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Smith denies Highland's summary judgment request in trip, fall suit
Madison County Circuit Judge Sarah Smith denied the City of Highland’s motion for summary judgment in a pedestrian’s lawsuit alleging she tripped and fell on a crumbled curb while walking to a Halloween event. -
Edwardsville says property owners failed to take steps to minimize, repair alleged damages from park construction
The City of Edwardsville argues that property owners failed to take reasonable steps to repair their property or minimize damage in a suit alleging the plaintiffs’ land was damaged by construction of a new public park. -
Suit alleges woman changed life insurance policy beneficiaries of incapacitated man
BELLEVILLE — A woman cliams her minor children were taken off as beneficiaries of her ex-husband's life insurance policy by his fiancee while he was incapacitated. -
Summary judgment granted in wrongful death suit involving Halloween train wreck; Vandalia: ‘Owning the street does not make the City a railroad’
Fayette County Judge Mike Mchaney granted summary judgment for the City of Vandalia after it argued that the City is not a railroad and cannot be held liable for a fatal train crash that occurred prior to a Halloween parade in 2014. -
Alton official seeks to dismiss landlord's lawsuit following criminal housing management charges
In his motion to dismiss a landlord’s lawsuit, the Director of Building and Zoning for the City of Alton argues that the complaint should be barred as the plaintiff was recently charged with criminal housing management for allowing a mother and her four children to live in a home plagued with rats, cockroaches, and safety hazards. -
Dismissal sought in suit alleging car salesmen worked during COVID-19 shutdown while collecting unemployment
Supervisors at an Alton dealership seek to dismiss a former car salesman’s suit alleging the defendants asked employees to work as volunteers while collecting COVID-19 unemployment benefits and then brought them back on commission in order to collect Paycheck Protection Program loans. -
Alton property owner, S&J Real Property seek order declaring substitution of judge rule as unconstitutional
S&J Real Property seeks an order declaring a Third Judicial Circuit Court rule regarding substitution of judges in class actions as unconstitutional in a suit against the City of Alton alleging residents’ titles were slandered by the delivery of grass-cutting liens. -
Village of Godfrey denies liability in suit alleging two-year-old injured on barrel train ride
The Village of Godfrey denied liability in a suit alleging a two-year-old girl fell out of a barrel train ride at Glazebrook Park onto a gravel parking lot and was run over by the train operator. -
City of Alton says resident's grass-cutting lien was properly delivered in its motion to dismiss
The City of Alton seeks to dismiss a lawsuit alleging residents’ titles were slandered when it failed to deliver grass-cutting liens personally or by certified mail. -
City of Alton opposes judge substitution in suit over grass-cutting liens
The City of Alton opposes a substitution of judge in a lawsuit alleging the city failed to deliver grass-cutting liens personally or by certified mail. -
City of Collinsville, officials claim immunity in suit alleging violation of Whistleblower Act
The City of Collinsville and several city officials claim they are immune from liability for any injury caused by the legislative process in the former city manager’s lawsuit alleging he was terminated for reporting inappropriate actions.