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Muegele and Anderson construction cos. sued by roofer
Everett Sakosko III is suing Muegele Construction Inc. and Anderson Construction Co. for injuries he sustained after falling off the roof of a home under construction in Mascoutah on Jan. 19.
Peel's criminal trial begins March 13
The trial of attorney Gary Peel who was indicted last year on charges of bankruptcy fraud, obstruction of justice and possession of child pornography will get under way next week at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis.
Illinois Central sued for New Athens accident
A St. Clair County woman claims warning lights at a New Athens railroad crossing malfunctioned, which apparently led to a train wreck and serious injuries.
FELA suits filed in St. Clair County
A St. Louis personal injury firm filed two Federal Employers' Liability Act lawsuits in St. Clair County on behalf of locomotive engineers who reside outside the Metro-East.
County sues motorist for rear-ending highway foreman
St. Clair County is suing a motorist for rear-ending a county highway foreman who was injured on March 2, 2005.
Plaintiff's attorney files cases day before starting job as judge
The day before plaintiff's attorney Michael N. Cook was to be sworn into office as an associate judge in St. Clair County, he filed personal injury and wrongful death suits in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Appellate Court upholds judgment against Memorial Hospital
Belleville Memorial Hospital The Fifth Appellate Court has upheld a St. Clair County jury verdict leveled against Memorial Hospital of Belleville in 2003 in which the hospital was ordered to pay $950,000 to the family of Joyce E. Cretton and fined $129,089.90.
Birchfield, Watts make dynamic plaintiff's duo
Andy Birchfield Local attorney John Driscoll of St. Louis' Brown & Crouppen may have hand-carried Frank Schwaller's Vioxx claim to the Madison County Courthouse, but it is the confident, experienced out-of-state legal duo waging this court's first such battle.
ICJL hopes to halt 'anti-business' bills
Ed Murnane The Illinois Civil Justice League (ICJL) is urging people to speak out against two "anti-business" bills gaining momentum in Springfield.
Ameren sued for electrical worker's burns
An electrical worker is suing Ameren for burns he received while working on a power line in Edwardsville in October 2005.
Cardiologist named in Madison County med mal suit
Granite City resident Darren K. Bone filed a medical malpractice suit against Belleville cardiologist Roop Lal, M.D., Cardiology Consultants and St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Driscoll objects to Tillery's $16.8 million fee
John Driscoll St. Louis attorney John Driscoll would like to rein in class action competitor Stephen Tillery's hefty $16.8 million fee for settling a national Paxil case in Madison County.
Contractors sued for improperly using jackhammer on adjacent property
State Farm Insurance is seeking more than $125,000 from two Chicago-area building contractors because an excavator improperly used a jackhammer to remove an outer wall of an adjacent property.
Iron worker's estate files benzene suit in Madison County
Randy Gori Karen Walker of Troy has filed a benzene lawsuit against more than 10 major U.S. corporations in Madison County on behalf of the estate of David W. Baglin claiming he died of myeloma, a disease caused by benzene exposure.
Dollar General sued for permitting dangerous aisles
Dollar General customer Shalanna Fayne, who tripped and fell on a clear liquid substance in the aisle of an Alton store last year, is seeking in excess of $100,000 in damages in a lawsuit filed Feb. 26 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Study: Illinois economy would suffer under atrazine ban
Don Coursey That corn growers' favorite herbicide is a frequent target of "activists" prompted an atrazine industry spokesman to warn that replacing actual science with political science would be disastrous for state agriculture.
Belleville, Autozone sued for hole in path
Gail Patzer filed suit against the city of Belleville and Autozone for tripping on a path.
Benton judge to preside over Fiss case
Second Judicial Circuit Judge Robert M. Lewis of Benton has been appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to hear the case of St. Clair County Circuit Judge Jan Fiss, who was charged with illegal transportation of alcohol for his involvement in the DUI arrest of another judge in December.
Carterville attorney picked to fill Stewart's vacancy
Longtime Carterville attorney James R. Moore was appointed to the office of circuit judge, at large, in the First Judicial Circuit, filling the vacancy created by the election to the Appellate Court of Judge Bruce Stewart, the Illinois Supreme Court announced today.
Church claims city demolished building without asking
An East St. Louis church claims the city wrongfully and illegally demolished its building at 1101 State St. in January 2005, according to a lawsuit filed Feb. 13 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.