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February 23, 2026

Class action hits power bank makers over fires, harm from ‘defects’

February 18, 2026

Smith & Wesson wins appeal chance in Highland Park lawsuits

February 17, 2026

Illinois measure ties business licensing to comp

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Personal Injury

Class action hits power bank makers over fires, harm from ‘defects’

The makers of certain lithium ion power banks have been hit with a class action lawsuit, asserting they are selling dangerous products which can spontaneously ignite or explode, allegedly even under normal use and conditions. The lawsuit was filed against defendants INIU International Corp. and Shenzhen Topstar Industry Corp. on Feb. 3 in Southern Illinois District federal court. INIU is…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 23, 2026
Workers' Compensation

Illinois measure ties business licensing to comp

A measure that would strengthen enforcement of workers compensation insurance requirements for licensure was filed Thursday in the Illinois House. H.B. 5228 would amend state workers comp law to subject corporations, limited-liability companies and partnerships to civil penalties if they don’t maintain required workers compensation coverage as a condition of licensure by a state agency. Under the bill, entities could…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 17, 2026
Personal Injury

Juror’s sigh doesn’t mean new medmal trial: IL Supreme Court

A unanimous Illinois Supreme Court opinion denied a new medical malpractice trial, which had been sought in part on the grounds a juror hesitated and sighed before assenting to the verdict. The underlying legal dispute pits Robert Schilling against Dr. Kreg Love and his employer, Quincy Medical Group. Schilling’s two-count malpractice claim alleged Love repeatedly diagnosed cellulitis in January 2017,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 17, 2026
Personal Injury

Emissions permitted? ‘Irrelevant’ vs lawsuits: IL Sup Ct

Businesses in Illinois hit by blizzards of potentially ruinous lawsuits over alleged harm caused by emissions from their factories or other facilities can't demand insurers defend them and cover their losses, even when those emissions are expressly permitted by the government and are not legally considered "pollution," the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled. On Jan. 23, Illinois' highest state court…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 10, 2026
Workers' Compensation

‘Fast-emerging’ large claims majority of severe comp losses: NCCI

“Fast-emerging” large workers compensation claims, or those reaching $1 million or an applicable threshold in incurred losses within roughly two years of injury, now make up a majority of all large claims, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance. “Fast-emerging” claims accounted for 59% of claims exceeding $1 million in 2023, up from 27% in 2003, according to figures…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 9, 2026
Personal Injury

Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Defense Verdict in Delayed Fracture Diagnosis Medical Malpractice Case

The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict in favor of the defendants in a medical malpractice case arising from an alleged misdiagnosis of a foot injury. The plaintiff, a type 1 diabetic, was treated multiple times for foot pain and diagnosed with cellulitis, but a fracture was not identified until a later podiatry visit. By that time, the injury…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 3, 2026
Personal Injury

Baxter, Lake County EtO plaintiffs reach settlement; terms unknown

Pharmaceutical and medical device maker Baxter Healthcare has reportedly agreed to settle at least 38 lawsuits accusing the company over emissions which allegedly caused cancer in people living near its manufacturing and distribution facility in suburban Round Lake. Attorneys from the firm of Edelson P.C., of Chicago, revealed the settlement in motions filed in Cook County Circuit Court. Baxter is…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 2, 2026
Personal Injury

Fate of Greenwood mall shooting lawsuit now with Indiana Supreme Court

Indiana Supreme Court justices are weighing whether a lawsuit can move forward against the owner of the Greenwood Park Mall and its security company related to a deadly 2022 food court shooting. The court heard arguments Thursday from attorneys for Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group and security contractor Universal Protection Service, who maintain the lawsuit should be dismissed because such attacks…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 2, 2026

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