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November 25, 2025

7th Circuit sides with doctor in case involving Hepatitis C treatment of IDOC inmate

November 24, 2025

7th Circuit upholds dismissal of wrongful death lawsuit filed against Evansville police

November 24, 2025

Indiana resident suing Fitbit for faulty battery that caused burns

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Personal Injury

State’s high court sets date to hear USA Track & Field’s appeal of Olympian’s lawsuit

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments June 26 in USA Track & Field’s appeal of a lawsuit filed by an Olympian who contends the organization bears some responsibility she sustained at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Heptathlon Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Counsel for Olympian Taliyah Brooks argued before the Indiana Court of Appeals last August that Indianapolis-basd USA Track &…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 11, 2025
Personal Injury

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Electrical Shock Incident at Marina Shores

A wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit has been filed against Marina Shores following a tragic electrical shock incident that occurred on July 10, 2025. The incident resulted in the death of Gabriel Gonzalez and serious injuries to his brother, Francis Gonzalez, III. According to the complaint, the brothers were cleaning a boat at the marina when Gabriel jumped into…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 4, 2025
Personal Injury

Judge OKs $48M settlement to end EtO lawsuits vs Steris

A Cook County judge has allowed medical device sterilization company Steris to end hundreds of lawsuits over claims emissions from a Waukegan plant operated by Steris subsidiary Isomedix caused people living nearby to develop cancer. In July, Cook County Circuit Judge Kathy M. Flanagan ordered dismissal of claims against Isomedix pending in her court. That order came a little less…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
August 4, 2025
Personal Injury

Revlon can’t get NIH hair relaxer cancer study documents

Hair care and cosmetics product maker Revlon won't get the chance to review certain internal communications and other "work papers" related to the studies that have formed the basis of thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of selling hair straightening products that allegedly caused cancer. On July 22, U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland rejected Revlon's request to enforce a…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 28, 2025
Workers' Compensation

WCRI: Trend of non-physicians treating hurt workers speeds up care

Advanced-care practitioners treated injured workers in 37% of nonemergency visits for evaluation and management, more than double the 18% reported in 2013, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The institute has been studying the rise of advanced-care practitioners working with injured employees, a trend experts have said is the result of physician shortages, especially in rural areas. Such professionals…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 28, 2025
Personal Injury

Woman can’t revive cancer claims vs generic Zantac makers

An Illinois state appeals panel has agreed that generic drug makers can’t face lawsuits claiming Zantac causes cancer. Plaintiff Angela Valadez said she developed colorectal cancer, allegedly as a result of treating heartburn from 1995 to 2014 by taking Zantac and ranitidine, its generic equivalent. She sued Zantac-maker GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Engelheim, which made and sold the active ingredient ranitidine,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 21, 2025
Workers' Compensation

‘Overexertion’ top driver of comp costs: report

“Overexertion,” “falls,” and “struck-by and object or equipment” are the costliest workers compensation injuries, accounting for more than half of the $58.8 billion spend, based on 2022 data, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. revealed in its safety report released Tuesday. The study named “overexertion involving outside sources” as the top cause, accounting for $13.7 billion in costs, largely due to “manual…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 21, 2025
Personal Injury

Court of Appeals: Greenwood Park Mall Shooting Victims Can Move Forward with Lawsuit Against Mall Owner and Security Company

In a significant premises liability decision, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that victims of the 2022 mass shooting at Greenwood Park Mall may proceed with their lawsuit against Simon Property Group and its security contractor, Universal Protection Service, LLC. On July 17, 2022, a gunman entered Greenwood Park Mall, where he spent over an hour in a restroom assembling…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 15, 2025
Personal Injury

Illinois Supreme Court Rules Wholesalers Had Notice in Contaminated Cilantro Dispute

The Illinois Supreme Court has affirmed a decision allowing a food distributor to proceed with a breach of warranty claim against two produce wholesalers, holding that the wholesalers had sufficient notice of the alleged product defect through existing personal injury lawsuits. The case stems from multiple personal injury suits filed by restaurant patrons who became ill after consuming contaminated cilantro.…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 14, 2025
Personal Injury

Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Jury Award in Medical Negligence Case Involving Amputation

Franklyn Neter-Nu, a truck driver, filed a medical negligence lawsuit after complications from an improperly administered IV led to a below-the-knee amputation. The case originated from a 2015 visit to Methodist Hospital in Gary, Indiana, where Neter-Nu sought treatment for nausea and vomiting. During his hospital stay, Nurse Morgan Mittler noticed that the IV line had become detached from Neter-Nu’s…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
July 14, 2025

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