Wrongful Death
The truck driver who struck and killed an Illinois State Police officer has been charged with reckless homicide, but the trooper’s family blames the trucker’s employer in a wrongful death lawsuit. Johnny Felton Jr. was driving…
Continue ReadingA bill to create a state fund for workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois has passed the House Committee on State Government Administration. House Bill 2919 would create a state insurance fund that would compete with private…
Continue ReadingIllinois State Representative Dwight Kay, Republican of Glen Carbon, has introduced four bills proposing changes in the state’s workers’ compensation system. The bills received testimony in the House Labor & Commerce Committee but have not yet…
Continue ReadingA federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging that a community health center failed to properly treat a pregnant mother’s diabetes, resulting in the stillbirth of her son, has been settled for $575,000. The mother, Ammee Price, filed…
Continue ReadingThe company that owns the school bus involved in a recent fatal collision north of Chicago has been involved in a number of personal injury lawsuits. The accident has also focused attention on the dangerous intersection…
Continue ReadingA wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Belleville doctor for allegedly prescribing an improper pain medication that caused a patient’s death. The lawsuit was filed on February 1 in St. Clair County Circuit Court…
Continue ReadingThe parents of a student at Northern Illinois University (NIU) who died during a fraternity initiation party have filed a wrongful death lawsuit blaming the fraternity and its members for his death. The lawsuit alleges that…
Continue ReadingMedical malpractice can result in many types of birth injuries, with one of the most common being complications from hyperbilirubinemia, otherwise known as jaundice. Jaundice is usually treated easily, but if it is not properly diagnosed…
Continue ReadingHigh-tech sensors are being used inside helmets to protect soldiers and professional athletes from work injuries such as traumatic brain injuries. The sensors measure the impact from blows to the head and check for consequences. The…
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