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Defendant in fatal apartment fire suit wants judge to enforce discovery agreement

May 21, 2013 9:30 AM
By Ann Maher

A Roxana property owner fighting a Madison County wrongful death lawsuit is asking the Court to force one of the plaintiffs to respond to interrogatories and requests for production. Dawson M. Cooper was sued last year by Tiffany Gresham and … Read More »

Madison County, News, Wrongful Death

Belleville nursing home accused of negligence in wrongful death claim

May 20, 2013 8:36 AM
By Kelly Holleran

A Belleville nursing home failed to adequately care for one of its residents, leading to her death, according to recently filed court documents. Brenda Lee Cooper, who is the administrator of Mildred Hale’s estate, filed a lawsuit May 6 in … Read More »

Personal Injury, St. Clair County, Wrongful Death

Father sues Granite City bar and restaurant over fatal accident

May 15, 2013 8:26 AM
By Kelly Holleran

The father of a minor girl claims his daughter lost the chance to grow up with her mother when her parent was killed in an automobile collision caused by an allegedly intoxicated driver. Jason Alan McGuiggan filed a lawsuit May … Read More »

Dram Shop, Madison County, News, Wrongful Death

Allegedly intoxicated driver caused death of Alton bicyclist, suit says

May 15, 2013 7:01 AM
By Kelly Holleran

The relative of a recently deceased man claims he died after an allegedly intoxicated driver struck the bike on which he was riding. James Arland Stewart III was driving his bicycle on East Broadway in Alton on April 13 at … Read More »

Madison County, News, Wrongful Death

Bike trail designer blamed in fatal bicycle-auto accident; MCT Schoolhouse Trail cited in suit

May 14, 2013 4:59 PM
By Kelly Holleran

The wife of a recently deceased Colorado man has filed suit against the operators of a trail where she claims her husband was operating his bike when he was struck by a car and killed. Mary Beltz claims her husband, … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Alton liquor store named in wrongful death suit over bath salts consumption

May 10, 2013 9:05 AM
By Andrea Dearden

An Alton liquor store is accused of selling “bath salts” that led to a woman’s death. Shirley Morgan, as special administrator of the estate of Tonia Marie Whitehead, filed a lawsuit April 19 in Madison County Circuit Court against William F. Brockman, … Read More »

Madison County, News, Wrongful Death

Optometrist accused of failing to diagnose fatal ocular melanoma

May 8, 2013 6:52 AM
By Kelly Holleran

The surviving spouse of a recently deceased man blames her husband’s eye doctor for contributing to his death, saying the optometrist failed to diagnose his cancer. Cindy Heflin filed a lawsuit April 29 in Madison County Circuit Court against Rosenthal … Read More »

Madison County, News, Wrongful Death

Post trial motions in Rosewood Care Center case seek new trials; Jury reached plaintiff’s verdict in March

April 30, 2013 5:43 PM
By Ann Maher

  Despite a $273,607.60 plaintiff’s verdict reached March 8 in Madison County Circuit Court, both sides in a six-year old wrongful death case against Rosewood Care Center are re-arguing. Defense attorney Dennis McCubbin filed a motion for new trial on … Read More »

Madison County, News, Wrongful Death

Granite City and patrolman deny negligence in detainee’s heart attack death

April 30, 2013 4:23 PM
By Ann Maher

The City of Granite City and its police officer Eric Klumpp deny negligence in the heart attack death of a man taken into their custody in January 2012. A suit filed in Madison County on Jan. 16 by Shannon Walsh, … Read More »

Madison County, News, Wrongful Death

Dot Foods seeks to transfer wrongful death case from Madison to Montgomery County

April 30, 2013 2:38 PM
By Ann Maher

A defendant in a Madison County wrongful death lawsuit is seeking to transfer the case to Montgomery County – the site of a November tractor trailer accident that claimed the life of an Illinois state trooper. Dot Foods, who along … Read More »

Madison County, News, Wrongful Death