Dram Shop Category Archives: Dram Shop
Helvetia Sharpshooters, others named in wrongful death complaint over July accident
The father of a man who was killed by an alleged drunk driver says the man who caused the crash was drinking at the Madison County Fairgrounds before the incident. William H. Dittmar, on behalf of the estate of William … Read More
Collinsville bars named in dram shop suit over motorcycle fatality
Hubbard
The parents of a Granite City woman killed in a motorcycle crash say the bars that served drinks to the operator of that motorcycle are responsible for her death. Read More
Terminal Railroad sued over machine operator’s repetitive trauma
A railroad worker has filed suit against his employer, alleging he sustained severe and permanent spine, hip and knee injuries because of work he performed. Jerry West claims he worked as a machine operator for defendant Terminal Railroad Association of … Read More
Bar owner moving to move suit over patron’s injuries to Alexander County
An Alexander County bar owner is seeking to take a suit filed in St. Clair County by a patron who claims to have been injured in a bar fight back to its home county. Clinton County resident Timothy Stempel filed … Read More
Plaintiff drops dram shop suit against Luna Cafe
Callis
A woman who claimed the Luna Cafe in Granite City violated the state’s dram shop laws when it served a woman she fought with three years ago, has dropped her suit. Read More
Hylla awards Regal Beagle $10,000 set-off in dram shop verdict
Hylla
Roper’s Regal Beagle has been granted $10,000 in set-off from a former co-defendant in a dram shop suit the Godfrey tavern lost last month. Read More
Regal Beagle plaintiff seeks costs, wants judge to decide verdict set-off
The plaintiff who walked away with $35,000 in a dram shop suit against Roper’s Regal Beagle tavern in Godfrey is now asking a judge to determine what set-off is needed in the case and to approve just over $2,500 in court costs. Read More
Trial postponed in case against Fast Eddie’s and Regal Beagle
Callis
A dram shop trial against Fast Eddie’s Bon Air of Alton and the Reagal Beagle in Godfrey that had been set for next week has been postponed.
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Trial date pushed off as parties in personal injury, dram shop suit talk settlement
Stack
Parties to a combination personal injury and dram shop suit are in settlement talks and have pushed off today’s trial date. Read More



