Stories by Sandra Lane on Madison - St. Clair Record

EDWARDSVILLE -- An estate executor alleges a care center neglected a patient, causing her to suffer severe sepsis.

BELLEVILLE – Timothy McGary filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court on Feb. 13 regarding the alleged lack of professional care he received at a Belleville hospital.

BELLEVILLE – Armstrong Pumps and 31 additional manufacturers and distributors of products allegedly containing asbestos fibers have been sued in the St. Clair County Circuit Court by Sandra Dewyer, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Sammy Dewyer, who died of lung cancer in Feb. 6, 2018.

BELLEVILLE – A lawsuit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court claims a driver crossed the center line on Randolph County Line Road near Township Line Road, causing severe injuries.

EDWARDSVILLE – Kathy H. Thomas filed a lawsuit in the 3d District Circuit Court of Madison County on Feb. 27 to recover damages from Chontella M. Smith, whose vehicle collided with the plaintiff's car while both were driving in Wood River on April 13, 2017.

Three historical societies reached an agreement after years of litigation alleging fraud and conversion.

An Illinois federal judge denied Boeing Company's second attempt to move an asbestos lawsuit from state to federal court.

KIRKWOOD, Mo. – Kurtis B. Reeg, a longtime Missouri attorney, has announced the opening of a new office at 939 N. Clay Ave. in Kirkwood.

MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court affirmed a ruling of St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert Haida in remanding a man convicted of murder to the custody of the Department of Human Services for continuing treatment.

EDWARDSVILLE – Attorney Deborah A. Hawkins of Hawkins Law Office recently was named one of the "10 Best Criminal Lawyers for Client Satisfaction in Illinois" for the second straight year by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys.

BENTON – Two plaintiffs’ motions to exclude expert witnesses in a lawsuit to recover damages for the purchase of an allegedly defective auto part was denied by Judge Staci M. Yandle on March 29 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.