CHAMPAIGN — A Champaign nursing home has been fined $16,250 by the state in connection with a safety violation that involved a patient suffering a spinal fracture.I
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Nursing Home violations that result in injuries may also be subject to a civil lawsuit for damages. Consult with a personal injury lawyer.
OSHA is investigating after a worker was killed and three others injured when a 45-ton steel beam fell at a construction site in Des Plaines.
Source: Worker killed, 3 injured when beam falls in Des Plaines | Chicago Sun-Times
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Horrific accident. Multiple lawsuits may result. A workers’ compensation claim, negligence lawsuit and OSHA fines.
A 33-year-old man was hit by a vehicle early Friday in Belleville and died a few hours later at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The man was identified Monday by the St. Louis medical examiner’s office.
Source: East St. Louis man killed in Belleville accident | Belleville News-Democrat
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A pedestrian may file a claim against the driver of vehicle who injures her. The pedestrian must prove the driver was negligent in observing the rules of the road and observing safety standards. A defense to these cases may be that the pedestrian contributed to her injuries through failure to observe safe conduct on her own part. Make sure to discuss these matters with an experienced personal injury lawyer.
Another lawsuit has been filed against the Archdiocese of Chicago over alleged abuses committed by convicted child molester and defrocked priest
Source: Archdiocese faces new lawsuit over alleged McCormack abuses | Chicago Sun-Times
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This type of behavior is certainly subject to civil damages. Check with an experienced lawyer regarding the timelines for filing lawsuits in these sexual abuse cases.
BLOOMINGTON — A 63-year-old Bloomington man has been identified as the victim in an accident that occurred Sunday when, while in a wheelchair, he was struck by a pickup truck
Source: Man killed in Bloomington accident identified | Local News | pantagraph.com
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Tragic collision. Family of man who died may pursue a negligence lawsuit, however driver may have defense that pedestrian was also negligent.