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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…
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December 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, PC
December 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, PC
December 28, 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, PC
December 22, 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, PC
December 21, 2020
Personal Injury

Jury Duty? No Thanks, Say Many, Forcing Trials to be Delayed

Jury duty notices have set Nicholas Philbrook’s home on edge with worries about him contracting the coronavirus and passing it on to his father-in-law, a cancer survivor with diabetes in his mid-70s who is at higher risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19. Philbrook and his wife, Heather Schmidt, of Camarillo, California, have been trying to convince court officials that…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
December 15, 2020

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