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Inmate suing IDOC director for not authorizing surgery
An inmate at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center is suing the state director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, wardens and prison health care providers for not providing knee surgery.
Judge Young arrested for DUI; Chief Judge is passenger
The day before he was to be sworn in as St. Clair County Circuit Judge, Patrick M. Young, 58, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to yield by a Belleville Police Department patrolman.
Lakin sexual assault case continued
Attorney Thomas Lakin's pending civil sexual assault case has once again been continued.
Krispy Kreme customer slips on water in bathroom
A Fairview Heights Krispy Kreme Doughnut customer claims back and spine injuries after slipping and falling on water from a bathroom floor.
Neurosurgeon named in med mal suit
Dale M. Hutton claims neurosurgeon Robert E. Schultz, M.D. botched her back surgery in a lawsuit filed Nov. 28 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
St. Clair County Circuit judges sworn in
Judge Jan Fiss St. Clair County Circuit Judges Jan Fiss, Milton Wharton and Lloyd Cueto were sworn into office Monday morning by Fifth Appellate Court Judge James K. Donovan before a gathering of approximately 20 well-wishers.
Judge Maddox puts exclamation on career
Question: You came out of retirement to return to work in a challenging environment. Why did you do it?
Woman sues FGM Architects for trip at Effingham High School
FGM Architects is being sued by a woman who fell on steps inside Effingham High School's cafetorium last year.
Flying J tanker driver blamed for pedestrian fatality
Flying J Inc. and one of its tanker truck drivers are being sued in St. Clair County Circuit Court by the family of a woman struck and killed at an East St. Louis intersection.
Bi-State bus passenger claims injuries from collision
A Bi-State bus passenger claims she suffered severe and permanent injuries when the bus she was riding in collided with a van last year in East St. Louis.
Carpet at Cracker Barrel blamed in suit
The Caseyville Cracker Barrel restaurant is being sued by the estate of a woman who tripped over a carpet, fell and sustained severe and permanent injuries.
Mother sues East St. Louis for son's beating
The mother of an East St. Louis boy is suing the City of East St. Louis, Police Chief James Mister, and two officers she claims severely beat her son in the head, face and body without provocation.
Senior sues for injuries at overcrowded seminar
Marion Shull claims she injured her left shoulder, left arm and neck while attending a financial investments workshop for senior citizens at Ryan's Restaurant in Swansea earlier this year.
City sued for open water meter pit
The City of O'Fallon is being sued by a former property owner who tripped in an open water meter pit.
Cable guy sued for not securing line
Phyllis C. Brown of Belleville is suing a Charter Communications contractor for injuries she sustained after tripping on a cable line.
Eye doctor blamed for not taking patient off medication
Gilbert Harter is suing opthalmologist Mark A. Nekola, M.D. and Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Belleville for not taking him off a drug that caused him to suffer vision loss.
Wrong foot operated on, woman claims in suit
A Belleville podiatrist is being sued by a patient who claims her left foot was not the right foot.
Weber denies Hopkins' motion for substitution
John Hopkins Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber has denied Edwardsville plaintiff's attorney John Hopkins' motion for substitution of judge in a medical malpractice case, saying the request was "meritless and frivolous."
Big Lots wants out of dangling cord suit
Jeffrey Lowe Another defendant in Madison County's largest class action lawsuit has moved to dismiss for unreasonable delay in service.
Weber dismisses class action against H&R Block
Judge Don Weber Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber has dismissed a class action lawsuit against H&R Block over allegations it unfairly charged a fee for electronically filing customers' tax returns.