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Personal Injury

Summary judgment granted in pool injury suit against Edwardsville attorney’s estate

Madison County Associate Judge Ronald Foster granted summary judgment to the estate of late lawyer Randy Gori against an injury claim filed by plaintiff Sara Staack on Aug. 17. Staack didn’t appear for the hearing in Foster’s court. Estate counsel Chris Dallavo of Chicago told Foster, “We haven’t heard from her.” Foster’s order stated notice was “given to plaintiff at…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 28, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Long COVID present in 6% of comp claims: study

Six percent of workers with compensation claims for COVID-19 developed long COVID, according to a study released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. At an average of 18 months of post-infection experience, these workers received more than 20 weeks of temporary disability benefits and received an average of $29,000 in medical care, 10 times that which was spent on…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 22, 2023
Personal Injury

East Alton man sues wheelchair manufacturer over alleged injuries

A negligence lawsuit was filed against a wheelchair manufacturer, alleging the wheelchair is designed in such a way to cause it to tip forward. Plaintiff William K. Dowdy filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against United Seating and Mobility, LLC, doing business as Numotion and Pride Mobility Products Corporation, citing negligence and product liability. According to the…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 22, 2023
Personal Injury

Amazon delivery driver sues after stepping into pothole at Maryville strip mall

An Amazon delivery driver is suing a Maryville property owner after she allegedly stepped in a pothole and suffered injuries. Plaintiff Ashley Boyet filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Health Management Zone, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Boyet is a delivery driver for Amazon. On Nov. 19, 2022, she was making a delivery to a…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 21, 2023
Personal Injury

Man sues tire manufacturers over injuries from exploding tire at US Steel

A US Steel employee claims he suffered amputation after he was injured by an exploding tire while working in Granite City. Plaintiff Joshua Perkins filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Balkrishna Industries, LTD, BKT USA, Inc., BKT Tires, Community Wholesale Tired Dis., Inc., Community Tire Company, Inc., also known as Community Retreading, and Pomp's Tire Service,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 21, 2023
Personal Injury

Fuller’s Car Wash hit by lawsuit from three hurt in Hinsdale sub shop crash; Family of boy killed yet to file suit

A lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a downtown Hinsdale car wash, asserting they must pay for severe injuries suffered by three people who were hurt when a Jeep driven by a teenaged car wash employee suddenly drove across the street and crashed into a sandwich shop at which they were dining. The lawsuit was filed in Cook…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 14, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Comp is remedy for family of murdered Arby’s worker: Court

The mother of an Arby’s worker who was murdered by a coworker at a restaurant in Hickory Hills, Illinois, in 2017 can’t sue the franchisees, as workers compensation is the exclusive remedy, an Illinois appeals court ruled Tuesday. Doreen Price sued Lunan Roberts Inc., Lunan Corp., Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. and Irvin Thomas in connection with the murder of her…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 14, 2023
Personal Injury

Patient sues Swansea vision center, alleging partial blindness following surgery

A patient is suing Quantum Vision Centers after cataract surgery left her blind in one eye. Plaintiff Jayne Graves filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against JFJ Eyecare, LTD, doing business as Quantum Vision Centers, Donald R. Unwin, M.D., Enrique Peralta, M.D. and a Jane Doe, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Graves presented herself to…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 9, 2023
Workers' Compensation

No evidence overall inflation effected comp medical costs: Report

While consumer prices for energy, food and housing between 2021 and 2022 saw drastic increases, there’s little evidence such inflationary pressures affected workers compensation medical costs, according to a report released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The study identified the main drivers of the workers comp medical cost growth, finding that a major contributor to price increases in…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 8, 2023

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