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Flooring companies seek to dismiss man’s lawsuit alleging chemical exposures caused Parkinson’s disease
Story CopySeveral flooring companies seek to dismiss a man’s lawsuit alleging he developed Parkinson’s disease after years of working with chemicals in the flooring business. -
Couple alleges doctor botched surgery
BELLEVILLE – A married couple is suing a doctor, alleging negligence over injuries they say the wife sustained during a medical procedure. -
Negligence, wrongful death among counts against Anderson Hospital and physician
EDWARDSVILLE – The special administrator of a man's estate is suing over his alleged wrongful death. -
Infant's hydrocephalus spurs lawsuit
BELLEVILLE – An Illinois woman is suing a physician and nurse practitioner alleging they failed to properly diagnose her infant son's hydrocephalus. -
Belleville hospital denies liability in suit alleging patient died of cardiac arrest
A Belleville hospital denies liability in a woman’s wrongful death suit alleging her husband died of cardiac arrest as a result of the defendants’ negligence. -
Motorist, passenger sue two other drivers for causing two separate collisions
EDWARDSVILLE – A man and a woman are suing two motorists, alleging negligence for two separate automobile collisions that happened in quick succession. -
St. Clair County saw 15 civil cases go to jury verdict in 2015; Roughly $286,647 total awarded
St. Clair County juries awarded a total of roughly $286,647 in 15 civil cases that went to verdict in 2015. Of those 15 cases, there were five defense verdicts and 10 verdicts in favor of plaintiffs. Only five of those cases involved civil cases in the law division, where the plaintiff sought more than $50,000 for damages. The remaining cases were in the arbitration division or the LM division, which includes cases where the plaintiff sought $50,000 or less for damages. -
Man alleges exposure to flooring chemicals caused Parkinson's
BELLEVILLE – A Missouri man is suing numerous global corporations alleging he developed Parkinson's disease after years of working with chemicals related to his career in the flooring business. -
Patients allege injuries from defective pelvic device
BELLEVILLE – Three plaintiffs are suing a Belleville hospital and a manufacturer, alleging negligence for damages caused by the implantation of a medical device. -
Plaintiff attorney in high profile trooper death case accuses defense attorney of leaking to press
HILLSBORO – Lawyer Tom Keefe of Swansea accused lawyer Bill Knapp of Edwardsville of tipping the Record about a deposition of client Sarah Deatherage, in a message he sent to Knapp and 25 other lawyers. Keefe also accused two other lawyers of leaking to the Record, in a brief for a Dec. 14 hearing in Montgomery County circuit court. -
Wife alleges health professionals' negligence caused husband's death
BELLEVILLE–An Illinois woman is suing a doctor and health care providers, alleging negligence in her husband's death. -
Passenger sues Kilian Corp. following Washington County collision
A Tazewell County woman is suing a contractor and the driver of the vehicle in which she was a passenger, alleging negligence for an accident that led to injuries. -
Pig farm odor suit belongs in Macoupin County where plaintiffs and defendants reside; Fifth District reverses Lopinot
MOUNT VERNON – Macoupin County residents who sued owners of a nearby pig farm must pursue the claim in their courthouse rather than St. Clair County, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Nov. 16. They reversed Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot, who rejected challenges to St. Clair County jurisdiction from the start of the action in 2012. -
Granite City denies liability in suit alleging man fell in sewer
Granite City has denied the allegations raised against it in a man’s lawsuit alleging he stepped on an insufficient manhole cover and fell in the sewer. According to Andrew Flood’s July 28 lawsuit, he claims he was in a vehicle accident at Maryville and Edwardsville roads in Granite City on March 20. -
Missouri woman sues Beelman Truck, driver, alleging wrongful death in collision
A Missouri woman is suing a St. Clair County truck company and one of its drivers, alleging negligence in a woman's death in a vehicle collision. -
Chiropractor seeks to transfer suit alleging broken bones from treatment
A chiropractor accused of breaking a patient’s bones during a treatment seeks to transfer the case to Saline County. -
Doctor says patient allowed leg wound to become contaminated with dirt and pet hair
The doctor accused of negligently causing a patient’s leg to be amputated when they allegedly failed to order tests and scans has denied liability and claims the woman failed to attend follow-up appointments and allowed her wounds to become contaminated with dirt and pet hair. -
Meridian Ob/Gyn denies liability in suit alleging infant suffered brain injury from lack of oxygen
An Ob/Gyn office denies liability in a mother’s lawsuit claiming her son suffered from a brain injury after he was allegedly deprived of adequate amounts of oxygen. -
Anderson Hospital doctors deny liability in patient’s medical malpractice suit over stroke
Anderson Hospital and two of its doctors deny liability in a patient’s lawsuit accusing his doctors of failing to catch preliminary symptoms pointing to an eminent stroke. -
Man sues Granite City after falling in sewer
A man is suing a local municipality over an injury he suffered after stepping on an allegedly insufficient manhole cover. Andrew Flood filed a complaint on July 28 in Madison County Circuit Court against the city of Granite City.