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Personal Injury

Metro train conductor claims motorist caused collision at East St. Louis railroad crossing

The conductor of a Metro Train has filed a negligence lawsuit after a motorist collided with the train when he ran a railroad crossing. Plaintiff Georgedella Haynes-Lane filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Timothy Wells and Curtis McCall, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was the operator of a Metro Train and approaching…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 13, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Illinois roofer faces new citations, fines over fall hazards

An Illinois roofing contractor who still owes $31,163 in outstanding workplace safety penalties has again been cited and hit with additional fines after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says its inspectors found the company continues to expose workers to fall hazards. OSHA announced Tuesday that it cited Fairmont City-based JZ Exteriors and Repairs LLC for five repeat violations,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 13, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Compensable injuries among food workers decrease: AmTrust

The total number of compensable work injuries in the U.S. food manufacturing sector decreased post-pandemic, with a 13% decline in workers compensation claims from pre-COVID-19 levels, according to a report released Wednesday by AmTrust Financial Services Inc. The specialty insurer examined 15,000 comp claims in food manufacturing between 2018 and 2022, finding that general workplace injuries were down in 2020,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 12, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Illinois plumbing contractor cited after fatal trench cave-in

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited an Illinois plumbing contractor after a worker died in a trench cave-in last December. OSHA announced Thursday that it cited Burr Ridge-based Rooter Solutions Inc. for one willful violation and one serious violation in connection with the incident that occurred during work on a damaged residential water line. The agency fined the…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 12, 2023
Personal Injury

Woman files negligence suit against Cahokia Heights after falling into water meter hole

A woman has filed a lawsuit against the City of Cahokia Heights, alleging she fell in a meter hole because the cover wasn't securely placed. Plaintiff Nicole Chapman filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against the City of Cahokia Heights, doing business as the Village of Cahokia Water and Sewer Department, citing negligence. According to the…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
June 5, 2023
Personal Injury

Injured skydiving pilot ineligible for comp

An Illinois appeals court, reversing a lower-court decision, ruled that a woman injured while piloting a skydiving plane was ineligible to collect workers compensation benefits because she was flying on a volunteer basis at the time to get flight time experience. The Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, Workers’ Compensation Commission Division, on Monday overturned a Henry County Circuit Court…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 31, 2023
Personal Injury

Patient sues dentist claiming dental implants fell out following oral surgeries

A woman has filed a medical malpractice claim against her dentist, alleging her teeth implants fell out after several ineffective oral surgeries. Plaintiff Dawn Mott filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Cody Whitworth, DMD and Beltline Dental, LLC, citing medical malpractice and negligence. According to the lawsuit, Whitworth is a licensed dentist in the employ…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 30, 2023
Personal Injury

Midwest Petroleum employee alleges injuries from slip, fall on wooden ramp

A Midwest Petroleum employee claims he was injured after he allegedly slipped on a wooden ramp at work and fell. Plaintiff Justin Bollinger filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Midwest Petroleum Co., citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Bollinger was an employee of Midwest Petroleum. As part of his job duties, he was required to deliver…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
May 30, 2023

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