An employee of a roofing company alleges he was terminated from the job for requesting workers’ compensation benefits, alleging discrimination because of his disability and because he is of Mexican origin. Homero Serrano-Cardenas filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court against his former employer, Collinsville-based Lakeside Roofing, accusing the company of violating rules around workers’ compensation as well as provisions…
ArcelorMittal has been fined $14,000 after a steelworker died in an April train accident at the company’s Indiana Harbor steel mill in northwestern Indiana. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports the Indiana Department of Labor Occupational Health and Safety Administration found two serious safety violations at the East Chicago mill, including failing to “establish and maintain conditions of work which were…
Telecommuting is one of the perks that 3.7 million people around the world enjoy. These individuals are able to spend at least half of their time telecommuting to their job, and the trend has grown 115% since 2005. The number of employees offering work-from-home options has also grown 40% in the last 5 years. And while telecommuting is convenient, there’s…
Indiana’s attorney general says the state’s school districts are free to use extended stop arms to prevent other vehicles from passing school buses. Curtis Hill said in an official opinion that no federal or state laws prohibit the use of extended stop arms on school buses. Such opinions don’t have the force of law but are generally respected by courts….
A woman is suing Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, citing alleged negligence, after she allegedly was injured when she tripped and fell. Rosie Campbell filed a complaint on Jan. 16 in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging the defendant breached its duty to maintain premises in a reasonably safe condition. According to the complaint, in August 2018, Rosie Campbell tripped and…
A man who was severely injured by a car crushing machine at work failed to show that the manufacturer of the machine was liable for his injuries. In Clark v. River Metals Recycling LLC, a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Tuesday unanimously affirmed a district court’s dismissal of his lawsuit, holding that…
A three-justice panel of the Illinois First District Appellate Court has revived a lawsuit brought by a man who claimed a restaurant should be held liable after he slipped and fell on the property. The case dates back to 2015, when former bus driver Michael Heider fell on a wet floor March 13 at JL’s Pizza and Sports bar in…
Chicago’s City Council approved a $3.7 million legal settlement to three people injured in a 2014 car crash. The bulk of the settlement is meant for Kelsey Ibach, who was paralyzed when an auto she was a passenger in landed on its roof after plunging down an embankment. The 30-year-old Ibach and two others sued the vehicle’s driver, the city,…
A divided Indiana Supreme Court has affirmed an award of $1.3 million to a woman suffering long-lasting injuries resulting from car wreck. The majority held that evidence of a medical expert witness’s professional license status and reasons for his professional discipline may be admissible to challenge his credibility. Levetta Tunstall rear-ended Dawn Manning while Manning was waiting at a stop…
Although the city of Columbus has immunity from the policy decisions that may have contributed to a 13-year-old’s injuries when he was struck by a vehicle in a city crosswalk, genuine issues of material fact remain that preclude the city from being awarded summary judgment in a lawsuit, a divided Indiana Court of Appeals has held. As part of his…
