A barge company argues that a man’s lawsuit alleging he slipped on ice, fell into the Mississippi River during a snowstorm and became trapped under the barge should be dismissed because the incident was the result of the natural accumulation of snow and ice and was not foreseeable.
EDWARDSVILLE — A former Beverly Farm Foundation employee claims she was fired in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim after her finger became stuck in a wheelchair.
An insurance company accused of conspiring with a transport company to misclassify workers as independent contractors denies liability, arguing that it issued individual policies and paid accident benefits to drivers based on their own representations.
EDWARDSVILLE — An Iraq veteran claims she endured inappropriate comments and touching from a male VA nurse practitioner during a medical exam, aggravating her post-traumatic stress disorder.
EDWARDSVILLE — A former transport vessel engineer who suffered injuries claims the boat was allowed to be in service even with a negligent captain and the vessel's known unseaworthiness.
EAST ST. LOUIS — A class of patients and their families claim a helicopter ambulance transport company uses predatory billing practices, charging some patients up to $153 per mile for medical transport services.
EAST ST. LOUIS — A barge worker claims he suffered injuries when the barge was struck by another vessel and was not given proper maintenance and cure under general maritime law.
EAST ST. LOUIS — A former barge worker who slipped on an icy deck and fell into the Mississippi River claims he did not receive maintenance and cure for his injuries.
A lawsuit involving a dog attack settled during a retrial after the case’s previous jury award was vacated by the Fifth District Appellate Court over speculative testimony.
A trial on damages only in a suit involving a dog attack is underway in Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge’s court after the case’s previous jury award was vacated by the Fifth District Appellate Court over speculative testimony.
Two passengers alleging they were injured when a motorist struck the rear of a Metro transit bus were awarded $500 and $1000 following a three-day trial in Madison County Associate Judge Steven Stobbs’ courtroom.
A lawsuit alleging two passengers were injured when a motorist struck the rear of a Metro transit bus is at trial in Madison County Associate Judge Steven Stobbs’ courtroom.
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth denied a patient’s request for a new trial following a defense verdict in a medical malpractice suit against an Alton pediatrician.
A boy who sued an Alton pediatrician alleging his germ cell tumor progressed due to delayed diagnosis seeks a new trial after a Madison County jury returned a defense verdict in February.
