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Personal Injury

Collinsville employee sues resident over trip, fall

An employee with the City of Collinsville is suing a resident after he allegedly stepped in a hole in the resident's yard and injured his back while performing his job duties. Plaintiff Russell Friederich filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendant Derrick Cox, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, on March 22, 2021, Friederich was on…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 13, 2023
Personal Injury

Suit alleges delivery driver caused crash on Highway 15

A family is suing FedEx after a contracted driver allegedly caused a collision on Illinois Highway 15. Plaintiffs Laura Wegrzyn and Walter Wegrzyn filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court individually and as parents of Shelby Wegrzyn, a disabled adult, against FedEx Corporation, Kabaj Corporation and Dallas B. Cook, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Cook was…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 13, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Depression, anxiety increase among injured workers: Medrisk

Injured workers self-reporting anxiety and depression increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with numbers jumping “significantly” between 2019 and 2020 and not returning to pre-pandemic rates in 2022 as the pandemic waned, according to an industry trends report released Tuesday by Medrisk Inc. In 2019, 24.4% of injured workers reported they had anxiety, 19.8% reported depression and 14.8…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 6, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Lack of coordination of care for injured workers results in more rehab costs

Less coordination of care was found to be a factor in injured workers who relied on “extended” physical rehabilitation post-injury, according to a study released Wednesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. According to WCRI, physical medicine services are commonly used in treating workers with lower back pain and other musculoskeletal injuries, and in recent years, there has been an…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 6, 2023
Personal Injury

Woman sues Granite City QuickTrip over parking lot slip, fall

A woman is suing a Granite City QuikTrip after allegedly slipping and injuring herself in the parking lot. Plaintiff Theresa Branch filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against QuikTrip Corporation and Realty Income Properties Two, LLC, alleging negligence. According to the lawsuit, on April 14, 2018, Branch was a patron at a QuikTrip location in Granite City.…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 27, 2023
Workers' Compensation

Comp back patients report lower function following physical therapy

Injured workers with low back pain whose injuries are covered by workers compensation insurers and employers reported the lowest improvements in function following physical therapy than patients covered by all other payment systems, according to study released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The data used in the study was collected at admission and discharge from low back pain…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 22, 2023

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