News from 2007
Union Pacific permitted unsafe work practices, employee says
Union Pacific Railroad is being sued by an employee who claims his injuries are due to the railroad negligently permitting unsafe work practices to become routine work practices.
Locomotive worker claims hip injuries
A Union Pacific Railroad worker claims he suffers from a degenerative hip condition as a result of unsafe work practices, according to a suit filed July 16 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Wounded officer sues shield maker, helmet supplier and shooter's estate
Belleville Police Sgt. Jon Brough, who was shot in the face last fall during a home raid, fired back July 17 with a civil lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Walkway at Casino Queen causes woman's lower extremity injuries
A woman who tripped and fell while walking in the Casino Queen filed a personal injury suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court July 11, seeking damages in excess of $50,000 for injuries she allegedly received.
Pitocin IV caused severe pain, suit claims
Belleville Memorial Hospital Memorial Hospital of Belleville and a nurse are named in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she sustained IV infiltration while delivering a full term infant.
Dangerous sidewalk lands Alton and water company in court
Mattie Walker-Bennett filed a personal injury suit against the City of Alton and Illinois-American Water in Madison County Circuit Court July 13, seeking damages for injuries she allegedly sustained when tripping on a sidewalk on Alby Street in Alton.
Appellate court finds arbitration agreement unconscionable in DirecTV case
Robert P. LeChien The Fifth Appellate Court has affirmed a decision by St. Clair Circuit Judge Robert P. LeChien who denied DirecTV's motion to stay proceedings in a class action suit and compel arbitration against customer Charlotte Bess.
Kusmierczak estate files wrongful death claim against Anderson Hospital
The estate of Scott Kusmierczak filed a wrongful death suit against Anderson Hospital in Maryville in Madison County Circuit Court July 16, alleging the hospital's negligence caused his death.
Blondies in Wash. Park named in dramshop suit
A St. Clair County woman is seeking in excess of $250,000 from a Washington Park nightclub and its owner claiming an intoxicated customer struck and killed her husband who was attempting to cross Old Collinsville Road near Harvard Street on March 31.
Phenobarbital overdose claimed in suit against pharmacy
A Washington Park pharmacy is being sued by a woman who claims a druggist provided the wrong dosage of an anti-seizure medicine to a child which caused an overdose.
Benzene, butadiene exposure blamed in Kentucky woman's suit
A Kentucky woman filed suit against 10 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court July 13, claiming her husband died from pancreatic cancer after exposure to benzene and butadiene.
Worker's estate sues Ameren and contractors for electrocution
Regions Bank, as the administrator of John Mueller's estate, filed a wrongful death suit against Ameren, C.D. Peters Construction and Heidtman Steel in Madison County Circuit Court July 12, seeking damages in excess of $225,000.
Columbia Car Care worker files retaliatory discharge complaint
Greg Durbin alleges his employer Columbia Car Care terminated him for filing a workers' compensation claim, according to a civil suit filed July 6 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Food for Less sued for woman's fractured hip
An elderly woman who allegedly fell while leaving the Food for Less store in Madison filed a personal injury suit against the grocer.
Pool and lifeguard blamed for man's drowning
Lincoln Park Pool in East St. Louis and a former lifeguard are being sued by the surviving children of a man who drown on July 24, 2005.
Shop N Save sued for puddle on store's floor
Shop N Save A Godfrey woman injured at the Wood River Shop N Save filed a personal injury suit in Madison County Circuit Court July 11, claiming she injured herself near the checkout lane.
Massachusetts claimant brings asbestos suit to Madison County
A Massachusetts man suffering from mesothelioma filed an asbestos suit in Madison County Circuit Court July 11, claiming his disease was wrongfully caused.
Slip on Casino Queen bathroom floor prompts suit
A St. Louis man claims he suffered a severe closed head injury after slipping on water or "other liquid" in a Casino Queen bathroom on New Year's Eve 2005.
Cardiac arrest not noticed by hospital staff, suit claims
Paul and Beth Werner of Belleville are seeking in excess of $100,000 from Memorial Hospital of Belleville, claiming the hospital's emergency staff failed to recognize Paul Werner was having cardiac arrest during a visit on July 9, 2005.