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July 20, 2026

Court OKs $45M verdict in talc asbestos case, including unprecedented $30M for ‘reduced lifespan’

July 20, 2026

INDOT accused of negligently designing construction zone, leading to fatal crash

July 13, 2026

Seventh Circuit Sides with Pharmacy in Cooler Shelf Injury Case

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Workers' Compensation

Court OKs $45M verdict in talc asbestos case, including unprecedented $30M for ‘reduced lifespan’

An Illinois appeals court has thrown open a new avenue for personal injury lawyers and others to claim potentially massively enhanced verdicts, as the court upheld a $45 million verdict awarded by a Cook County jury to the family of a woman who died of mesothelioma, allegedly caused by exposure to talc in Johnson & Johnson baby powder — a…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 20, 2026
Personal Injury

Seventh Circuit Sides with Pharmacy in Cooler Shelf Injury Case

A customer was injured at a retail pharmacy when numerous beverage bottles fell from a cooler shelf, striking him and causing him to fall. The coolers in the store were stocked by both employees and independent beverage vendors, with vendors responsible for the majority of products and annual “resets” involving shelf removal and cleaning. Employees did not oversee these resets…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 13, 2026
Personal Injury

Court of Appeals reverses trial court’s ruling that city of South Bend is not liable for pothole injury

The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling that the city of South Bend should not be held liable for the injuries a man obtained after falling into a pothole in downtown South Bend two years ago. The Court of Appeals determined that the city failed to designate sufficient evidence to prove it was entitled to immunity under…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 7, 2026
Personal Injury

Cops can’t skip woman’s suit over ecstasy overdose from pills stuck in body

A federal judge won’t dismiss a complaint from the family of a woman who is now cognitively impaired after she suffered an overdose-induced cardiac arrest while in custody, injuries they blame on Chicago police officers who allegedly failed to notice one of 27 ecstasy pills lodged inside her vagina. U.S. District Judge Manish Shah issued an opinion June 15 preserving…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 6, 2026
Personal Injury

Supreme Court tosses $1.25 million verdict for man who says Roundup caused his cancer

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided against a Missouri man who claimed that the herbicide Roundup caused his cancer. The majority of the court backed an argument from the product’s manufacturer that the lawsuit should have been barred because the federal government does not require a cancer warning on the label. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the opinion for a 7-2…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 29, 2026
Workers' Compensation

Shipyard worker’s post-employment lung injury award upheld

A federal appeals court upheld workers compensation benefits for a former shipyard painter who developed breathing difficulties after years of exposure to paint fumes, chemicals and sandblasting materials. In Jeffboat Inc. and American Longshore Mutual Association Ltd. v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, and Calvin F. Chaffers, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Benefits Review Board…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 29, 2026
Workers' Compensation

Litigated comp claims climb as more injured workers lawyer up

Litigation is creeping deeper into workers compensation claims, adding cost and complexity for employers, even as the line remains broadly profitable and protected by exclusive remedy. “We’re operating in a more adversarial claim environment than we ever have,” said Matt Hannon, New York-based national casualty practice leader for Aon in North America. “Litigation is being driven by both economic pressures…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 22, 2026

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