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Ex-ESL employee sues for wrongful termination
Former East St. Louis employee Phyllis Robinson claims she was terminated from her position as a housing health inspector for the Community Development Department in retaliation for refusing to sign a nominating petition for an individual running for political office.
Trackman files FELA complaint against ICR
Charles L. Scholes, a trackman for Illinois Central Railroad, filed a Federal Employers Liability Act suit claiming he was injured from being subjected to numerous repetitive traumas and walking on unstable ballast.
Steps removed outside portable building caused custodian's injuries, suit says
A custodian at Columbia Middle School is suing S.M. Wilson & Co., a construction company, for injuries he sustained as he exited a portable building.
Stage collapse on worker's foot prompts suit
A man who suffered an ankle injury while setting up a stage at Pop's Bar in East St. Louis is suing a production company and promotions company for damages in excess of $150,000.
Mack truck driver sues Alero driver in I-64 accident
A driver of a Mack tractor trailer is suing the driver of an Oldsmobile Alero for driving in the wrong direction on Interstate 64 and causing a collision.
Internal bleeding not stopped following hysterectomy, suit claims
A gynecologist with Southern Obstetrics and Gynecological Associates is being sued by a patient who claims the doctor "closed" before locating the source of bleeding after a hysterectomy.
Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital and physicians named in wrongful death suit
Frederick Glenn is seeking in excess of $600,000 from Jaafar Bermani, M.D., Mohammad Hashemi, M.D. and Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital, claiming they failed to diagnose and treat his wife Sonya Sanchez Glenn for her pulmonary embolism.
Nursing home and hospital named in wrongful death complaint
Barbara Fowler filed a wrongful death suit against Memorial Convalescent Center and Memorial Hospital in Belleville, alleging negligence in the care of her mother Margaret Felox.
FELA suit claims excessive whole body vibration injuries
Union Pacific Railroad machine operator Darrell Harris filed a Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) suit in St. Clair County claiming he has experienced long-term cumulative trauma and excessive whole body vibration injuries due to his employer's negligence.
ATRA's excerpts: Callis credited for Madison County's improvements
Declining number of lawsuits, fewer class actions, dismissals of out-of-state asbestos cases and positive changes in the handling of medical liability cases are reasons the American Tort Reform Association gives for moving Madison County, and St. Clair County, off its "Judicial Hellhole" list.
Madison County ascends from ATRA's 'hellhole'
Callis For the first time since the American Tort Reform Association started ranking the nation's most unfair civil court jurisdictions, Madison County no longer makes the list.
Graves in Alton National Cemetery honored with wreaths
Remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach our children the value of freedom.
Farmer sues when pigs die
A power outage at a pig farm in July and the resulting death of 1,899 animals has prompted a suit against Berry Nursery and its operators Todd and Donna Berry.
O'Fallon homeowner sues seller and home inspector
Delores McClain filed suit against the seller and inspector of a home she purchased last year in O'Fallon claiming defects were concealed.
Vantage Credit Union sued over woman's ankle injury
Betty Cowan of Belleville is suing Vantage Credit Union of East St. Louis for failing to repair a dangerous condition on its property.
Dentist drilled too deeply then filled, suit says
Letitia Jenkins claims her dentist drilled too deeply while attempting to remove tooth decay, causing or contributing to infection which later required surgery and a tracheotomy.
Insurer sued for unpaid storm damage claim
Swansea home owner Ronald L. Eilering is suing his insurance carrier for not paying the full value of a loss he suffered Sept. 15, 2005, when a 12-ton tree collapsed on his home during a storm.
Rotweiller attack necessitated facial reconstruction, suit claims
A 30-year-old woman who claims she was attacked by a Rotweiller is seeking in excess of $100,000 for severe facial lacerations which required facial reconstruction and plastic surgery.
Man in wheelchair sues restaurant and Metro for walkway accident
A restaurant located at the St. Louis Downtown Airport is being sued, along with Metro (formerly Bi-State Development Agency), by a person who was thrown from his wheelchair on a walkway/ramp.
Railroad engineer claims injuries sustained in van on way to work
An engineer for Illinois Central Railroad has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act and negligence suit for injuries he received on his way to work.