As attacks on health care workers become increasingly more common, workplace safety experts are calling on regulators and employers to better protect those caring for patients. Incidents spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic amid understaffed medical facilities, increased substance abuse and an overall lack of mental health services, experts say. And although the issue is on the radar of federal and…
A patient claims she suffered an abscess and infection following bladder surgery. Plaintiff Candace Birdsong filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Todd Albright, D.O, Shannon Waller-Davis, RN, Heartland Women’s Healthcare of Advantia, LLC, SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Abiodun Sngoseni, M.D., NES Illinois, Inc., Randolph Hospital District, doing business as Memorial Hospital, Paula, Lindner, M.D.,…
A pedestrian is suing the City of O’Fallon Police Department claiming an officer hit her with his car in the Target parking lot. Plaintiff Catherine Radliff filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against the City of O’Fallon Police Department and a police officer, citing Negligence. According to the lawsuit, on Feb. 23, 2023, Radliff was a…
A woman is suing the operators of a Qdoba Mexican Eats restaurant in Edwardsville after she allegedly fell on the premises. Plaintiff Stacy Tackett filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Harvard 159, LLC, St. Louis County Realty Co., Qdoba Restaurant Corporation and Grease Masters, LLC. According to the lawsuit, the defendants individually and through its agents,…
Longer work hours, higher demands and understaffing have made stress and burnout risk factors for employers, and experts say such mental health issues may be making workplaces less safe. “When there’s pressure for production … and things have to get done because there’s a deadline, people may cut corners on safety,” said Paul Landsbergis, an associate professor in the Department…
A federal appeals panel has affirmed a DuPage County SWAT officer can keep a $7.5 million jury verdict awarded to him as a result of an injury suffered during a training exercise, deemed to be the result of a flawed ‘breaching round’ produced by tactical gear supplier Safariland. David Hakim was on the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and…
A St. Clair County woman has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the people of Illinois against her neighbors, claiming their “vicious” dogs are too dangerous to be kept as pets. Plaintiff Bobbie, J. Metscher, on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois, filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Doressa Brinson, Atwart Braggs,…
A mother is suing Anderson Hospital. alleging her child died during childbirth due to medical negligence. Plaintiff Taylor Smallwood, acting as Special Administrator of the estate of Cooper Smallwood, filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Nicole Helfrich, R.N., Anderson Hospital, Michelle Embick, R.N., Heather Merwin, R.N., Christina, Midkiff, M.D., and Christina L. Midkiff, M.C., citing…
Madison County Associate Judge Ronald Foster granted summary judgment to the estate of late lawyer Randy Gori against an injury claim filed by plaintiff Sara Staack on Aug. 17. Staack didn’t appear for the hearing in Foster’s court. Estate counsel Chris Dallavo of Chicago told Foster, “We haven’t heard from her.” Foster’s order stated notice was “given to plaintiff at…
Six percent of workers with compensation claims for COVID-19 developed long COVID, according to a study released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. At an average of 18 months of post-infection experience, these workers received more than 20 weeks of temporary disability benefits and received an average of $29,000 in medical care, 10 times that which was spent on…
