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FELA suit filed by railroad veteran
A 37-year veteran signal maintainer with Union Pacific Railroad is suing his employer for low back, hip and leg injuries he sustained while on the job.
Middle finger injury leads to med mal action
A Mascoutah woman whose middle finger was injured after slipping and falling on ice is sticking it to two area doctors for botching her treatment.
Waterloo homeowners sue contractors over flue pipe
Jim and Tonya Hearty of Waterloo are suing Thermal Concepts, Inc. of Clayton, Mo. and Kelly Homes, Inc. of St. Louis claiming a negligently installed flue pipe in their wood-burning chimney resulted in a home fire and personal injuries.
Jack stand manufacturer sued by injured man
A Mascoutah man is suing an auto parts manufacturer in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming injuries after a two-ton jack stand collapsed onto his right leg.
Keller Farms sues Caseyville for digging detention pond
Keller Farms has filed a $50,000 trespass lawsuit against the Village of Caseyville in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming it wrongfully excavated a detention pond on its property.
Topshooters and driver sued by injured woman
A St. Clair County woman injured on Route 158 in Columbia last year is suing the motorist who caused the accident claiming he drove under the influence of alcohol.
Rev. Scott files suit against motorcyclist
Rev. Johnny Scott, president of the East St. Louis NAACP, has filed suit against a motorcyclist who struck and severely injured him on a city street earlier this year.
Doctor/author prescribes positive outlook in 'Lasso the Sunshine'
Bob Farmer, M.D. A graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, who is a family practitioner in downstate Illinois, has donated 10,000 copies of his new book to the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at SIU (SCCI) in Springfield.
Couple seeks $1.3 million from birth control patch maker
An Illinois couple is seeking $1.3 million in damages from Johnson and Johnson and its subsidiary Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical claiming the birth control patch Ortho Evra caused the user to suffer deep vein thrombosis.
Zyprexa at issue in 'off-label' suit against Lilly
Eli Lilly and Co. is being sued in St. Clair County Circuit Court by a man who claims he developed pancreatitis from using the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa.
Baricevic appoints Marion attorney in Young DUI case
Marion attorney Randy Patchett has been appointed special state's attorney to prosecute the Dec. 3 DUI arrest of St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young.
Aldi customer claims multiple injuries from tripping at store
Aldi in Fairview Heights Alice I. Stidham is suing a Fairview Heights grocery story for injuries sustained after she tripped and fell on Dec. 9, 2004, according to a complaint filed Dec. 7 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Racial discrimination alleged in suit against Alton and Southern
An employee of Alton and Southern Railway says he was subjected to a racially hostile work environment in a suit filed Dec. 14 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Baricevic yet to appoint special prosecutor
St. Clair County Circuit Judge John Baricevic, who was elected interim chief judge by a vote of the 12 circuit judges in the 20th Circuit Wednesday, must decide whether to appoint a special prosecutor to handle the Dec. 3 DUI arrest of Circuit Judge Patrick Young.
Baricevic elected temporary chief in 20th Circuit
John Baricevic St. Clair County Circuit Judge John Baricevic was elected interim chief judge in a meeting today of the court's 12 circuit judges.
Retired orthopedic surgeon named in med mal case
Retired orthopedic surgeon Donald Serot, M.D. is being sued by a former patient claiming a left knee replacement was negligently performed.
Trackman files FELA case in St. Clair County
A former railroad trackman/machine operator has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad Co. in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
OTHS and Prairie State Games named in suit
O'Fallon Township High School and Prairie State Games are being sued in St. Clair County Circuit Court by a young woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted while a spectator of the state's largest amateur sports festival on June 22, 2004.
Cahokia negligent for asphalt placement, suit claims
Carla Gianformaggio is suing the village of Cahokia for laying asphalt over a drain pipe near her driveway on St. Luke Street.
Suit alleges driver was drunk and driving on suspended license
The families of two Alton Middle School students allege a Godfrey woman was driving a pickup truck under the influence of alcohol and on a suspended license when she struck and seriously injured the children as they were walking to school on Sept. 12.