Craig Thorpe filed suit Feb. 14 against United Parcel Service in Madison County Circuit Court seeking damages he sustained when a UPS driver struck him. The accident took place Feb. 21, 2002, when Thorpe was walking along the shoulder of an entrance ramp to Interstate 30 in Little Rock, Ark.
Donald Flack of Korein Tillery Attorney Donald Flack of the Belleville firm Korein Tillery filed seven lawsuits in Madison County Circuit Court against Martin & Bayley Inc., the parent company of Huck's convenient stores. The suits claim the retailer unfairly and deceptively schemed to get customers to buy "light" cigarettes.
Wegman Electric in East Alton A truck driver at an East Alton business is blaming a snow removal service for permanent spinal injuries he sustained while backing into chalk blocks buried in the snow.
Another stab at Walgreen's and Merck & Co. came in the form of two new lawsuits seeking more than $1 million from customers who blame the retailer and pharmaceutical for their heart ailments.
Cooper's home located at 1452 Chouteau Place Road in Granite City. John Cooper of Granite City filed a lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court seeking damages in excess of $100,000 against State Farm Insurance Company alleging it failed to pay a fire damage claim.
Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City Granite City Anesthesia (GCA) and Granite City Hospital (GCH) were targets of a lawsuit filed by Dale Hughes who is seeking damages in excess of $200,000 for a broken tooth and lost medical records.
Alton Belle Casino Betty Cunningham filed a $50,000 suit against the Alton Belle Casino Feb. 3 in Madison County Circuit Court seeking damages from a Feb. 15, 2003, fall at the casino.
Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis Madison County Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis has dozens of motions pending to certify lawsuits as class actions, but he has set a hearing date on only one. If history repeats, that hearing probably will not happen.
Brian Garrett of East Alton filed a lawsuit seeking at least $50,000 in damages against US Bank at Bethalto Airport for injuries he sustained in a fall in the bank's foyer.
Michael Miller of New Douglas and W.C. Cole of East St. Louis filed a class action lawsuit Feb. 1 in Madison County Circuit Court against the manufacturers of blood glucose monitors claiming a product defect poses a serious health risk.
Madison County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Stack, who established early on that he would dismiss cases based on forum non conveniens, did not allow two such motions during a recent hearing. But he made it clear to plaintiff attorneys that forum shopping will not be tolerated anymore under his administration of the county's large asbestos docket.
East St. Louis resident Rosalyn Jackson filed an 11-count suit against Merck & Co. and Walgreen's claiming a stroke she suffered was caused by taking Vioxx.
Neil B. Ford filed a wrongful death suit against Anderson Hospital, Legatus Emergency Services and Peter B. Malench, M.D. in Madison County Circuit Court on Jan. 21 claiming the hospital and its staff incorrectly diagnosed his daughter’s illness leading to her death.
Karen Jackson filed suit Jan. 21 against Nicholas R. Troxell of East Alton seeking damages in excess of $50,000 for injuries she received in an auto accident.
Frances Loftus, who took a tumble over "disrepaired" carpet where she worked at a Sears Portrait Studio in the Alton Square Mall, is seeking $50,000 in compensation for severe injuries she sustained.
Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron In a dispute over a $50 credit report fee, Paul and Ladonna Wratchford of Wood River sued a lender who refinanced their home. The very same day, they filed suit against the original lender in a dispute over a $20.90 courier fee. Now Madison County Circuit Court Judge Nicholas Byron must decide if the Wratchfords represent two classes of individuals who deserve the same justice.
Simmons: No comment Local reaction to U.S. Senator Arlen Specter's (R-Pa.) recent proposal to create a $140 billion fund to compensate asbestos victims and cap liability for the businesses that pay into the coffer, was mute.
David J. McQuay of Granite City, who suffered from a heart attack and blood clots, filed an 11-count lawsuit against Merck & Co. and Walgreens claiming Vioxx caused his health problems.