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Swansea Care & Rehab Center named in personal injury complaint
Swansea Care & Rehabilation Center is being sued by the estate of resident Dorothy Frolker, who allegedly suffered severe and permanent injuries after falling at the nursing home last year.
ATV fatality subject of St. Clair County suit
An all-terrain vehicle accident which claimed the life of Dawne R. Lehmann last year in Mascoutah has resulted in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Neighbors want 'outrageous' conduct of Peckers restrained, suit says
Residents living close to Peckers tavern in Ashley, Ill. are seeking a temporary restraining order to stop "outrageous" conduct that includes excessive screaming, brawling and public urination sometimes as late as 3 a.m.
Home Oil claims Millstadt One Stop breached contract
Home Oil Company of Belleville, Inc. is suing Millstadt One Stop for breach of contract, according to a suit filed June 2 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Regions Bank as guardian sues St. Louis RV dealer
Regions Bank, as guardian of the estate of Brandon Shamble, a disabled adult, is suing Howard RV Supercenter in St. Louis for breach of contract and fraud.
Illinois Power sued for ESL man's electrocution
Illinois Power Co. is being sued by the estate of a man electrocuted July 20, 2006, by an energized power line located near 1400 Missouri Ave. in East St. Louis.
American Water Works sued by Belleville resident
Sheila Kindhart of Belleville is suing American Water Works Service Co. for severe injuries she sustained last year after tripping over a water meter box near her property.
Tort reform groups hail demise of Structural Work Act
Murnane Civil justice reform advocates cheered as an anti-business proposal was exiled to the House Rules Committee on the last day of the state legislature's spring session.
Wal-Mart sued for man's injuries at Colorado Sam's Club
Ronnie P. Siddle filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in St. Clair County Circuit Court for injuries he sustained at Sam's Club store #6635 on Nov. 4, 2006.
John Doe claims Lebanon police officer negligently disclosed HIV positive status
The Village of Lebanon and its police officer Robert Harris are being sued by a man who claims the officer disclosed the fact of his HIV positive status to several of his friends and acquaintances who previously had been unaware of his situation.
St. Clair County named in auto accident suit
Janith Morris has filed suit against St. Clair County and its employee Patrick Walters for head, back, neck and shoulder injuries she sustained in an auto accident June 26, 2007.
Boar semen supplier sued for negligence by pork farmer
A New Athens pork farmer claims that boar semen purchased from a Minnesota supplier contained bacteria, according to a $300,000 negligence suit filed May 27 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Wal-Mart and ice company named in personal injury suit
Wal-Mart in Cahokia Wal-Mart Store #747 in Cahokia and the Home City Ice Co. are being sued by a customer who slipped and fell on water that had accumulated on the floor in front of an ice machine.
Belleville sued by person who trips on sidewalk
Virginia Rodenmeyer of Belleville is suing the City of Belleville over injuries she sustained last year after tripping and falling on a city-maintained sidewalk.
IEPA director unaware of Wood River problems
IEPA Director Douglas Scott Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Douglas Scott apparently was unaware of problems in the six-year-long Wood River refinery clean-up until a newspaper report documented them, internal communications show.
Beating by strip club employees was unprovoked, customer claims
Blaine E. Finnegan claims he did not provoke a beating by employees of Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in Washington Park last year, according to a suit filed May 19 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Bausch & Lomb sued by out of area plaintiffs in St. Clair County
Bausch & Lomb is being sued by seven persons claiming injury from using Renu with MoistureLoc contact solution. None of the claimants reside in St. Clair County where the complaint was filed May 13.
Belleville Orthopedics and surgeon named in med mal complaint
Strellis Donald Weimer, M.D. and Belleville Orthopedics were named in a medical malpractice complaint by a woman who claims a surgical procedure on her right shoulder was negligently performed.
Illinois Central Railroad named in St. Clair County FELA complaint
Steven Sopp, who worked for Illinois Central Railroad for approximately 30 years, has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Helitech employee claims retaliatory discharge in suit
A former employee of Helitech, Ltd. in Caseyville filed a retaliatory discharge suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court on May 12.