News from September 2008
Driver claims he struck utility pole in attempt to avoid accident
Shane Wieter has filed suit against Steven E. Marshall, alleging he was severely injured after a collision.
Tenant's guest sues owners after falling through porch railing
A man who fell 10 feet after the porch railing he leaned on gave way is suing the owners of a Troy residence where the incident occurred July 26.
Glen-Ed Soccer Club sued over injury perpetrated by 'older girl'
A woman has filed suit against Glen-Ed Soccer Club and one of its volunteer coaches, alleging her 11-year-old daughter injured her right arm after the coach allowed her to play against a team consisting of at least one older girl.
Pit bull attack in East Alton results in suit
A woman who claims she was viciously attacked by two pit bulls on an East Alton roadway is suing the dogs' owners in Madison County Circuit Court.
Allstate seeks to recover costs in accident
Allstate has filed suit against Miesha T. Jackson, claiming one of its insured customers was injured in an accident with Jackson.
Surgeon on trial for removing too much breast tissue
A plastic surgeon who allegedly removed too much breast tissue in a reduction surgery nearly nine years ago will go on trial this week in Madison County.
Lamar Construction is owed more than $500k, suit says
Lamar Construction has filed a breach of contract complaint against American Voyage Corporation and International Voyage Corporation, alleging the two companies still owe it more than $500,000.
Belle Clair Speedway sued over cattle car injury
Martin Lautenschlaeger has filed suit against Belle Clair Speedway, alleging he was injured after an automobile collided with a cattle car in which Lautenschlaeger was riding.
California couple sues 55 companies over asbestos
A California man and his wife have filed an asbestos suit against 55 defendant corporations, claiming the mesothelioma with which the man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
First baseman seeks $100k over injury and non-regulation sized base
Gregory Gvillo has filed suit against DeCamp Junction and two individuals, alleging he broke his leg at a softball game after a player ran into him.
Hip fracture results in suit against Saint Anthony's
Joyce Schmidt has filed a suit on behalf of Gertrude I. Luebbert against Saint Anthony's Health Center, alleging Luebbert fractured her hip after she fell in the hospital.
Alton rear-end collision leads to suit
Dorothy Hudson has filed suit against Bobbie Jo Sanders through her administrator, Rene Bassett-Butler, alleging she was injured after a rear-end collision in Alton.
Con-Con ballot could be major problem
Murnane Election Day is five weeks away and it seems there is brewing what ought to be considered a serious problem with the ballot for the constitutional convention referendum. It's almost, to be honest, as if no one looked at the language of the ballot before it was sent to print and mailed to millions of Illinois voters.
Bidens owe SimmonsCooper $1 million in hedge fund deal
NEW YORK CITY – Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden and brother James Biden owe $1 million to SimmonsCooper law firm of East Alton from a hedge fund buyout that fell apart in 2006.
Michigan woman files asbestos suit in Madison County
A Michigan woman recently diagnosed with mesothelioma has filed an asbestos suit against 144 defendant corporations claiming the disease was wrongfully caused.
Woman sues over crash
Tracy J. Kostic has filed suit individually and on behalf of her 16-year-old daughter against Amanda A. Ronk, alleging they were injured in a collision.
Route 111 crash subject of lawsuit
Vanita A. Turcol has filed suit against Carolyn S. Traband, alleging she was injured after a collision.
Woman sues over husband's asbestos-related death
An Illinois woman has filed an asbestos suit on behalf of her recently deceased husband against 74 defendant corporations, claiming the lung cancer with which he was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Judge denies post-trial motions in Magna Bank case
Carr Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel J. Stack has denied all post trial motions in the case of Magna Bank v. Thompson Coburn.