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Abortionist accused of botched abortion demands court ID, silence woman

Saying he has been unfairly victimized in the press, an Ohio abortionist who is being sued for allegedly badly botching an abortion at his Champaign clinic, perforating an Indiana woman's uterus and leaving half of the aborted fetus in her body, has asked a judge to both force the woman to publicly identify herself and impose a gag order to…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 7, 2025

Workers' Compensation

Heat-related injuries jump at 80 to 85 degrees: Report

Heat-related workplace injuries double when temperatures rise to just 80 or 85 degrees Fahrenheit and increase more than sevenfold when temperatures exceed 90 degrees, according to a new report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. Unsurprisingly, such injuries are more common during summer months and disproportionately affect outdoor workers. Men and younger workers are at greater risk, and Southern states…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 7, 2025

Personal Injury

Judge weeds out dozens more likely non-viable Paraquat suits

A judge has axed dozens more lawsuits from the list of thousands pending in Southern Illinois federal court accusing the makers of commercial weed killer Paraquat of allegedly causing Parkinson's disease. On June 16, U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel adopted the recommendation of court-appointed special master Randi Ellis and dismissed 69 Paraquat exposure lawsuits for failure to return required plaintiff…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJune 30, 2025

Workers' Compensation

Indiana high court reverses in teacher’s case

The Indiana Supreme Court held that a trial court should have dismissed a teacher’s case alleging she was fired in retaliation for contemplating filing a workers’ compensation claim because she failed to allege the district was exclusively motivated by a desire not to pay the claim. A trial court denied the district’s request for summary judgment, and a jury concluded…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJune 30, 2025

Personal Injury

Indiana Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit Against University Over Falling Window Injury

In a pivotal decision, the Indiana Supreme Court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a former student who was injured by a falling window at Indiana University, holding that negligence may be inferred under the legal doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. The incident occurred in April 2018, when Kiera Isgrig, a college student, was studying in a university room and…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJune 24, 2025

Personal Injury

‘Evolving landscape:’ Is IL lawsuit expansion bill constitutional?

In coming weeks, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will decide to either veto or sign a new law which would greatly expand the ability of trial lawyers to drag companies from all over the country into Illinois' famously plaintiff-friendly state courts to face big money lawsuits that may have nothing to do with Illinois or anyone in the state. However, as…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJune 23, 2025

Personal Injury

Appeals court: Judge wrongly nixed formula makers’ bid to move NEC suits

The makers of Similac and Enfamil baby formula have won a new chance to move some of the thousands of cases they are facing over alleged harm to newborns from their cow's milk-based infant formula out of Madison County's circuit court. On June 3, a three-justice panel of the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court said they believed Madison County Circuit…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJune 23, 2025

Personal Injury

Lawsuits give enough notice to let retailers sue wholesalers

A grocery retailer can sue their wholesalers to make them pay for allegedly contributing to an E.coli outbreak traced back to contaminated cilantro without having first notified the wholesalers of the "defect," the Illinois Supreme Court ruled, because a product liability lawsuit filed by consumers allegedly harmed by the contaminated food had provided all the notice the wholesalers should have…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJune 17, 2025

Personal Injury

Plaintiff accuses nursing home operator of negligence resulting in wrongful death

In a harrowing case that highlights alleged neglect in elder care, a lawsuit has been filed against a nursing and rehabilitation center, accusing it of failing to provide adequate care for an elderly resident who subsequently died. Anita Bach, the plaintiff, lodged the complaint on April 24, 2025, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, targeting West Suburban Nursing…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJune 16, 2025

Personal Injury

Plaintiffs Allege Construction Giant Negligence Led To Severe Injury

A married couple has taken legal action against a major construction company, alleging negligence that led to severe injuries. On April 21, 2025, Eduardo Carbajal and Bianca Carbajal filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against Gilbane Building Company. The lawsuit claims that the company's failure to maintain safety standards at a construction site resulted in…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJune 16, 2025

Abortionist accused of botched abortion demands court ID, silence woman

Heat-related injuries jump at 80 to 85 degrees: Report

Judge weeds out dozens more likely non-viable Paraquat suits

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Abortionist accused of botched abortion demands court ID, silence woman

Heat-related injuries jump at 80 to 85 degrees: Report

Judge weeds out dozens more likely non-viable Paraquat suits

Indiana high court reverses in teacher’s case

Indiana Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit Against University Over Falling Window Injury

‘Evolving landscape:’ Is IL lawsuit expansion bill constitutional?

Appeals court: Judge wrongly nixed formula makers’ bid to move NEC suits

Lawsuits give enough notice to let retailers sue wholesalers

Plaintiff accuses nursing home operator of negligence resulting in wrongful death

Plaintiffs Allege Construction Giant Negligence Led To Severe Injury

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