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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…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 26, 2021

Workers' Compensation

Do I Get A Settlement? Illinois Workers Compensation Payments

The Illinois Workers' Compensation Act provides for a bunch of benefits that have to be provided and one benefit that can be provided but doesn't have to. In simpler terms, if you are hurt at work in Illinois, your employer has to be for your time off of work and 100% of your medical care. No co-pays, nothing out of…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 20, 2021

Personal Injury

Passenger alleges injuries from Glen Carbon crash

A passenger claims she was injured in a rear-end collision in Glen Carbon. Vicki Demkey filed a complaint July 7 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Darrin Freeman. According to her complaint, Demkey was a passenger in a vehicle that was traveling on Troy Road in Glen Carbon on Dec. 8, 2019. She alleges that while she was stopped…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 20, 2021

Personal Injury

Motorist alleges Walmart Transportation driver caused collision at truck stop

A transportation and logistic company is seeking reimbursement for worker's compensation claims it paid out to two employees injured in a collision caused by a Walmart Transportation driver at a Pilot Truck Stop in Troy. Schneider National Carriers Inc., as subrogee of Ariel Walker and Mayte Cruz Rodriguez, filed a complaint July 8 in the Madison County Circuit Court against…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 19, 2021

Personal Injury

Suit alleges doctor misdiagnosed heart condition as panic attack

A woman is suing an Alton Memorial Hospital physician, alleging he misdiagnosed her heart condition as a panic attack which caused to suffer a heart attack. Edith Johnson filed a complaint July 8 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Team Health and Thomas Hanson, M.D., alleging negligence. Johnson alleges in her suit that she sought medical treatment at Alton…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 19, 2021

Personal Injury

Paralyzed tenant alleges landlords refused wheelchair ramp at mobile home

A man who claims he is bound to a wheelchair following a Collinsville shooting is suing his landlords for allegedly refusing to allow him to build a ramp at his mobile home. David Littlejohn filed a complaint July 1 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Dawn Wood and Don Wood, alleging violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act. According…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 13, 2021

Personal Injury

Motorist alleges speeding driver caused rear-end collision

A motorist injured in a crash on Illinois 160 claims the other driver was speeding and following too closely to her vehicle as they approached an intersection. Jamie Jung filed a complaint June 30 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Caleb M. Fields, alleging negligence. According to Jung's suit, she was driving her vehicle on Illinois160 near the intersection…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 12, 2021

Personal Injury

Tree trimmer sues Edwardsville homeowners for failing to remove dangerous tree

A man who fell while trimming a tree is suing the Edwardsville homeowners for allegedly failing to remove the dangerous trees. Nathan Chester filed a complaint June 23 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Ernest Moore, Joann Moore and Bobby L. Johnson, doing business as Johnson's Landscaping Solutions, alleging negligence. Chester alleges in his complaint that he was at…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 12, 2021

Personal Injury

Ironworker allegedly suffered fatal fall after bucket detached from lift truck

A wrongful death suit alleges an independent contractor suffered a fatal fall at a Motel 6 after the bucket on a lift truck he was using suddenly became detached. Sharon Funk, as special administrator of the Estate of Timothy Funk, deceased, filed a complaint June 22 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Jenkins Displays Company, alleging negligence and wrongful…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 7, 2021

Personal Injury

Motorist alleges injuries from Target parking lot collision

A motorist claims she suffered severe and permanent injuries when another driver collided with her vehicle in the parking lot of the Alton Target. Pamela A. Pace filed a complaint June 17 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Suzann Privett, alleging negligence. According to the complaint, Pace was driving her vehicle in the parking lot of the Target on…

Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PCJuly 6, 2021

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

Do I Get A Settlement? Illinois Workers Compensation Payments

Passenger alleges injuries from Glen Carbon crash

Motorist alleges Walmart Transportation driver caused collision at truck stop

Suit alleges doctor misdiagnosed heart condition as panic attack

Paralyzed tenant alleges landlords refused wheelchair ramp at mobile home

Motorist alleges speeding driver caused rear-end collision

Tree trimmer sues Edwardsville homeowners for failing to remove dangerous tree

Ironworker allegedly suffered fatal fall after bucket detached from lift truck

Motorist alleges injuries from Target parking lot collision

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