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Construction company sued for defective bricks
125 Wild Rose in Belleville Kenneth and Marla Obernuefemann of Belleville are suing Encore Construction and Richards Brick Co. for failing to construct a new home they purchased at 125 Wild Rose Dr. in a "workmanlike" manner.
Woman claims injuries from slip on ice
Patty Jo Newman of Fairview Heights is suing the owners and managers of an apartment complex where she resides after falling on ice and breaking her leg in the parking lot Feb. 15.
Alabama, New Hampshire asbestos plaintiffs file in Madison County
Madison County asbestos plaintiffs Leslie Rickard and Maurice Milot have a few things in common.
Trackman injured after tripping on debris and tools
An Alton & Southern Railway trackman/laborer filed suit for injuries he sustained after tripping over debris and tools on the job.
Byron to be honored by liberal group for 'ensuring justice'
Byron Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron will be honored at the third annual Senator Paul Simon, Senator Paul Wellstone Awards program later this month in Chicago.
Memorial and surgeon named in med mal suit
A Belleville surgeon and Memorial Hospital are being sued over the death of patient Gerline Kuykendall on April 8, 2005.
Potent narcotic caused hypoventilation, med mal suit claims
A medical malpractice suit was filed against two Belleville internists for negligently prescribing a potent narcotic medication to a non-opioid-tolerant patient.
Store wall collapse injured customer, suit claims
A customer injured after a tornado ripped through a Fairview Heights store last year is seeking in excess of $525,000 in a lawsuit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Wesling family sues 84-year-old driver
The parents of a Shiloh Elementary School second grader are suing the 84-year-old driver who crashed through a school wall on Jan. 29, killing their 8-year-old son.
Union foreman sues workers who knocked him out at meeting
A union foreman is suing two workers he claims assaulted him outside the Ironworker Local Union Number 392 in East St. Louis earlier this month.
Paesano's sued by customer claiming bouncer beat him
Craig Smelser claims he was battered on the head with a beer bottle by a bouncer and his "co-conspirator" in the parking lot of Paesano's Restaurant at 2 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2006.
Carman claims he was pinned by crane
Railroad worker Charles Goode of Dupo is suing Union Pacific for injuries he sustained when a crane rolled backwards and pinned him between a rail car.
Union Pacific named in FELA suit
Train engineer Harold A. Thompson of East Carondelet claims he injured his back after landing on a seat during rough track conditions on June 9, 2006, according to a suit filed against Union Pacific Railroad.
St. Clair County and officer sued for using taser on 11-year-old
Tammy S. Davis is suing St. Clair County and one of its law enforcement officers for using a taser on a 90-pound, 11-year-old boy during a domestic incident.
Peel's law license in jeopardy
Facing up to 40 years in prison, attorney Gary Peel, 63, of Glen Carbon will be sentenced June 25 in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis.
Jurors will begin deliberations in Vioxx trial
Mikal Watts After closing arguments are heard Monday in Madison County's first Vioxx trial, jurors will begin deciding whether Patricia Schwaller's use of the pain relieving drug caused her death.
Tort reform bills die in House committee with Hoffman's help
Rep. Hoffman Despite the testimony of two Metro-East defense attorneys, a package of tort reform bills died in the arms of a trial lawyer-friendly House Judiciary Committee in Springfield on Wednesday.
Nursing home resident suffered narcotic overdose, suit claims
Rosewood Care Center of Edwardsville is being sued for allegedly putting a narcotic patch on a resident before removing another resulting in an overdose and aspiration pneumonia.
Dawg Haus blamed for over-serving customer
Michael W. Rae is suing the Dawg Haus Bar in New Douglas and its patron Jeffrey Giller over an altercation that happened last year resulting in serious injuries to Rae.
US Bank in Alton named in personal injury suit
Louis Robin filed a personal injury suit against US Bank in Alton claiming he tripped over a piece of concrete that runs the length of a sidewalk while walking toward the bank's entrance.