Jeffrey and Angela Fleming, who reside at 9937 Old Lincoln Trail in Fairview Heights, are named in the suit. Former Swansea resident Heather Kirby says power company AmerenIP, the city of Fairview Heights, St. Clair County, property owners Jeffrey and Angela Fleming and Nelson Tree Service are responsible for the injuries she sustained when a tree fell on a car in which she was a passenger. She is suing them for at least $200,000.
Illinois Power Co. will install $500 million in pollution controls at five coal-fired power plants and pay a $9 million fine to settle a federal lawsuit alleging Clean Air Act violations.
Gary L. Rainwater-Chairman and CEO Ameren Energy St. Louis-based Union Electric is suing four of its insurance companies for more than $2 million each claiming the insurers breached contractual duties by only reimbursing small percentages of asbestos-related claims.