A negligence lawsuit was filed against a wheelchair manufacturer, alleging the wheelchair is designed in such a way to cause it to tip forward. Plaintiff William K. Dowdy filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against United Seating and Mobility, LLC, doing business as Numotion and Pride Mobility Products Corporation, citing negligence and product liability. According to the…
An Amazon delivery driver is suing a Maryville property owner after she allegedly stepped in a pothole and suffered injuries. Plaintiff Ashley Boyet filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Health Management Zone, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Boyet is a delivery driver for Amazon. On Nov. 19, 2022, she was making a delivery to a…
A US Steel employee claims he suffered amputation after he was injured by an exploding tire while working in Granite City. Plaintiff Joshua Perkins filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Balkrishna Industries, LTD, BKT USA, Inc., BKT Tires, Community Wholesale Tired Dis., Inc., Community Tire Company, Inc., also known as Community Retreading, and Pomp’s Tire Service,…
A lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a downtown Hinsdale car wash, asserting they must pay for severe injuries suffered by three people who were hurt when a Jeep driven by a teenaged car wash employee suddenly drove across the street and crashed into a sandwich shop at which they were dining. The lawsuit was filed in Cook…
The mother of an Arby’s worker who was murdered by a coworker at a restaurant in Hickory Hills, Illinois, in 2017 can’t sue the franchisees, as workers compensation is the exclusive remedy, an Illinois appeals court ruled Tuesday. Doreen Price sued Lunan Roberts Inc., Lunan Corp., Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. and Irvin Thomas in connection with the murder of her…
A patient is suing Quantum Vision Centers after cataract surgery left her blind in one eye. Plaintiff Jayne Graves filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against JFJ Eyecare, LTD, doing business as Quantum Vision Centers, Donald R. Unwin, M.D., Enrique Peralta, M.D. and a Jane Doe, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Graves presented herself to…
A patron of the Fresh Thyme store in Fairview Heights has filed a negligence lawsuit claiming she tripped over a basket on the premises and suffered injuries. Plaintiff Joleen Hann filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Lake Ventures, LLC, doing business as Fresh Thyme, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was a patron…
While consumer prices for energy, food and housing between 2021 and 2022 saw drastic increases, there’s little evidence such inflationary pressures affected workers compensation medical costs, according to a report released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The study identified the main drivers of the workers comp medical cost growth, finding that a major contributor to price increases in…
An Indiana appellate court ruled the state’s Worker’s Compensation Board erred in upholding a determination that an injured worker’s petition for additional workers comp benefits was untimely filed. The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday reversed a board ruling dismissing a claim adjustment application by Angela Santos, who injured her back in December 2019 while working for Franciscan Health, affiliated…
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Illinois grain bin operator after an employee became trapped in a grain elevator for five hours in February. OSHA on Wednesday said it cited Martinsville-based Littlejohn Grain Inc. for violating federal grain-handling safety standards by allowing workers to enter grain bins without appropriate protective equipment such as a safety harness…
