A 24-year-old Springfield man faces charges of aggravated fleeing and attempt to elude, driving on a suspended license and reckless driving after turning
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The injured officer has two potential cases. A workers’ compensation claim for his injury and a negligence lawsuit against the driver. A problem may result if the driver has no automobile insurance coverage. It may be difficult to collect on any judgment with a person who does not have any insurance.
Source: ‘Individual A’ sues Dennis Hastert for unpaid hush money – News – Journal Star – Peoria, IL
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Raises some interesting legal issues. Someone is allowed to sue another person who sexually molests them. However, the law puts time limits on when a lawsuit can be filed. The idea is that it becomes difficult to obtain evidence after a certain length of time. This lawsuit appears to not actually be based on damages from the original sexual abuse, rather it is based on failure to live up to an agreement to pay money for the underlying abuse. Hastert is being sued for breach of contract. He may raise the defense of whether it is legal to contract for bribe money. Certainly, there is no sympathy for his actions. How the law addresses this will worth watching.
NORMAL — A local apartment company plans to demolish a pool where a 26-year-old man suffered severe spinal injuries last summer.
Source: Landlord to demolish pool where man was injured | Government and Politics | pantagraph.com
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Normal, Illinois pool injury. Problems with pool maintenance and design may lead to negligence lawsuits when severe injuries result.
SPRINGFIELD — Federal inspectors have cited four companies as part of an investigation into a fatal explosion last October at the Springfield Metro Sanitary District’s Sugar Creek plant. Roger Creason, 42, of Riverton, a longtime member of Laborers Local 477, died six days later from injuries he sustained in the accident. Creason was leak-testing joints inside a 54-inch round pipe when an inflatable “bladder” ruptured. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Source: Two Peoria companies among 4 cited by OSHA in fatal explosion in Springfield
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Heart breaking explosion resulting in death of young man. Shows legal process. Family of worker entitled to Illinois Workers’ Compensation death benefits and files a wrongful death lawsuit against other companies involved in accident.
Source: 2016 – 04/06/2016 – 31-year-old worker died from exposure to manure gas, OSHA finds
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Shows the dangers of agriculture work. Of course, Illinois is a major agriculture state and has large hog farms. Respiratory protection is very important in these situations. These type of cases are OSHA violations and an Illinois Workers’ Compensation case.