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Customer sues over trip, fall at Belleville Advanced Auto Parts store

An Advanced Auto Parts store in Belleville is being sued after a customer alleges she fell while walking to the back area of the store. Olivia Burnes-Lacy filed a complaint Dec. 7 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Advanced Auto Parts and Alex Doe, alleging premises liability. The plaintiff claims in her suit that she was at the…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJanuary 4, 2021

Personal Injury

How U.S. Government Will Handle COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims Is Largely a Secret

Lost in the U.S. launch of the coronavirus vaccine is a fact most don’t know when they roll up their sleeves: In rare cases of serious illness from the shots, the injured are blocked from suing and steered instead to an obscure federal bureaucracy with a record of seldom paying claims. Housed in a nondescript building in a Washington, D.C.,…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJanuary 4, 2021

Personal Injury

Suit alleges truck driver caused multi-vehicle crash

A truck driver is accused of negligently veering into another lane while traveling on Interstate 55, allegedly causing a multi-vehicle crash. Bridgette Ebersoldt and Kevin Ebersoldt filed a complaint Dec. 7 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Merrell Enterprises LLC, Ernest Lumley and Richard Snyder, alleging negligence. According to the compliant, the Ebersoldts were driving south on Interstate…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCDecember 29, 2020

Personal Injury

Shopper allegedly fell over sandbag left on floor at Home Depot

A shopper claims she fell over a sandbag that was left on the floor at the Home Depot store in Alton. Jacqueline Hood filed a complaint Dec. 9 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., doing business as The Home Depot, alleging negligence. Hood alleges in her complaint that while shopping at the Home Depot on…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCDecember 29, 2020

Personal Injury

Man sues Edison’s Entertainment Complex over icy slip, fall

The owners of the Edison's Entertainment Complex are being sued by a man who claims he slipped on ice while entering the property. Ronald Shafer filed a complaint Dec. 10 in the Madison County Circuit COurt against The E-Zone at Sunset Hills LLC, doing business as Edison's Entertainment Complex, alleging negligence. According to the complaint, Shafer claims he suffered injuries,…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCDecember 28, 2020

Personal Injury

Woman allegedly broke kneecap after falling in Granite City parking lot

A woman claims she broke her kneecap when she fell in the Ruler Foods parking lot on Valentine's Day. Pamela Asadorian filed a complaint Dec. 17 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Soho Investments Inc., alleging negligence. According to the complaint, Soho Investments owned, operated and managed a commercial property located off Nameoki Road in Granite City. Asadorian alleges…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCDecember 28, 2020

Personal Injury

Shopper sues Kroger after allegedly tripping in parking lot

A woman claims she was injured when she tripped on a broken sign in a Kroger parking lot, causing injuries. Lucille Clark filed the complaint on Dec. 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against Kroger Ltd. Partnership. According to the complaint, Clark was a customer at a Kroger grocery store in Anna on June…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCDecember 22, 2020

Personal Injury

Truck driver, passenger allege injuries from rear-end collision in traffic jam

A tractor-trailer driver and his passenger claim they were injured when another truck driver allegedly caused a rear-end collision due to traffic caused by road construction. Edgar Ramos and Derek Ramos filed the complaint Dec. 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against Araya Trucking LLC and Tesfemikael Tesfaldet Araya. According to the complaint, Edgar…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCDecember 22, 2020

Workers' Compensation

Workplace fatalities up 2% in 2019, most since 2007

There were 5,333 fatal workplace injuries recorded in the United States in 2019, a 2% increase from the 5,250 in 2018 and the largest figure since 2007, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday. Demographics data painted a different picture: fatalities among workers age 55 and over increased 8% from 1,863 in 2018 to…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCDecember 21, 2020

Workers' Compensation

Comp to face pandemic-related challenges in 2021, beyond

Workers compensation will likely continue to face challenges from the pandemic and will need to adapt to address COVID-19-related treatment gaps, according to a report released Thursday by Mitchell International Inc. In its 2020 Industry Trends Report, the San Diego-based property/casualty technology company predicts that the workers comp industry will continue to see shortages of primary care physicians and delays…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCDecember 21, 2020

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Customer sues over trip, fall at Belleville Advanced Auto Parts store

How U.S. Government Will Handle COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims Is Largely a Secret

Suit alleges truck driver caused multi-vehicle crash

Shopper allegedly fell over sandbag left on floor at Home Depot

Man sues Edison’s Entertainment Complex over icy slip, fall

Woman allegedly broke kneecap after falling in Granite City parking lot

Shopper sues Kroger after allegedly tripping in parking lot

Truck driver, passenger allege injuries from rear-end collision in traffic jam

Workplace fatalities up 2% in 2019, most since 2007

Comp to face pandemic-related challenges in 2021, beyond

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