Anderson Hospital denies liability in a suit alleging medical staff failed to recognize that an emergency patient was suffering from a stroke. St. Louis attorney Katherine Melzer of Sandberg Phoenix answered the complaint on behalf of the hospital, denying liability. In its affirmative defenses, Anderson Hospital argues that the plaintiffs’ alleged injuries were the result “of some conduct other than…
A Granite City bartender denies that her dog attacked a man without provocation as he was leaving the Kopp’s Korner bar after he sued for negligence. Plaintiff Victor M. Brooks filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendants Kopp’s Korner, Inc, doing business as Kopp’s Korner Too, and Marilyn S. Duckett, citing negligence in violation of the…
A patient of the Quantum Vision Center & Eye Surgery Center claims that she was blinded in one eye following surgery. Plaintiff Deborah Buckley Lakin filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Michael Jones M.D. and Quantum Vision Center & Eye Surgery Center, LLC, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, on May 5, 2021, Lakin presented…
As information about long COVID evolves, workers compensation experts are watching how clinical changes and statistics may impact compensability for workers who continue to struggle with the disease’s effects. Last week, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released data showing that in 2020 and 2021, comp claims involving treatment for long COVID symptoms were four times more likely…
An Illinois specialty frozen pizza manufacturer has been issued $2.8 million in proposed fines by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker died while cleaning company machinery. OSHA on Thursday announced it cited Gurnee-based Miracapo Pizza Co. for 16 willful egregious violations, one willful violation and 12 serious violations after a temporary worker died during a December…
A woman claims she was injured while riding on a Metrolink train when the train conductor ran into a truck. Plaintiff Brenetta Raychelle Long filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against the Metrolink Bistate Development Agency. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was a passenger on a train owned and operated by the defendant on Sept….
The conductor of a Metro Train has filed a negligence lawsuit after a motorist collided with the train when he ran a railroad crossing. Plaintiff Georgedella Haynes-Lane filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Timothy Wells and Curtis McCall, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was the operator of a Metro Train and approaching…
An Illinois roofing contractor who still owes $31,163 in outstanding workplace safety penalties has again been cited and hit with additional fines after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says its inspectors found the company continues to expose workers to fall hazards. OSHA announced Tuesday that it cited Fairmont City-based JZ Exteriors and Repairs LLC for five repeat violations,…
The total number of compensable work injuries in the U.S. food manufacturing sector decreased post-pandemic, with a 13% decline in workers compensation claims from pre-COVID-19 levels, according to a report released Wednesday by AmTrust Financial Services Inc. The specialty insurer examined 15,000 comp claims in food manufacturing between 2018 and 2022, finding that general workplace injuries were down in 2020,…
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited an Illinois plumbing contractor after a worker died in a trench cave-in last December. OSHA announced Thursday that it cited Burr Ridge-based Rooter Solutions Inc. for one willful violation and one serious violation in connection with the incident that occurred during work on a damaged residential water line. The agency fined the…
