Posts by Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC

Last June, the Supreme Court ruled in Gallardo v. Marstiller that states providing care to a Medicaid patient may seek reimbursement from personal injury settlements allocated for the patient’s future medical expenses. Previously, it was believed that states could only make such a recovery from jury verdicts or settlements related to past medical expenses. Some…

The train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio resulted in the release of toxic chemicals such as vinyl chloride that has been linked to liver cancer. While the breadth of the environmental and health concerns is still unknown, one toxicologist interviewed urged individuals living near the site to document their health and monitor for…

If you are an Illinois resident,  you’ve probably received an email, text, or online advertisement asking you to join Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) class action litigation. Under BIPA, companies may not capture, store, or profit from an individual’s biometric data without written consent. BIPA contains statutory damages against violators, resulting in many large…

Staying safe on the road should be a priority for all road-travelers, but those who ride a bicycle or motorcycle have to take extra steps to ensure that they get from point A to point B without injury. Namely, bicyclists and motorcyclists need to wear a helmet when on the road. Illinois is one of…

As a new semester starts at universities and colleges across the country, college students should keep the “buddy system” in the back of their minds for their safety. The buddy system is simple: you and another person work together to make sure the other is safe. While young adults out on their own for the…

A recent investigation has revealed that more than 8 million Illinoisians get their drinking water from a water utility in which concerning levels of toxic chemicals have been detected. In 2020, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency began testing the state’s water facilities for PFAS, a group of toxic chemicals commonly referred to as “forever chemicals”…

Chicago always gets a fair amount of snowfall every year. While it can be pretty, snow also means adding a few minutes to your morning routine to brush the snow off your car before you drive. In fact, Illinois has a statute which makes it illegal to drive a vehicle that has snow or ice…

Our office settled the case of a middle-aged female whose incorrect ankle injury diagnosis by a Nurse Practitioner caused her to suffer a more significant and severe injury. After a car crash, the plaintiff made an appointment to see an orthopedic surgeon but when she arrived at the office a Nurse Practitioner saw her. The…

Later this month, trick-or-treaters will be running on and off your property as they collect their candy on Halloween. With so many visitors, it is important to know about premises liability. Premises liability cases involve an injury that occurred on another’s property as a result of some sort of hazardous condition that the property owner…

What happens if someone is negligently knocked to the ground, and they have a medical condition that make it more likely their bones will break? Should the person who pushed this person be held liable for broken bones if someone without this condition would not have suffered as severe of an injury? This kind of…