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Personal Injury

Woman alleges auto dealership sold her defective vehicle

A woman alleges a Collinsville auto dealership fraudulently sold her a car that was unsafe and in need of major repair work. Christina Mesey filed a complaint July 28 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Insta-Credit Auto Mart Inc., and Enterprise Bank & Trust Foundation, alleging violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. According to the complaint, Mesey purchased…
Personal Injury

Consumers claim over-the-counter heartburn medication caused cancer

A suit alleges that Pfizer, Walgreens and others failed to warn consumers of the risk of exposure to the carcinogen N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) with its over-the-counter ranitidine heart burn medicine. Joseph Bayer and Gwendolyn Culverson filed a complaint Aug. 2 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Pfizer Inc., Walgreen Co., Sun Pharmaceutical and others,…
Workers' Compensation

Insurer off hook in fatal fall from roof

An insurer would normally have been obligated to defend a company that was an additional insured under its coverage, but is off the hook in a case involving a worker who fell to his death from a roof because of the settlement in the underlying litigation, a federal appeals court said, in a divided ruling. An Illinois warehouse operator contracted…
Personal Injury

Driver allegedly failed to stop at intersection, caused Highland collision

A motorist claims another driver failed to stop at the intersection of Cypress Street and 12th Street in Highland, causing a collision. Audrey Kasmarzik filed a complaint July 12 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Ralph Kampwerth in the Madison County Circuit Court, alleging negligence. According to Kasmarzik's complaint, she was driving her 2016 Ford Escape on Cypress Street…
Personal Injury

Roxana, Wood River resident sues refineries, alleges cancer from exposure to toxic chemicals

Justin Sandbach, a former resident of Roxana and Wood River, is suing local oil refineries, alleging he developed cancer from exposure to toxic chemicals released into the community by the defendants. Sandbach filed a complaint July 16 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Shell Oil Company, individually and as successor to Shell Oil Company Incorporated, Shell Chemical LP frequently…
Workers' Compensation

Workers’ Compensation Research Study Shows No Treatment Delays Due to COVID

COVID-19 did not delay medical treatment for workers’ compensation claimants, but did decrease the amount of emergency care and other services provided to injured workers, a study released by the Workers’ Compensation Institute concludes. Research by WCRI economist Olesya Fomenko found that there were no noticeable delays in medical treatment for injured workers when the first two quarters of 2019…
Personal Injury

Suit alleges premature infant developed intestinal disease from Enfamil, Similac formulas

A mother claims her premature infant developed an intestinal disease after consuming Enfamil and Similac infant formulas. Tikeshia Whatley and Ze'Marques Elder filed a complaint July 14 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Mead Johnson & Company LLC, Mead Johnson Nutrition Company and Abbott Laboratories alleging strict liability, negligence, negligent misrepresentation and other claims. According to the plaintiffs' complaint,…
Workers' Compensation

No Noticeable Pandemic-Related Delay in Medical Treatment for Injured Workers for Non-COVID-19 Claims, Finds New WCRI Study

A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) investigates patterns of medical care access and utilization that are specific to workers' compensation during the first quarters of 2020 to understand how the timing and delivery of medical treatment were impacted by the pandemic. “In our previous work, we examined the effect of the spread of COVID-19 along with…

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