries average $60,000 to $85,000 in overall costs but amount…
Nursing homes in Illinois may be able to use executive orders issued by Gov. JB Pritzker at the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020 to ward off lawsuits from plaintiffs demanding payment for elderly family members’ illness and death from Covid, as well as other kinds of negligence-related claims, for as long as the emergency order remained in effect,…
A mother has filed a lawsuit against a major pharmaceutical company, alleging that their infant formula caused severe health issues for her premature child. On October 11, 2024, Shalonda Archibald submitted the complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Abbott Laboratories. The case centers around Archibald’s premature infant, M.L., who developed Necrotizing Enterocolitis…
The Illinois Appellate Court has upheld a lower court’s decision, rejecting an attempt by a property owner to enforce an arbitration agreement against a resident of its assisted living facility. The case, filed by Joan Hwang in the Circuit Court of Cook County on August 4, 2023, against Pathway LaGrange Property Owner, LLC (doing business as Aspired Living of LaGrange),…
The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a ruling establishing that surviving spouses who win wrongful death judgments do not forfeit their right to the money if they remarry, even if a portion of the money was supposedly to compensate them for the loss of household labor, such as cooking meals and doing laundry, the other spouse would contribute to the…
A recent lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division highlights a grave concern regarding infant nutrition products. On October 2, 2024, Katrina Bruckbauer lodged a complaint against Abbott Laboratories, alleging that their cow’s milk-based infant formula caused her premature infant to develop Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC), a severe and potentially fatal intestinal…
In a compelling legal development, a Highland Park resident has taken action against a major retail corporation following an unfortunate incident that occurred in one of its stores. Margarita Barajas filed a complaint on October 3, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Target Corporation. The case sheds light on alleged negligence by…
