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State CourtLawsuit filed against Hayden Wrecking Corporation over worker's alleged injury
Hayden Wrecking Corporation is in the middle of a lawsuit after one of its employees physically harmed a third-party truck driver during a job in August.
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State CourtHerbst Properties sued following injury on company-owned property
Apartment rental agency Herbst Properties is facing a lawsuit for allegedly breaching a “duty to exercise ordinary care” over a visitor's trip and fall incident.
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State CourtRudolf transfers suit to Marion County where alleged injury occurred, in wake of Fifth District ruling
BELLEVILLE – Four days after appellate judges told St, Clair County Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson to send a suit to the county where the injury happened, Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf sent a suit to the county where the injury happened.
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Our ViewLevel headed appellate court reins in forum shopping
There once was a time when southern Illinois' appellate court system provided cover for some of the most outlandish claims in the nation (retailer class actions awarding millions in fees to lawyers and coupons to consumers over disputes involving pennies comes to mind), with no aspect of commerce immune from litigation.
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LawsuitsPatient sues Associated Physicians Group over alleged botched epidural
BELLEVILLE — A patient is suing a medical group, alleging he was injured in 2017 from an epidural during a pain procedure performed without authorized consent.
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LawsuitsWoman sues Belleville skating rink after allegedly falling, breaking both wrists
BELLEVILLE — A woman is suing a Belleville roller skating rink claiming she broke both her wrists in a fall in March of last year.
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State CourtAppellate court stops Cerro trial in St. Clair County on defense petition for emergency relief
MOUNT VERNON – Appellate judges stopped a St. Clair County trial against metal recycler Cerro Flow after Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson granted judgment on liability and prepared to determine damages.
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LawsuitsClayborne's representation of investor Thane Ritchie hit snag; $20 million default judgment should be 'closely scrutinized,' says bankruptcy trustee
BELLEVILLE – Former state senator and attorney James Clayborne, who claims Chicago investor Thane Ritchie owes his law firm more than $500,000, risked his reputation for the high profile hedge fund manager.
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Lawsuits
Suit alleges handyman convinced disabled woman to sell familial mineral rights
BELLEVIEW – A woman's legal guardian are suing her former handyman for allegedly coercing the plaintiff into selling her familial mineral rights to him.