Brian Garrett of East Alton filed suit against US Bank in Bethalto and its janitorial service, Tiger Company, in Madison County Circuit Court Oct. 31 for injuries he received at the bank.
Michael and Lisa Denny of East Alton filed suit against the property manager and the owners of the Biltmore Apartments in South Roxana Nov. 1 in Madison County Circuit Court seeking damages in excess of $150,000.
Ford Motor Company has removed a class action suit to federal court, accusing the plaintiff of fraud in naming a Wood River auto dealer as co-defendant.
Circuit Judge George Moran Circuit Judge George Moran will hear a forum non conveniens motion on a Federal Employers’ Liability Act suit brought by Benton Jefcoat against Norfolk Southern Railway in Madison County Circuit Court on May 3.
Madison County Probation Department workers Brad Paschal and Harlan Bloodworth grab sandwiches off a tray carried around by Circuit Clerk employee Linda Murray during lunchtime on Wednesday. The food was provided courtesy of Troy attorneys Bonnie Levo and Angela Potter Donohoo.
On strike for the fourth day, Madison County employees are feasting on the support being lavished upon them by some of the folks they serve--literally.
Robert B. Ramsey Despite medical evidence that refutes dual silicosis and asbestosis diagnoses, and in spite of the fact there has been a steady clinical decline of silicosis cases in the past 30 years because of U.S. work safety standards, asbestos attorneys across the nation have recently branched into silicosis litigation.
Armor All and six of 68 other defendants will ask Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian to transfer a benzene lawsuit filed by Damon Sinars to another venue based on forum non conveniens at 9 a.m. on Sept. 27.
Lamarian Gates filed a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) suit against Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis in St. Clair County Circuit Court Sept. 8, seeking damages in excess of $50,000.
Ted Gianaris A Colorado man filed an 18-count benzene suit against 91 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court Sept. 9, alleging that his exposure to benzene and benzene-containing materials and products caused him to develop acute mylogenous leukemia (AML).
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Bethalto Just days before his case was set for a jury trial, Ray Litzau settled his fish fry injury case for an undisclosed amount against the Catholic Diocese in Springfield and Bishop George Lucas.
The Lincoln Home in Belleville The daughter of an elderly woman who died three days after falling from a wheelchair at the Lincoln Home in Belleville is alleging the fall was the cause of her mother's death.
Case Romero A man who claims he suffered from salmonella poisoning after dining at an East Alton restaurant in May is seeking in excess of $100,000 for his illness which required hospitalization.
Circuit Judge George Moran While it doesn't appear that a Vioxx trial will get under way any time soon in Madison County, a frequent Merck co-defendant, Walgreens, is asking Circuit Court Judge George Moran to be dismissed from a suit scheduled for trial in 2007.
The widow of a man who died of non-Hodgkins lymphoma in February filed a benzene suit against 60 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court Aug. 25, seeking damages in excess of $200,000.