A former employee who worked in Norfolk Southern Railway's Bridge and Building Department filed a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) suit in Madison County Circuit Court June 17 seeking damages in excess of $50,000.
A wrongful death suit seeking at least $400,000 in damages is slated for a case management conference on June 29 with Circuit Judge Daniel Stack presiding.
Catherine Lasich claims she twisted her right ankle afer stepping into an unmarked 30-inch fence post hole at Fairmount Park on June 19, 2003. Now, she is suing the race track for more than $50,000 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Anderson Hospital in Maryville A CT scan technician who jammed his left thumb between a patient and a plexi-glass shield filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court against Anderson Hospital claiming he was fired for taking time off for allowing his thumb to heal.
Planning Was that Judge Philip Kardis and his wife at the Edwardsville courthouse last week, talking retirement options with the county’s pension consultant?
Jeffrey Lowe Claiming their strokes were the result of taking the arthritis pain reliever Vioxx, two Illinois residents filed suit against Merck & Co. and the pharmacies where they purchased the medicine, according to a suit filed in Madison County Circuit Court June 16.
Eddie's Lounge Kathleen Gilbert, administrator Ronald Gilbert's estate, filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court June 13 against Eddie’s Lounge in Granite City alleging the tavern served too much alcohol to a patron who caused a fatal traffic accident.
Prairie Farms in Granite City Granite City resident Edward Smith filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court June 10 against his employer Prairie Farms Dairy over injuries he received while operating a forklift.
The daughter of a man who died while coming home from the hospital in an ambulance filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court June 13 against Medstar Ambulance and BJC Home Medical Equipment.
Dobbs Tire & Auto The former manager of the Edwardsville Dobbs Tire & Auto Center filed a retaliatory discharge and Whistleblower Act lawsuit claiming he was terminated for hiring a one-handed shuttle driver.
United States Steel A man who suffered second degree burns on his legs while working at U.S. Steel in Granite City filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court June 10.
Samuel Aaron Farris filed a two-count lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court June 10 against his employer, Maggos & Associates of Alton, claiming he was injured on an all terrain vehicle while installing a steel cable in Carbondale on June 18, 2003.
691 Oaklawn Jennifer Fowler, who tripped while walking down a Granite City street, claims the city is negligent for failing to warn pedestrians of a pothole near 691 Oaklawn.
Mac's Timeout in Alton Melissa Allen filed suit against Mac’s Timeout in Madison County Circuit Court June 10, alleging the Alton tavern sold alcohol to a patron who later injured her while she was standing on the running boards of a truck.
Gordon Maag The $110 million defamation lawsuit filed by Gordon E. Maag, who lost a costly and contentious race for Illinois Supreme Court justice last November, was dismissed by Seventh Circuit Judge Patrick Kelley today.
Judge Wexstten Illinois Judges Association (IJA) President James M. Wexstten wants to improve the public's image of the state judiciary--which he says is under attack--by encouraging sitting circuit judges to go into the community.
Catherine Lott filed suit on behalf of her pregnant daughter, Quenetta, who slipped and fell on dirty water in the entranceway of a McDonald's restaurant on Morrison Street in Collinsville.
The widow of a man who succumbed to coronary artery disease filed a wrongful death suit against Family Medicine Associates of Collinsville and Michael Rallo, M.D. in Madison County Circuit Court June 1.
A seven-count wrongful death lawsuit was lodged against Beverly Farm Foundation in Godfrey, its nurses and Tanin Parich, M.D., claiming resident Michael Soliz was injured and died at the facility in November 2003.