Maxine Watkins filed suit against the City of Alton seeking damages in excess of $50,000 for injuries she sustained from a fall on ridged and grooved pavement on Clark Street.
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.
Two Missouri women who were injured in an auto accident on westbound I-255 in St. Louis County filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court Aug. 26 against Cassens Transport Company.
Olin plant An Olin employee who was injured in a fire on Jan. 10 filed a suit against the seller, provider, servicer and installer of a fire extinguishing system in Madison County Circuit Court Aug. 26.
Undeterred by a voided judgment that would in effect close the case, plaintiff Armettia Peach intends to continue her quest in Madison County Circuit Court to collect the price of a house she did not buy.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital The parents of a man who allegedly died due to complications from gastric bypass surgery filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court Aug. 26 seeking damages under either the Missouri or Illinois wrongful death statute.
Eddie's Lounge Lloyd McBride claims Barbara Handshy was drunk when she drove a Ford pickup through the front window of a Granite City Quik Trip store, pinning him against the back wall and causing severe injuries.
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.
Rick White filed a retaliatory discharge suit against AZ Welding and Machine Aug. 26 in Madison County Circuit Court seeking damages in excess $50,000.
Ryan Winschief’s 10-count, $500,000 wrongful death suit against Belleville Memorial Hospital and several local cardiologists was transferred to St. Clair County under the doctrine of forum non conveniens by Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian on Aug. 26.
Failure to diagnose prostate cancer has led a widow to sue Staunton Family Practice and its physicians Rajneesh S. Jain, M.D., Manish Mathur, M.D. and Bryan Siegfried, M.D. in Madison County Circuit Court.
Sandra Dillinger claims her physician Steven Edwards, M.D. and Saint Anthony's Good Samaritan Center in Alton were negligent for not treating an injury she sustained between February and September 2003.
Site of driving accident. Driving instructor Drew Barnholtz is being sued for crashing a former student's 2001 Saab 93 Turbo during a lap around Gateway International Raceway in Collinsville.
A former chemical plant worker and his wife filed a 17-count lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court claiming long-term exposure to titanium dust and silica products has caused him to suffer a disabling lung disease.
A race car driver who was injured after a restraint and seat assembly failed on his Hornet class race car at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, is seeking at least $750,000 in a 15-count suit filed against Racer Components, Racer’s Choice and Lowe Performance.
Anderson Hospital Patrick Zimmerman, M.D. and Anderson Hospital in Maryville were slapped with a medical malpractice suit Aug. 16 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Belleville Memorial Hospital Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian will hear a motion to transfer a wrongful death case against Belleville Memorial Hospital to St. Clair County at 9 a.m. on Aug. 24.