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Personal Injury

Woman sues insurer after child was hit by car

An insurer is being sued for denying an underinsured motorist claim after a child was struck by a vehicle while riding a hoverboard. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by Debra Jean Duncan, guardian of Payton Lynn Brotherton, against Progressive Northern Insurance Company. According to the complaint, Brotherton was struck by a car while riding a…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 6, 2024
Workers' Compensation

Construction industry topped workplace injuries in 2023: Texas Mutual

The construction sector topped the list for workplace injuries in 2023, reporting three times the number of workers compensation claims out of all industries, according to a workplace safety trends report released Monday by Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Thirty-nine percent of serious injury claims were filed by construction workers compared with 11% in mining, 11% in administrative, support, waste management…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 5, 2024
Personal Injury

St. Clair County jury awards man more than $5 million over misdiagnosed lumbar fracture resulted in fusion surgery

A St. Clair County jury awarded plaintiff Dimitrios Zavradinos more than $5.15 million after a lumbar fracture went unnoticed, resulting in permanent injuries requiring a spinal fusion. Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf presided over the trial, which ended on Jan. 18 when jurors awarded the plaintiff a total of $5,151,000 for loss of a normal life, pain and suffering, emotional distress,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 29, 2024
Personal Injury

Pedestrian alleges dog attacked her without provocation, resulting in injuries

A woman is suing the owners of a dog she claims attacked her without provocation. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by plaintiff Pamela Rubin against defendants Jeanna Ramirez and Marco Ramirez. According to the complaint, complaint states that on August 23, 2022, Rubin claims she was on a public thoroughfare bordering the defendants' property on…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 29, 2024
Personal Injury

Roller skater sues Skateway over fall

A skater claims she was injured when she fell on an uneven surface at a skating rink in Granite City. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by Heavenly McCline against Skateway, Inc. According to the complaint, McCline claims she was at the skating rink operated by the defendant in Granite City on Jan. 30, 2022. She…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 23, 2024
Workers' Compensation

Manufacturer cited for exposing workers to amputation hazards

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday it cited a manufacturer after discovering numerous machine safety violations at its Itasca, Illinois, plant that expose workers to amputation hazards. OSHA cited Walker Midwest LLC, a division of Ontario, Canada-based Walker Stamping, for one willful violation and 13 serious violations following a July inspection that took place after the agency…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 22, 2024
Personal Injury

IN Supreme Court rejects summary judgment for owner of fitness facility where swimmer suffered head injury

The owner of a health and fitness center where a woman suffered a head injury while swimming must face the woman’s negligence-related claims, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in finding the gym’s owner is not entitled to summary judgment. But the justices affirmed summary judgment for the facility’s principal architect and subcontractor on similar claims. Justice Christopher Goff wrote the…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
January 22, 2024

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