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Target is new target of cold medicine class action
A class action lawsuit filed in St. Clair County on Dec. 31 alleges Target engaged in unfair and deceptive practices designed to mislead the public when marketing its "Immunity Supplement" products. -
Gleeson Asphalt sues Edwardsville School District 7, others, over unpaid contract
Gleeson Asphalt has filed suit against Edwardsville Community Unit School District No. 7, Morrissey Construction Company and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, alleging it did not receive the money it was due after it paved a section of the school district's land. -
Ceiling tile chunk strikes boy in bathtub, mom sues landlord
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against Imagine Investments individually and on behalf of her minor son, alleging her son was seriously injured while he was taking a bath after a section of the ceiling fell on his head and face. -
Lawyers file two more class actions in St. Clair County over cold medicine
Burke Another two class action lawsuits against makers of cold medicine have been filed in St. Clair County by the same group of lawyers who launched a similar suit against Kmart on Nov. 21. -
State cop sues truck driver who punched him in the face
An Illinois state police officer has filed suit against a Fayette County man and the trucking company for which he worked, alleging his jaw was broken after the man punched him in the face. -
Kmart named in 'Germ Defense' class action
A class action lawsuit filed in St. Clair County on Nov. 21 alleges Kmart engaged in unfair and deceptive practices designed to mislead the public when marketing its Germ Defense products. -
St. Clair County: Walgreen hit with another 'Wal-born' class action
A class action lawsuit filed in St. Clair County Sept. 2 alleges Walgreen engaged in unfair and deceptive practices designed to mislead the public in marketing its "Wal-born" products. -
Rear-end collision on Greenmount leads to suit
Michael Meehan is suing Alicia Self for an accident that took place on South Greenmount Road and Weatherstone Drive in Belleville nearly two years ago. -
Mitchell's deposition shows mayor not wary of city's class action
Mitchell Fairview Heights Mayor Gail Mitchell knew very little about a class action lawsuit the city filed against online travel agencies in October 2005, and did not know how the city would pay for lawyers leading the suit, according to his testimony. -
Lawyer sues Virgin Island resort and casino for failing to pay $5.15 million jackpot
Alvin Paulson is suing a Virgin Islands resort and casino in St. Clair County Circuit Court for failing to pay a $5.15 million jackpot he won from a slot machine. -
Railroad machinist claims injuries from loading governor on locomotive
Railroad machinist Lawrence A. Osborn claims his left knee popped while loading a governor onto a locomotive, according to a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit filed Dec. 18 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. -
Suit claims Bi-State failed to employ guards to keep pedestrians off ROW
Rosaline R. Stovall filed a wrongful death suit against Bi-State Development Agency and Metrolink driver Aretha D. Thomas claiming they are negligent in her son's death. -
Resolution calls for FH and 'similarly-situated' cities to press legal action
Fairview Heights City Attorney Al Paulson said that a group of aldermen were wrong when they said they were unaware the city instigated a class action lawsuit against online travel agencies in 2005. -
Class action filed against Country Mutual Insurance
Kathleen Roche, a Belleville chiropractor, has filed a class action lawsuit against Country Mutual Insurance Co. claiming it used a "silent PPO" scheme to deny Illinois healthcare providers millions of dollars in payouts. -
Misdiagnosis leads to med mal suit
Michael A. Bowen alleges that a Belleville doctor's misdiagnosis has caused him a physical deformity and continuing pain in his left hand. -
County sues motorist for rear-ending highway foreman
St. Clair County is suing a motorist for rear-ending a county highway foreman who was injured on March 2, 2005. -
SWIC scholarship fund remembers attorney Becker
For more than 25 years, Robert Becker served as the attorney for Southwestern Illinois College. -
Virtual rock climber takes The Edge to court
April Kassebaum of Columbia claims severe and permanent injuries to her left leg, knee and foot after falling from a motorized rock-climbing simulator at The Edge in Belleville in March 2006. -
Party Bus
Curiously, the St. Clair County Bar Association's annual "Judicial Night" is not going to be held in-county this year. -
Jack stand manufacturer sued by injured man
A Mascoutah man is suing an auto parts manufacturer in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming injuries after a two-ton jack stand collapsed onto his right leg.