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Health consumer 'Googlers': Know thy source, cautions I-LAW
Akin When health consumers search the Internet, they may be getting medical advice from personal injury lawyers – not doctors, according to a new report.
Man struck by steel rods suing Central Steel and Wire Co.
A man who was struck in the back and neck by a bundle of steel rods is suing Central Steel and Wire Co. in Madison County Circuit Court.
Injured worker seeks to recover SSD offset
Mark S. Just of O'Fallon alleges $139,931.75 in Social Security Disability benefits was wrongfully offset in the course of settling a workers' compensation claim.
Union Pacific named in FELA complaint
Winfer "D.D." Abernathy filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit against Union Pacific Railroad Co. in St. Clair County Circuit Court Jan. 28.
Man claims he was injured by guards and deputy while exiting Metro
Anthony Morgan of East St. Louis claims he was pushed onto the tracks at the 5th and Missouri MetroLink station while exiting a train on Oct. 28, 2007.
Daughter suing aparment owners and AmerenCIPS for father's death after explosion
The sole survivor of a Robinson, Ill. man who died from burns after his apartment exploded and caught fire May 29, 2007, is suing the apartment's owners, managers and AmerenCIPS in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Alton & Southern switchman claims back injuries in locomotive collision
Alton & Southern Railway switchman DeMarlo Muhammad filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit claiming back injuries as a result of being struck by a locomotive while working aboard rail equipment on March 9, 2007.
Head of ESL's Alternative Education Center sues over reassignment
The founder and principal of East St. Louis District 189's Alternative Education Center has filed suit against school officials and the district claiming she was fraudulently stripped of her role and reassigned to teach at a middle school.
Plaintiff should have gotten total disability, legal malpractice suit claims
A legal malpractice claim filed by Cydney Hollaway against Fairview Heights attorney Thomas C. Rich alleges she did not receive an adequate award for injuries in a workers' compensation claim.
Memorial Hospital and ER doc named in med mal suit
Joy Sanford filed a medical malpractice suit against Memorial Hospital in Belleville and its ER doctor Kurt Kloss, M.D., claiming she had to undergo an emergency hysterectomy due to untreated internal bleeding.
Woman struck in face by man sues bar, eatery and assailant
Karen Hooker filed suit against Schatze's Sports Bar & Grill in Belleville, Chevy's Fresh Mex in O'Fallon and a man she claims struck her in the face with his fist while under the influence of alcohol.
Vytorin compared to 'Titanic' in St. Clair County class action
Driscoll Mary Trebilcock of Caseyville may be the first local litigant to join the band wagon suing Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. over its anti-cholesterol drug Vytorin.
Doctors endorse Wexstten for appellate court judge
Wexstten is backed by southern Illinois doctors. A coalition of southern Illinois doctors rallied behind Appellate Judge James Wexstten at a press conference in Maryville Saturday.
Appellate Court upholds judgment against IDOT
Justice Welch Fifth Judicial District justices upheld a St. Clair County judge's 2006 order requiring the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to grant an outdoor advertising company permission to put up signs along Interstate 64 in Caseyville.
Cell tower denial prompts suit against Alton
USCOC of Greater Missouri, which does business as U.S. Cellular, is suing Alton for denying a special use permit for the construction of a 90-foot wireless stealth tower.
Switchman files FELA complaint against Kansas City Southern
Lou A. Jethro filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit against Kansas City Southern Railway Co. claiming he was subjected to numerous repetitive traumas over the course of his career as a switchman from 1976 through 2007.
Plumber sues electrical contractor for construction site injury
Joseph Delozier of Belleville filed suit against Rakers Electric Contracting for damages in excess of $50,000 over a workplace accident at Joseph Arthur Middle School, which is under construction in O'Fallon.
Grease is the word in personal injury suit against Shop 'N Save
Shop 'N Save customer Pamela Campbell is suing the store for slipping on another customer's spilled chicken or other meat grease, according to a personal injury suit filed Jan. 22 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Cates puts down $669k of own money in bid for appellate court seat
Fifth District Appellate Court candidate Judy Cates and her Swansea law firm have lent $669,516.95 to the cause in hopes of unseating rival James Wexstten in the Feb. 5 primary election.
Repossessee sues repossessors following car chase and crash
All Cities Recovery Agency and its workers are being sued for $600,000 by a woman claiming she was run off the road while in pursuit of employees repossessing her car.