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Monsanto seeks to disqualify counsel in East St. Louis contamination suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – Monsanto, Solutia, and Pharmacia moved on May 22 to disqualify former chief judge John Baricevic of Belleville and others as counsel for East St. Louis in a suit seeking billions in penalties for 50 years of alleged contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls. -
Edwardsville school district seeks to dismiss battery claim from golfer's injury suit
BENTON – Edwardsville school district denies that it committed medical battery against golfer Bailey Vorachek by burning her back with a pain reliever. -
East St. Louis seeks roughly $2.7 billion in penalties for pollution; Monsanto moves to file counter claim
EAST ST. LOUIS – Monsanto Company claims a lawsuit filed by the City of East St. Louis seeking penalties up to $2.7 billion for pollution violates the U. S. Constitution. -
Discrimination suits filed against Empire Comfort Systems over drawing that sparked June 2020 protests
A group of African American employees have filed racial discrimination lawsuits against Empire Comfort Systems over a child’s controversial drawing in a 2019 company calendar, which sparked Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020. -
Kolker enters default judgment against retaining wall company in suit alleging incomplete work
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Chris Kolker entered a default judgment against a retaining wall company after it failed to respond or appear at a status conference for a suit alleging it did not complete contracted work. -
Wrongful death suit alleges long-term care facility provided negligent care
BELLEVILLE — A Cahokia long term care facility is facing a claim that neglect led to a resident's death from MRSA and sepsis. -
Suit alleges nursing home resident suffered neglect, malnutrition
BELLEVILLE — A long-term care facility in Lebanon is facing a suit alleging its negligent care caused a resident to suffer injuries. -
Employer seeks to dismiss sexual harassment suit, argues alleged misconduct was not in the scope of employment
Thomas Industrial Coatings denies liability and seeks to dismiss a former employee’s sexual harassment lawsuit, arguing that any alleged misconduct was not in the scope of employment. -
Pedestrian sues over slip, fall on sidewalk
BELLEVILLE – A pedestrian is suing a property owner after she allegedly slipped and fell while walking on a sidewalk in Mascoutah. -
Man accuses St. Clair County Sheriff's Department of wrongful arrest following 2019 burglaries
A Nebraska man who claims he was wrongfully charged in a series of burglaries is suing the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department following his arrest. -
Belleville law firm alleges accountant failed to file taxes
Belleville attorneys and their law firm are suing an accountant for allegedly failing to file their taxes and then refusing to return their financial records after his services were terminated. -
Former East St. Louis fire captain says exhaustion of remedies not required in wage dispute
A former East St. Louis fire captain argues that no exhaustion of administrative remedies is required in his suit alleging he was not paid for accumulated sick and vacation days upon retirement. -
East St. Louis denies liability in former fire captain's suit over wages
The City of East St. Louis argues that a former captain of the fire department failed to exhaust all of his administrative remedies in a suit alleging he was not paid for accumulated sick and vacation days upon retirement. -
Physician denies liability in suit alleging patient died following colonoscopy
A physician denies that negligence caused a patient to be deprived of oxygen to her brain while undergoing a routine colonoscopy. -
Rudolf grants dismissal in suit alleging patient died following colonoscopy; Plaintiff given leave to amend complaint
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf granted a physician’s motion to dismiss a medical malpractice suit alleging a patient died following a routine colonoscopy. -
DUI cases affected by clerical error include woman driving on revoked license
The list of drivers whose DUI cases were affected by a clerical error along with former U.S. attorney Stephen Wigginton when a Madison County clerk failed to timely schedule statutory summary suspension hearings includes a woman with a long criminal history who had been driving on a revoked license. -
Suit alleges patient died following colonoscopy
BELLEVILLE — Metro East Gastroenterology is accused of negligence after a patient died following a colonoscopy. -
Chatham & Baricevic, lawyers sue accountant over tax troubles
BELLEVILLE – Charles J. Baricevic, Grey Chatham, and their firm were subjected to fines and penalties on their taxes, according to a complaint Chatham filed in St. Clair County circuit court on Nov. 19. -
Caseyville neighbors sue over alleged property dispute
BELLEVILLE — A Caseyville couple allege their neighbors encroached on their property and then attempted to damage their trucking business after they made complaints. -
Investor alleges Wyandotte Corporation breached contract
BELLEVILLE — An investor is suing a St. Clair County business, alleging breach of contract.