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Legal malpractice claims seeks $750k in damages
Darlene Green filed a legal malpractice complaint against Granite City attorney John T. Papa alleging he failed to file an injury claim in a circuit court "where she could have have had a jury rule on her claim and would have been able to appeal any adverse decision of the court or jury."
Confusing paint contributes to casino patron's parking lot injury
Casino Queen Casino Queen patron Audrey Curtis of O'Fallon is seeking in excess of $200,000 for injuries she sustained Aug. 28, 2006, after tripping over a concrete barrier in the casino's parking lot.
Former Firestone employee claims retaliatory discharge
A former employee of Firestone who was hurt during the course of his employment claims he lost his job after filing a workers' compensation claim.
Associated Bank seeks repayment on promissory note
Associated Bank NA filed suit against Dennis Technology LLC, as well as Michael and Melinda K. Dennis, for repayment of a promissory note.
Convenient Food Mart sued over water leak
Convenient Food Mart Roger Elliot of Belleville is seeking in excess of $200,000 in damages for injuries he sustained last year at Convenient Food Mart in Belleville when he slipped and fell on a puddle of water which had leaked from a cold drink cooler.
Opponents rally against revival of Structural Work Act
Kohen Fixing a problem that doesn't exist? Opponents of the Construction Safety Act think so.
FELA complaint filed against Alton & Southern
Rodney Painter of Caseyville filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit against his employer Alton & Southern Railway Co. claiming grievous injuries from a work place accident April 5, 2005.
Used car dealership negligently entrusted Monte Carlo to test-driver, suit says
JC Auto Sales in Belleville is being sued by a man who claims the used car dealership negligently entrusted a test driver to operate a vehicle which rear-ended him at a Belleville intersection.
Cheese distraction contributes to woman's injuries at Wal-Mart
Margaret Wienstroer is suing the O'Fallon Wal-Mart for neck and back injuries after slipping on water while attempting to get cheese from a refrigerated display case.
'Frozen' ice not removed from parking lot, personal injury suit claims
Fairview Heights Metro station Laurie A. Mueller-Bevirt filed a personal injury complaint against Bi-State Development Agency for injuries she sustained in the parking lot of the Fairview Heights Metro station on Feb. 2.
Mitchell's deposition shows mayor not wary of city's class action
Mitchell Fairview Heights Mayor Gail Mitchell knew very little about a class action lawsuit the city filed against online travel agencies in October 2005, and did not know how the city would pay for lawyers leading the suit, according to his testimony.
EEOC files discrimination suit against Washington Park business
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Washington Park business for subjecting an African American worker to less favorable working conditions than white employees.
'Legal savvy' Record reporter tapped by Cardinals to serve as asst. press secretary
The St. Louis Cardinals will announce later today that Madison County Record courts reporter Steve Gonzalez has been selected to serve as an assistant press secretary for the 2008 season.
Decedent's family sues funeral home for improper embalming
Valhalla Funeral Home Relatives of Jimmy Joe Henshaw are suing Valhalla-Holten Funeral Home in Belleville for improper embalming.
Madison County benzene suit names 28 corporations
The widow of a laborer claiming her spouse died from a disease caused by benzene exposure has filed suit against 28 corporations in Madison County Circuit Court.
Alton restaurant breached contract, suit claims
Operators of Copley's 9th Street Restaurant in Alton are being sued by the owner of the premises for failure to pay rent.
Adoptive parents seek $3 million from DCFS, Granite City cops and biological parent
The parents of an adopted child are seeking in excess of $3 million after their 16-year-old daughter was allegedly placed by a state agency with the girl's biological father, without a court order.
Bruce Cook to be inducted as Laureate of the Academy of Illinois Lawyers
Bruce N. Cook, a principal of Cook, Ysura, Bartholomew, Brauer & Shevlin, in Belleville, is among six Illinois attorneys who will be inducted as a Laureate of the Academy of Illinois Lawyers.
Apartment tenant sues for tripping over unmarked step
A tenant of a Wood River apartment complex is suing the building's property owner and manager for failing to properly maintain the premises.
Sellers of ESL real estate claim Cohn never paid for transactions
Sellers of East St. Louis real estate filed suit against Philip H. Cohn and Cohn Holding Co. in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming they were never paid for transactions that took place in 2001.