Daily Archives: December 26, 2012

Cahokia man sues Allstate claiming insurer blamed him for setting house fires

A Cahokia man is suing the insurance company that allegedly accused him of setting fire to his home two times in just four days. Virgil Atkins filed a lawsuit Nov. 28 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Allstate Indemnity … Read More »

Insurance, News, St. Clair County

Back injuries claimed in accident near Holiday Mobile Home Park

A Granite City woman says she suffered severe back injuries when another driver turned left in front of her and caused a crash. Stephanie M. Gaddy filed a lawsuit Dec. 13 against Helen A. Beeler in Madison County Circuit Court. … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Passenger blames driver for ending up in irrigation ditch

A man from the city of Lebanon is suing the driver of the car he was riding in after it slid off the road and into a ditch. Jerry Flanigan filed a lawsuit Nov. 28 against Harley Huett in St. … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, St. Clair County

Fairview Heights rear-end accident causes injuries

A St. Clair County woman is accused of rear-ending another car while driving in Fairview Heights. Joyal Chapman filed a lawsuit Nov. 28 against Elizabeth Turner in St. Clair County Circuit Court. Chapman says she was driving her Honda Accord … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, St. Clair County

Vine Street accident in Alton causes injuries, suit claims

A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims struck her vehicle as she waited at a stop sign. Sheri L. Cerame claims she was driving on Vine Street in Alton on Dec. 15, 2010, at about 10:30 … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Driver sues over Granite City accident

A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims struck her vehicle. Katelynn E. Harger claims she was driving on Pontoon Road in Granite City on May 24 when defendant Natalie L. Mangiaracino, who was driving on the … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Failure to yield at stop sign prompts suit

Two years after a collision in which a man allegedly failed to yield at a stop sign, a driver seeks more than $50,000 for damages he says he sustained in the accident. Lucian Dennis Frazier filed a lawsuit Dec. 10 … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Smithton accident results in injury suit

A woman claims she suffered head and body injuries after a driver rear-ended her vehicle. Judith A. Russell filed a lawsuit Nov. 29 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Elaine J. Tanner. In her complaint, Russell alleges she drove … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Supreme Court set to release opinion in Fennell v. Illinois Central

The Illinois Supreme Court anticipates that it will release an opinion Friday in a St. Clair County asbestos case over the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The justices earlier this week announced that they would hand down rulings in four … Read More »

Asbestos, Ill. Supreme Court, News

Patent lawyers doubt Apple v. Samsung will create precedent

CHICAGO – While non-lawyers might not know the ins-and-outs of the America Invents Act, most have at least some familiarity with patent law thanks to the legal battle brewing between Apple and Samsung. The litigation between the two smartphone giants … Read More »

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