Premises Liability

Worker Claims He Was Fired After Applying for Workers’ Compensation Benefits

August 29, 2013

A lawsuit has been filed alleging that a worker was fired after applying for workers’ compensation benefits. Roger Johnson filed suit June 11 in St. Clair County Circuit Court, claiming that he was wrongly discharged. The…

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Nursing Home Sued in Wrongful Death Case

February 25, 2013

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a nursing home on the South Side of Chicago after a patient, who was allegedly prescribed an overdose of medication, died. A representative of Sonya Eli file the…

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Study Shows Safety Inspections Protect Workers and Do Not Hurt Businesses

July 31, 2012

Researchers have determined that random inspections of businesses in the United States have a measurable impact on the risk of workers being hurt on the job. Inspections lower the danger for workers, and have no negative…

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Drowning at Geneva Dam

July 16, 2012

A man sacrificed his own life last August to save a child drowning near a dam on the Fox River near Geneva, Illinois. The man’s relatives have now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city,…

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Fatal Workplace Injuries On the Rise in Illinois

July 2, 2012

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released its final data on fatal injuries in the workplace in the year 2010. While such on-the-job deaths have been decreasing nationwide for some time, they are on…

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Plaintiff Must Prove Unsafe Conditions at Time of Fall

May 24, 2012

Getting awarded compensation for your slip and fall injury may hinge on whether you gather enough evidence of the property owner’s negligence. A recent case decided by the Illinois Appellate Court shows that suits against landlords…

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