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Labor Report Urges Study Of A Federal Role In State Workers’ Comp Laws

Today’s post comes from guest author Edgar Romano, from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano. Howard Berkes and Michael Grabell have been shining a light on the deterioration of state workers’ compensation benefits over the last decade. A new U.S. Department of Labor report bolsters their investigative journalism, noting that those hurt on the job are at “great risk…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 19, 2016
Personal Injury

4 injured N.J. vapers sue e-cigarette retailers for selling exploding devices

PLAINSBORO -- Four New Jersey residents -- including two teenagers -- who suffered third-degree burns when their e-cigarette batteries ignited "like a rocket" are suing the shops that sold the "defective" devices, their attorneys announced Thursday. The manufacturers of the lithium ion batteries that power the vaping devices are also the targets of the litigation, although the attorneys acknowledged it…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 16, 2016
Personal Injury

Bicyclist severely injured in crash with parking valet is awarded $38M

Attorneys for the bicyclist argued that Standard Parking’s valets routinely took an illegal shortcut across two traffic lanes of Eighth Avenue. In the crash, Thyce Colyn suffered a traumatic brain injury and other injuries that limit his mobility, according to his lawyer. A jury awarded $38 million Thursday to a bicyclist severely injured four years ago when he was hit…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 15, 2016
Personal Injury

Essure Injury Lawsuits Moving Forward

St Louis, MOA Missouri federal judge at the beginning of December ruled against Bayer’s motion to dismiss its Essure lawsuit and ruled in favor of 32 women who allege serious and permanent injuries from the permanent birth control device. The Essure lawsuit has been remanded to St. Louis Circuit Court. Judge Henry E. Autrey of the US District for the…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 13, 2016
Workers' Compensation

AAOS Board Approves Treatment Criteria for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Knee Osteoarthritis

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors has approved new Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and the surgical management of osteoarthritis of the knee. The AUCs provide specific diagnostic criteria, complementing and building upon the clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) “Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” and “Surgical Management of Osteoarthritis of…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 13, 2016
Personal Injury

Birth Injury Lawsuit Sees Record Recovery for Brain Injured Child

A Chicago family has been awarded an unprecedented settlement in the amount of $53 million twelve years after negligent healthcare resulted in birth injuries to an infant showing symptoms of fetal distress. The lawsuit alleged that medical staff employed by the University of Chicago ignored the child’s mother for hours even though she was in desperate need of an emergency…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 12, 2016
Workers' Compensation

Leaders urge ‘concerted effort’ to save firefighters’ lives

Fire service leaders and fire safety advocates across the country are calling for an intensified effort to prevent firefighter deaths and serious injuries in response to a special report on firefighter safety by The Kansas City Star. The consensus of those who contacted The Star or posted comments on websites and social media was that many of the nation’s 30,000…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 12, 2016
Personal Injury

Lewiston police chief sues Home Depot

Lewiston police chief says metal shelf collapsed while he was using it as a ladder. A $200,000 personal injury lawsuit filed by a top city of Lewiston official against a national big-box store was moved from Lewiston's 2nd District Court to Idaho's U.S. District Court at the request of the defendants. Lewiston Police Chief Chris Ankeny filed the lawsuit in…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 8, 2016
Personal Injury

Who is Responsible for Waterpark Injuries?

The fun of summer is in full swing, and as the temps heat up, everybody just wants to get in the water! We don’t blame you for wanting to cool off in the pool, but we do want to offer a few suggestions if you plan to make a trip to a nearby waterpark this season. There’s Something in the…
Ed Lawhead
July 31, 2015

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