Jury Awards Missouri Worker $28M for Lung Damage November 26, 2013 A Laclede County jury has ordered a Missouri company to pay $28 million to a worker who claimed his lungs...
$300K Awarded to 2 Terminated Ohio Truck Drivers November 26, 2013 Under the terms of a consent judgment, a now defunct North Canton, Ohio-based company, Star Air Inc., and owner Robert...
Illinois Roofing Company Fined $158K for Safety Hazards November 25, 2013 Affordable Roofing and Exteriors Inc. in Trenton, Ill., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and...
Costs per Claim of Medical Care for Injured Workers in Indiana High, Rising November 25, 2013 The costs per claim of medical care to treat injured workers in Indiana were higher than most states and growing...
$15 Million Awarded in Illinois Childbirth Death Lawsuit November 25, 2013 Jurors have awarded a $15 million settlement to the husband of a suburban Chicago high school teacher who died while...
Indiana Businesses Work to Recover from Tornadoes November 22, 2013 Dan May has already found a location to temporarily set up his law office and his daughter’s art gallery that...
Count of Storm-Damaged Homes in Illinois Expected to Grow November 22, 2013 State officials now say that at least 900 homes in Illinois were either destroyed or badly damaged by the tornado...
South Dakota Supreme Court Says No to New Malpractice Trial November 22, 2013 A woman who sued Sanford Medical Center for malpractice for a 2007 surgical procedure that was aborted should not be...
New Assessment: At Least 15 Tornadoes Hit Illinois November 21, 2013 New damage assessments from the National Weather Service show that at least 15 tornadoes hit Illinois during the outbreak of...
Illinois Employer to Pay $10K Penalty for Lack of Workers’ Comp Insurance November 21, 2013 An uninsured employer in Illinois has pled guilty to a Class 4 felony for refusing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance,...