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Motorist, passenger allege injuries from Ferguson car crash
EAST ST. LOUIS — A motorist and passenger allegedly injured in a Ferguson, Mo., crash are suing the at-fault driver and owners of the vehicle he was driving.
Mother claims funeral home disfigured her son's corpse
BELLEVILLE — A woman is suing a Belleville funeral home, claiming they disfigured the body of her son and caused her and her family additional emotional distress.
Suit alleges creditors refused to close fraudulent credit applications
EAST ST. LOUIS — A woman claims Chase, BB&T, Experian and others failed to conduct reasonable investigations into two fraudulent credit applications made in her name, resulting in her negative credit reports.
Woman struck by wood chipper sues tree trimming company
EDWARDSVILLE — A woman is suing a tree trimming service, alleging she was struck by a wood chipper that was attached to the company's truck.
Land owner seeks $2.5 million over contamination of Pontoon Beach property
EDWARDSVILLE — A land owner seeks $2.5 million in a suit alleging an Illinois company that used her land to store wrecked cars left the property contaminated with leaked petroleum and trash.
Suit alleges Buyback Express failed to comply with arbitration order
EDWARSVILLE — A financial company is suing Buyback Express for allegedly failing to abide by an arbitration order involving its loan default.
Medical practice sues health record software provider over alleged service issues
EWARDSVILLE — A Maryville medical practice claims its health record system and practice management software provider's errors caused disruptions to its practice and insurance claims.
Suit alleges three-year-old suffered brain injury from fallen rack at O'Fallon Walmart
BELLEVILLE — A mother is suing Walmart after an unsecured rack fell on top of her three-year-old son and caused him to suffer brain-bleeding and a concussion.
Employees allege Crescent Park Corporation violated BIPA
EDWARDSVILLE – A man claims his biometric information was stored without his consent in a class action against his employer, Crescent Park Corporation.
Suit alleges nursing home resident suffered neglect, malnutrition
BELLEVILLE — A long-term care facility in Lebanon is facing a suit alleging its negligent care caused a resident to suffer injuries.
Bayer, others accused of deliberately inflating crop input prices
EAST ST. LOUIS — Bayer and other major crop chemical producers, wholesalers and retailers are being sued for allegedly inflating the prices of crop inputs for farmers in violation of anti-trust laws.
Woman sues over icy slip, fall at O'Fallon business
BELLEVILLE — A woman claims she slipped on ice at a business in O'Fallon and suffered severe injuries that required surgical treatments.
Former nursing home resident allegedly sexually assaulted by another resident
BELLEVILLE —A former nursing home resident claims he was sexually assaulted by another resident at Autumn Meadows of Cahokia.
Trucker claims unlawful search of trailer, wrongful detainment
EDWARDSVILLE — A trucker claims he suffered seven hours of unlawful restraint as his truck's electronic goods cargo was unloaded and searched without probable cause and was then charged for the items' unloading and reloading.
Suit alleges oil change resulted in engine damage
BELLEVILLE — A Belleville Buick GMC dealer is accused of failing to tighten a drain plug during an oil change, causing damage to a vehicle's engine.
Patient allegedly suffered ureter injury during surgery
EDWARDSVILLE — A patient at Alton Memorial Hospital claims she suffered damage to her ureter during surgery and was discharged before the injury was addressed.
Suit alleges Swansea dealership refuses to honor vehicle warranty
BELLEVILLE — A Swansea auto dealership is accused of refusing to honor a warranty on a vehicle that required a new engine less than a year after purchase.
Suit alleges woman died from dialysis port rupture
BELLEVILLE — Several St. Clair County healthcare facilities are accused of failing to properly treat a patient who allegedly died from hemorrhaging when her dialysis port ruptured.
Class action alleges SuperValu coffee is fraudulently advertised
EDWARDSVILLE — A class action lawsuit alleges SuperValu's Essential Everyday-brand marketing is misleading because its packaged contents do not make the amount of coffee as advertised.
Patient claims Touchette Regional Hospital, physician failed to diagnose heart condition
BELLEVILLE — Touchette Regional Hospital and one of its physicians is accused of failing to diagnose and treat a patient's myocardial infarction.