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Man accused of illegally evicting, harassing 84-year old mother, aunt
BELLEVILLE — An 84-year-old woman and her twin sister claim her son and his girlfriend harassed and illegally evicted them from his Collinsville property after they loaned him more than $83,000 for improvements and maintenance.
Swansea store employee alleges she was forced to quit due to sexual harassment
BELLEVILLE — A former employee of an Eagle Flooring store in Swansea claims she was forced to quit because of alleged sexual harassment.
BIPA class action alleges Subway collected, stored employee fingerprint scans
BELLEVILLE — A Subway employee claims the restaurant chain violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting and storing employees' fingerprint scans.
Suit claims Anderson Hospital physician, nurses failed to administer medication properly
EDWARDSVILLE — A physician and two nurses at Anderson Hospital in Maryville are facing a wrongful death suit alleging they failed to administer a patient's medication correctly and in a timely manner.
Woman alleges dog jumped on her, causing broken leg
BELLEVILLE — A woman claims she suffered a broken leg and other bodily injuries after a dog jumped on her and caused her to fall to the ground at a Cahokia residence.
Former Spencer Homes employee alleges retaliatory discharge
EDWARDSVILLE — A former employee of Spencer Homes claims he was fired in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim and for seeking medical treatment after suffering a work-related injury.
Patient claims foot surgeon's negligence resulted in leg amputation
BELLEVILLE — A patient claims his lower right leg had to be amputated due to negligent medical treatment of his foot and ankle.
Class action alleges World Wide Technology violated BIPA
EDWARDSVILLE — A former World Wide Technology employee filed a class action alleging the employer collected employees' biometric information without consent.
Suit alleges man was shot, killed at Granite City home
EDWARDSVILLE — Granite City homeowners are being sued after their daughter's friend allegedly shot and killed her boyfriend at their residence.
Suit alleges Alton man died due to negligent treatment by EMS
EDWARDSVILLE — An Alton woman claims EMS agents failed to properly treat and transport her husband, resulting in his death.
Customer sues over trip, fall at Belleville Advanced Auto Parts store
BELLEVILLE — An Advanced Auto Parts store in Belleville is being sued after a customer alleges she fell while walking to the back area of the store.
Suit alleges manufacturing company manager violated non-compete agreement
EDWARDSVILLE — An Illinois manufacturing company claims a former manager and co-owner developed nearly identical products and services for a competitor.
Woman allegedly broke kneecap after falling in Granite City parking lot
EDWARDSVILLE — A woman claims she broke her kneecap when she fell in the Ruler Foods parking lot on Valentine's Day.
Woman allegedly slipped on wet paint in McDonald's parking lot
EDWARDSVILLE — A woman claims she slipped on wet paint in the parking lot at an Alton McDonald's.
United Community Bank accused of fraudulently assessing overdraft fees on customer accounts
EDWARDSVILLE — A class action was filed against the Illinois-based United Community Bank for allegedly collecting fraudulent overdraft fees from customers' accounts.
Man sues Edison's Entertainment Complex over icy slip, fall
EDWARDSVILLE — The owners of the Edison's Entertainment Complex are being sued by a man who claims he slipped on ice while entering the property.
Shopper allegedly fell over sandbag left on floor at Home Depot
EDWARDSVILLE — A shopper claims she fell over a sandbag that was left on the floor at the Home Depot store in Alton.
Suit alleges truck driver caused multi-vehicle crash
BELLEVILLE — A truck driver is accused of negligently veering into another lane while traveling on Interstate 55, allegedly causing a multi-vehicle crash.
Former Jones Lang Lasalle worker alleges age discrimination
EDWARDSVILLE — A former Jones Lang Lasalle Americas employee claims he was discriminated against because of his age and then fired in retaliation.
Man claims he fell into former drainage ditch at Collinsville Casey's General Store
EDWARDSVILLE — A man claims he fell into a former drainage ditch at a Collinsville Casey's General Store and suffered ankle, knee and shoulder injuries.