Stories by Marian Johns on Madison - St. Clair Record

EAST ST. LOUIS — A St. Clair County inmate filed a pro se complaint alleging he was denied proper supplies and the ability to change his colostomy bag in a timely manner.

EAST ST. LOUIS — A St. Clair County man is being sued by his employer's insurance carrier, which alleges it did not consent to a Workers' Compensation claim settlement relating to injuries from a collision.

EDWARDSVILLE — A mother alleges her son suffered long term health effects as a result of being fed Similac and Enfamil as a premature infant.

EDWARDSVILLE — Alton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is facing a wrongful death suit alleging it failed to prevent a patient's fall and properly treat his injuries.

EDWARDSVILLE — The parents of three premature infants allege their children were injured or died from Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) shortly after being fed Similac and Enfamil formula.

BELLEVILLE — A woman claims a Belleville snowplow driver failed to yield the right of way and collided with the driver's side of her vehicle.

BELLEVILLE — A father is suing a motorist after his two month old son died in a rear end collision in a construction zone on I-270 in Pontoon Beach.

EDWARDSVILLE — A lawsuit against Abbott and Mead Johnson alleges their cow's milk-based formulas caused premature infants to develop serious disease and death.

EDWARDSVILLE — Cohen Foods alleges the contractor it hired to install waterproofing on its warehouse roofs refuses to fix multiple leak issues.

EDWARDSVILLE — A woman claims she was severely injured when a semi-truck driver rear-ended the disabled bus she was riding in, tearing away the back portion of the bus.

EDWARDSVILLE — A home buyer claims the sellers knew of property defects but failed to report the issues and made inferior repairs in an attempt to conceal them.

EDWARDSVILLE — A Louisiana mother alleges her daughter suffers from a life-alerting and potentially deadly disease as a result of being fed Enfamil formula as a premature infant.

EDWARDSVILLE — A mother is suing Mead Johnson and Abbott, claiming her premature son required part of his intestines to be removed after developing necrotizing entercolitis.

EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County man alleges a driver who failed to yield the right of way at an intersection in Alton caused a collision, resulting in injuries.

EDWARDSVILLE — A motorist and passenger claim they suffered serious injuries in a rear end collision on Route 159 in Glen Carbon.

EDWARDSVILLE — A woman who fell over an elevation change in the exit way leading to the public sidewalk at a business in Bethalto and suffered injuries is claiming negligence. Clara Couch filed a complaint Aug. 27 in the Third Judicial Circuit for Madison County against Peach Investments LLC and Whitfield Insurance Agency Inc., doing business as Illinois Insurance Agency alleging negligence and premises liability. Couch alleges in her complaint that she was exiting the defendants' property on West Central Street in Bethalto on March 13, 2020, and "violently" fell onto the concrete sidewalk due to an "abrupt elevation change of the exit way" leading to the public sidewalk.

EDWARDSVILLE — Fayette County Hospital and others are accused of failing to timely and properly treat a patient's infection led to her death.

EDWARDSVILLE — An African American employee at Southern Illinois University alleges a white co-worker intentionally spit on his car windshield and door handle last year.

EDWARDSVILLE — A woman claims a Briggs Stratton riding mower's clutch/brake failure caused her to suffer serious injuries and permanent scarring.

EAST ST. LOUIS — The parents of a disabled son claim the City of Altamont demands they take down a fence encroaching on the city's easement, which was built for the safety of their son.