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Appeals panel tosses injured construction worker's $5M settlement, says Cook Co. judges erred at trial
A state appeals panel has ordered a new trial to determine liability for injuries a worker suffered on a Walmart construction site, after determining Cook County judges didn’t properly account for a settlement agreement between the worker and some of the defendants before allowing a jury to determine who should shoulder the blame for the accident, and how much each defendant should pay. -
Judge lets Liberty Mutual keep pressing $17M workers comp billing fraud case vs back clinic
A Cook County judge is allowing a group of insurers, led by Liberty Mutual, to move ahead with a fraud action against a medical practice they have accused of false billing in workers comp cases. -
Liberty Mutual accuses back clinic Marque Medicos of workers comp insurance fraud, demands $17 million
Liberty Mutual Insurance has brought a $17 million fraud lawsuit against a Chicago-based medical practice specializing in neck and back injuries, saying the practice billed for procedures and therapy they did not perform on worker’s comp patients and billed at inflated rates.