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Personal Injury

Illinois Sues Developer, Contractors Over Coal Plant Implosion

The Illinois attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against a developer and two contractors for the release of contaminants during the implosion of a smokestack at a defunct Chicago power station. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court alleges Hilco Redevelopment Partners and its general contractors, MCM Management and Controlled Demolition Inc. violated Illinois law and Pollution Control…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 12, 2020
Personal Injury

Veteran, wife seek $40 million from US government over claims of untimely cancer diagnosis

A Madison County couple is seeking $40 million from the U.S. government over claims a doctor failed to diagnose cancer in a timely manner. Lonnie Weatherspoon claims the doctor, whom the suit states worked for a facility where the U.S. was the employer of physicians, should have diagnosed the cancer based on "known risk factors." The suit was filed April…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 6, 2020
Personal Injury

Patient sues dentist over failed extraction

A Madison County woman has sued a local dentist over a failed tooth extraction. In the lawsuit, Michelle Carmichael claims the dentist, Richard Boatman Jr., started to pull one of her teeth on April 11, 2018, but then stopped before completing the procedure. The tooth was loosened but not extracted, the suit alleges. Boatman allegedly failed to advise her of…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 5, 2020
Workers' Compensation

NCCI launches tool to estimate pandemic impact on comp

The National Council for Compensation Insurance on Friday launched an online tool designed to help states and employers calculate the impact COVID-19 could have on workers compensation. The tool allows users to adjust variables such as job classifications and infection rates to model the potential impact on expected losses for a jurisdiction and workforce, according to Boca Raton, Florida-based NCCI.…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 4, 2020
Workers' Compensation

Illinois repeals controversial workers’ compensation rule that presumed front-line workers with COVID-19 got it on the job

The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission on Monday repealed a controversial emergency rule stating that if front-line workers are infected with COVID-19, it would be presumed to be a result of their work duties. A Sangamon County judge last week issued a temporary restraining order blocking the new rule, which would have granted benefits to workers deemed essential who contracted the…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 4, 2020
Workers' Compensation

Judge issues order halting COVID comp expansions

An Illinois judge issued a temporary restraining order that halts workers compensation expansions for employees who acquire COVID-19 from taking effect in the state. Judge John Madonia of the Sangamon County Circuit Court issued the order by telephone conference Thursday afternoon. The Illinois Manufacturers Association and Illinois Retail Merchants Association filed a lawsuit Wednesday, alleging that the Illinois Workers Compensation…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
April 28, 2020

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