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School District 189 sued for pregnant mother's slip on ice
A pregnant mother and her son are suing East St. Louis School District 189 for injuries they sustained last month on a walkway leading to Hawthorne Elementary School.
Campaign cash rolls in Wexstten-Cates race
Appellate Court Judge James Wexstten's campaign committee picked up nearly $100,000 in campaign contributions in the past week, including a few sizable ones, according to financial disclosure records.
Diabetes drug Avandia named in federal court action
Driscoll GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is being sued in federal court over allegations its diabetes drug Avandia is defective.
Shimkus nominates 20 to military service academies
Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) has nominated 20 young men and women to the four military service academies for the scholastic year beginning this summer, according to a press release issued Wednesday.
Cashier counter failed to keep attacker at distance, says gas mart manager
A manager of this Granite City gas station files suit A manager of a Granite City gas mart claims severe injuries after a patron attacked him in the face with a 24-ounce bottle of beer, then shot him in the right leg.
Loose seat causes railroad conductor's neck injuries, suit says
A Union Pacific Railroad conductor claims neck injuries due to sitting on a loose or broken seat that went back and forth.
Mercedes-Benz caught fire in garage, suit claims
A Fairview Heights man whose 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 caught fire while parked in his garage, claims the vehicle was unreasonably dangerous and defective in a suit filed Jan. 9 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Attorneys breached fiduciary duty, took too much in legal fees, suit claims
A legal malpractice claim filed by Donel Johnson claims Belleville attorneys Jodee Favre and Laura Allen breached their fiduciary duty and appropriated fees greater than they were entitled to in a wrongful termination claim he filed in 1998.
Cregger Co seeks to recover unpaid balance due
The Cregger Company, Inc. is seeking to recover $223,218.11, plus interest and costs, from Webb's Plumbing, LLC over an unpaid balance due.
Railroad worker claims knee degeneration
Larry Gier, an employee of Union Pacific Railroad from 1969 until 2005, filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming he suffers from degeneration of his knees and their related structures.
Wexstten campaign takes in $77k so far in January
Semi-annual financial disclosure reports are not due at the Illinois State Board of Elections for another 13 days, but signs indicate that campaign cash will flow heavily into the coffers of Fifth Judicial District candidates.
Tanning salon sued by customer over brown recluse spider bite
Bitten by a brown recluse spider that had gotten into her clothes at a tanning salon, Michelle Curtis of Shiloh is seeking in excess of $100,000 in damages from Hollywood Tan in Belleville and its manager Marcie Adams.
Lemon pepper marinade causes customer's fall
Failure to keep its floor clear of lemon pepper marinade is the subject of a $50,000 lawsuit against the Save A Lot Store, located at 2600 State St. in East St. Louis.
Pipefitter crushed in forklift accident sues Dynegy
Dynegy Midwest Generation, Inc. is being sued by a contracted worker who was crushed in between a steel post and a pump at the Baldwin Power Plant on Oct. 8, 2007.
Probation director McGibany retires; Dallas is first woman to serve as interim director
Madison County is making history with the appointment of its first woman to serve as interim director of the Probation and Court Services Department.
Mother suing herself for son's injuries in crash with ambulance
Sydney L. Bender of Fairview Heights is apparently suing herself as well as an ambulance driver for an accident that left her infant son permanently injured two years ago.
Illinois Central engineer claims back trauma
Railroad engineer and fireman Roy Clark of Elkville, Ill. filed suit against Illinois Central Railroad claiming occupational back injuries as a result of repetitive and cumulative trauma to his back.
Mascoutah Ambulance Service, Memorial Hospital named in wrongful death suit
Mascoutah Ambulance Service and Memorial Hospital in Belleville have been named in a wrongful death complaint filed by William Jenner on behalf of his wife, Elizabeth Jenner.
'Offset' language not included in work comp claim, suit says
Kenneth L. Boyle of Belleville filed a complaint against attorney Barry Bruhn and Reed & Bruhn P.C. of Belleville for allegedly failing to include "offset" language in a workers' compensation claim.
Railroad machinist claims injuries from loading governor on locomotive
Railroad machinist Lawrence A. Osborn claims his left knee popped while loading a governor onto a locomotive, according to a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit filed Dec. 18 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.