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Improperly folded mat leads to Madison County suit
Distracted by promotional signs at the Fairview Heights Value City furniture store, shopper Dorothy Gale caught her foot on an improperly placed mat. She lost her balance and fell.
Woman twists foot while sparing daughter from falling cabinet
In the process of heroically preventing a falling piece of furniture from striking her daughter, Erin Rangle twisted her left leg and foot.
Alton woman sues property owner for assault
While checking out a rental property for her family's move, Stacey Stegall claims she was sexually assaulted by the owner, Gene Kain of Alton, who was showing the home at 2819 Sanford Ave. in Alton on Aug. 3, 2004.
Convictions in vote fraud trial would send strong signal
Steve Reeb Lifeling East St. Louisan and harsh critic of city government corruption, writer James Ingram said convictions in the federal vote-buying trial currently under way in his hometown will send a clear message.
Failure to detect colon cancer at issue in med mal suit
Edwardsville Ambulatory Surgery Center Two years after receiving a clean bill of health, Walter Hickey of St. Clair County underwent another colonoscopy which indicated cancer had spread to other organs of his body, including his liver.
Sears wants supplier to indemnify for asbestos losses
Sears Roebuck and Co. is suing its supplier of brake shoe sets for losses and legal fees incurred in four Madison County asbestos lawsuits.
Med mal trial changes the way family practitioner treats patients
Dr. Kevin Bell M.D. While lawmakers try to fix the state’s doctor exodus in the final days of a bitter legislative session, a Metro-East physician feels relieved and vindicated after prevailing in a Madison County medical malpractice trial that ended Monday.
Asbestos trust fund bill moves to full Senate
Senator Arlen Spector
I-LAW takes on lawyer advertising
Even though a lawsuit watchdog group is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to enact stricter guidelines on personal injury lawyer ads, its director says his effort is not intended to limit free speech.
Jury rules in favor of defendant in med mal trial
Tim Richards After deliberating less than two hours, a Madison County jury found in favor of Kevin Bell, M.D. who was on trial for allegations of medical malpractice.
New I-LAW director takes aim at PI attorneys
The new executive director of Illinois Lawsuit Abuse (I-LAW) is beginning his crusade by taking aim at personal injury attorneys who hope to get rich by playing the "lawsuit lottery."
Failed airbag in '94 pickup subject of $150k suit
A driver whose airbag failed to deploy in a one-car rollover accident is suing DaimlerChrysler and Auffenberg Ford for more than $150,000 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Scott's BRAC survival delights realtors
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and U.S. Reps. Jerry Costello and John Shimkus huddle while awaiting the official phone call on Scott's BRAC status on May 13. Like so many folks in the Metro-East--be they influential public figures, industry leaders or your average home owner--O'Fallon realtor Suzie Vouk is delighted that Scott Air Force did not show up on the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) list.
City, county and commission blamed for uneven concrete in suit
Marcella Dixon claims that a "certain inequality" between two slabs of concrete caused her to trip and fall forcefully onto a Belleville sidewalk.
Out of area docs and hospital named in St. Clair County suit
A woman who underwent surgery for a bunionectomy at a west central Illinois hospital is suing her Springfield podiatrists in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Anderson Hospital doctor on trial for medical malpractice
Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian Granite City resident George Wolfe used to love his job as a building estimator. He also liked to cook, barbecue, help fix things at home and spend time with his wife, Donna, and their family in the backyard pool. That was until he suffered a stroke two years ago.
Doctor sued for dog attack
4817 D'Adrian Another Metro-East doctor was hit with a Madison County lawsuit, but not for allegations of medical malpractice.
Cahokia nursing home named in SCC court action
River Bluffs of Cahokia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is being sued for negligence by the estate of Nancy Maston, who died Feb. 9, 2004.
Construction worker sues for skin conditions
Construction worker Kenneth Fields is suing Jay Henges Enterprises Inc. for spraying a “certain material” which caused him to suffer from folliculitis, dermatitis, malaria rubra and purig nodularis.
House kills med mal sex amendment
Mike Bost (R-Carbondale) Attempts to water down a medical malpractice reform bill were plugged on the State House floor Thursday after a second day of challenge to a bill that would cap non-economic damages at $250,000 for physicians and $500,000 for hospitals.