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Signal Hill School sues for junior high design flaws
Signal Hill School District 181 filed suit against the building contractors of its 10-year-old junior high school for water leaks in the gymasium.
Madison County puts brakes on forum shoppers
Out-of-state attorneys will no longer have free run in the Third Circuit Court.
Doctors missed breast cancer on mammograms, suit claims
Three Carbondale physicians, the Carbondale Clinic and Cape Radiology Group are blamed for failing to interpret a suspicious mammogram in a lawsuit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court May 17.
Memorial service to honor attorneys
The Madison County Bar Association will conduct its annual memorial service at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 25 in Courtroom 327 of the Madison County Courthouse.
Third Circuit judges to pick new associate among 14 applicants
Steve Stobbs The Third Circuit Court's nine circuit judges will soon select a new associate among 14 who have submitted job applications.
Injured SIUC worker sues contractors in St. Clair County
A construction worker injured on a job site at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is suing the project's general contractor in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Switchman claims cancer from benzene exposure
Former Alton & Southern Railway Company switchman Thomas Fields claims he developed acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) as a result of work-related exposure to benzene and diesel exhaust.
Roofer files suit over work-place accident
A worker who suffered a foot injury when a piece of plywood fell from the roof of a home under construction, is suing the project's general contractor and sub contractor.
Anderson and OB named in med mal suit
Dawn Reed is suing her obstetrician Soghra Dai-Ashraf, M.D. and Anderson Hospital alleging her son suffered brain damage during birth.
Customer physically, emotionally ill after discovering animal tooth in peanuts
Sam's in O'Fallon A Sam's Club customer who claims he bit into a non-human animal tooth while munching on Planter's Salted Peanuts, is suing Kraft Foods in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Driver suing International Truck in St. Clair County
Truck driver Warren Miles is suing International Truck and Engine Corp. and Hogan Motor Leasing for severe head injuries he sustained because his vehicle was not equipped with a seat belt.
Resident sues O'Fallon over broken sidewalk
Intersection of Smiley and Highway 50 in O'Fallon Diane Truran of O'Fallon is suing the City of O'Fallon over a broken sidewalk which allegedly caused her to suffer head, face and mouth injuries.
Minnesota company targeted in St. Clair County
Attorneys from the high profile St. Louis personal injury firm of Brown & Crouppen have filed another two lawsuits against Medtronics Inc. claiming the Minnesota-based company knowingly marketed defective defibrillators.
ICRR named in St. Clair County suit
An Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR) maintenance worker alleges he suffers from respiratory illness and extreme nervousness over concerns he will develop cancer because of work-related exposure to silica, asbestos and diesel fumes.
Federal grand jury hears from Unsell clients
Attorney Ed Unsell Clients of East Alton attorney Ed Unsell testified before a federal grand jury in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis Wednesday morning.
Nursing home sued in St. Clair County Court
Rutha Lawrence, special administrator of the estate of Mandy Lawrence Conner, filed suit against O'Fallon Healthcare Inc. claiming Conner developed decubitus ulcers while a resident of the long term care facility.
Jones Act suit filed against Ingram Barge Co.
Barge deckhand Christopher R. Munoz filed a Jones Act suit against the Ingram Barge Company in St. Clair County Circuit Court May 5 for a foot/ankle injury he sustained April 4 aboard the MV Robin M. Ingram.
Bible study hosts sued by guest
Theresa Hunt is suing the hosts of a Bible study group for injuries she sustained after tripping on raised pavement in their driveway.
Man claims crowded Metrolink train caused injuries
A civil lawsuit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court May 8 claims Bi-State Development Agency is negligent for crowding too many passengers into a Metrolink train following a St. Louis Cardinal's baseball game.
Defendants remove silicosis case to federal court
Attorneys for Kerr-McGee and Tronox LLC removed a Madison County silicosis case to federal court May 5 arguing that an Illinois trucking company had been fraudulently joined in the complaint.