Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

Former workers’ compensation hearing officer Jennifer Carril continues to pursue a $25,000 settlement before the Fourth District Appellate Court in Springfield, Illinois for a disability that she claims is related to her typing duties as a hearing officer, the Belleville News-Democrat reported on May 31. Governor Pat Quinn dismissed Carril in 2011 from her $115,000 per year post… Read More

A three-year investigation made by the Department of Insurance, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District, and the Department of Justice to learn whether prison guards in Illinois have been fraudulently submitting workers’ compensation claims has yet to bear fruit, InsuranceNewsNet.com reported on May 24. The investigation was instigated by a series of… Read More

On Tuesday, May 20 a drunk driver on Interstate 74 caused an accident which resulted in the death of Frank Patchen of Isanti, Minnesota. Patchen, 83, was eastbound on I-74 around 9:30 p.m. when another vehicle struck his car from behind, causing both cars to veer off of the road. Both drivers were transported to… Read More

The News Gazette reported that on Friday, May 16 an accident in Urbana killed University of Illinois student, Paul W. Davidson, 30. Davidson was traveling west on University Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. when a car turned in front of traffic and caused a collision. Davidson, operating a motorcycle at the time of the accident, was… Read More

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently fined Indiana-based roofing company Five Star Commercial Roofing Inc. $49,000 due to  unsafe working conditions at a site in Bartonville, the Journal Star reported on May 1. According to an investigation conducted by OSHA, Five Star’s employees were found to have been working almost… Read More

On Thursday, May 1 Lori A. Jackson, 52, sustained fatal injuries in a head-on collision in Kankakee County. The accident occurred around 5:20 p.m. on Interstate 57 when a vehicle driven by Michelle R. Sokol, 20, crossed the center median and collided with Jackson’s car. All victims involved in the car accident were transported to… Read More

On Thursday, April 24 a Newman man died after being struck by an Amtrack train. The incident occurred in Savoy around 7 p.m. when farm chemical company employee, Brent E. Stewart, 42, drove a three-wheeled fertilizer applicator in front of a train. Emergency responders reported to the accident site near U.S. 45. Stewart was airlifted to… Read More

On Sunday, April 20 a collision in Homer claimed the life of two people. The accident occurred when a Jeep Grand Cherokee and Mercedes Benz collided at an intersection. The impact of the crash caused a fire that responding emergency crews tended to while extracting victims from their respective vehicles. Dorothy Doxtater, 62, and Scott… Read More

The presence of electrical equipment at work poses the risk of occupational injuries and accidents, especially if workers do not have proper training as to how to manage such equipment or if the company is not careful about providing a safe workplace. Data from the Electrical Safety Foundation showed that it takes at least 13 work… Read More

A three vehicle accident that occurred on I-74 this morning caused an unidentified number of people to sustain serious injuries, according to police, and has shut down both east I-74 lanes and one westbound lane in eastern Champaign County for the morning and part of the afternoon. The accident happened around 6:32 a.m. this morning… Read More