Monthly Archives: August 2005

New Lawsuits: Wednesday, Aug. 31

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Fresh from the courthouse: Read More »

New Lawsuits, News

Peach persists to collect on house she did not buy

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Undeterred by a voided judgment that would in effect close the case, plaintiff Armettia Peach intends to continue her quest in Madison County Circuit Court to collect the price of a house she did not buy. Read More »

Madison County, News

Puddle of water prompts $200k suit against casino

The victim of a puddle of water, Michael Meyer, filed the 500th lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court’s Law Division this year claiming a Missouri casino is negligent for an incident that damaged his body and psyche. Meyer, an … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, St. Clair County

Mother sues OB and hospital for son’s brain damage

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Touchette Regional Hospital in Centerville

An East St. Louis obstetrician and Touchette Regional Hospital were named in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by a woman whose son was born with brain damage. Read More »

Med-Mal, News, St. Clair County

Asbestos Motion Docket: Wednesday, Sep. 7

10 a.m. JAMES RONDA J V. A W CHESTERTON INC 04-L-000348, ASBESTOS J 311 BORNERT RICHARD V. AC & S INC 01-L-001663, ASBESTOS J 311 BRINZEA NICULEA V. A W CHESTERTON INC 04-L-001014, ASBESTOS J 311 ELLIS DOROTHY V. A … Read More »

Asbestos Docket, Dockets

Wrongful death suit filed against Barnes-Jewish

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital

The parents of a man who allegedly died due to complications from gastric bypass surgery filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court Aug. 26 seeking damages under either the Missouri or Illinois wrongful death statute. Read More »

Madison County, News, Wrongful Death

Injured customer sues driver who crashes through gas station window

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Eddie’s Lounge

Lloyd McBride claims Barbara Handshy was drunk when she drove a Ford pickup through the front window of a Granite City Quik Trip store, pinning him against the back wall and causing severe injuries. Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

FELA filed against Alton & Southern in St. Clair County

Allen Wedel filed a Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court Aug. 18, alleging his employer Alton & Southern Railway failed to provide him with a reasonably safe place to work. Wedel also claims Alton … Read More »

F.E.L.A./Jones Act, News, St. Clair County

60 defendants named in Madison County benzene suit

The widow of a man who died of non-Hodgkins lymphoma in February filed a benzene suit against 60 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court Aug. 25, seeking damages in excess of $200,000. Nancy Shaw claims her husband, Francis, developed his … Read More »

Benzene, Madison County, News

Fired nurse’s aide claims retaliation for reporting neglect

VIP Manor of Wood River, a long-term care facility, is being sued by a former employee who claims she was fired for reporting neglect. In a suit filed Aug. 30 in Madison County Circuit Court, Jesse Busse, a certified nurse’s … Read More »

Madison County, News