{"id":337,"date":"2014-07-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/lawsuit-filed-after-team-exercise-becomes-workplace-accident\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:09","slug":"lawsuit-filed-after-team-exercise-becomes-workplace-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/lawsuit-filed-after-team-exercise-becomes-workplace-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit Filed After Team Exercise Becomes Workplace Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | July 25, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a man filed a workplace injuries lawsuit after 2012 incident in which he says he suffered a fall during a mandatory training workshop. The lawsuit, filed in DuPage County, alleges that the plaintiff was asked to participate in a workplace exercise that was originally designed to foster mutual respect, understanding and empathy between the employees at a fire safety company located in Addison, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit names a third-party business consultant as a co-defendant in facilitating what the plaintiff says is an incident that caused him mental and physical pain and suffering after he fell to the floor and injured his knees to the point where he required surgery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/lawsuit-filed-after-team-exercise-becomes-workplace-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Lawsuit Filed After Team Exercise Becomes Workplace Accident\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | July 25, 2014 Earlier this month, a man filed a workplace injuries lawsuit after 2012 incident in which he says he suffered a fall during a mandatory training workshop. 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