News from 2009
Route 177 accident causes injuries, suit claims
A Washington County man is suing the driver of a vehicle who he says ran into his vehicle while he was driving west on Illinois Route 177.
St. Elizabeth's, doctors named in med mal suit
Three individuals have filed suit against four doctors and St. Elizabeth's Hospital, alleging a woman died from complications she experienced due to swelling of her skull and brain after she fell.
Woman sues to rescind ARM home loan
A woman with learning disabilities claims she should not have to repay a loan for more than $45,000 she took out more than two and a half years ago because she was not fully explained the terms of the loan.
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Bus passenger sues over injuries suffered in collision
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against a woman, a transportation company and a bus driver after she says the bus got into a collision.
LeChien to run for retention in 2010
LeChien St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien said on Monday that he will run for retention in 2010.
Defendant appeals judge's new trial order in Highland wrongful death case
Attorneys for a Highland surgeon who won a wrongful death suit in April are appealing Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's order which set aside the jury verdict and called for a new trial.
Vandalia man claims lawyer committed a costly mistake
A Vandalia man who runs Jenkins Display business is suing his former attorney and the law firm for which he works, alleging he lost money he would have received had the attorney not made a mistake.
Cottrell, Nissan named in trucker's injury suit
Three trucking companies are being sued by a couple who say the companies' trucks are unreasonably dangerous and led to the man's multiple repetitive injuries.
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Rewarding frivolous filings
$1.25 million to charity. $10,000 to serial plaintiff Lawrence Shipley. $650,000 to demanding lawyers. That's the settlement proposed for a five-year-old Lakin Law Firm-spawned class action suit which is back in Madison County court this week for another swing at resolution.
Horse owner blamed in Route 159 accident
A man who says he yanked his shoulder out of place when he swerved his vehicle to avoid hitting horses in the road has filed suit against the horses' owners.
Judge awards attorneys' fees, tinkers with costs in Spearman case
At the end of a hearing over disputed attorneys fees and costs in a 2002 personal injury suit, Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth said he was sure most of those gathered weren't happy.
Alhambra boom truck accident leads man to sue
A Madison County man who says he was hit in the head by a support beam as a boom truck was lifting it in place has filed suit against the operator of a boom truck, two other individuals and the owner of the truck.
Woman left unattended in bathroom sues Gateway Regional
A woman who was hospitalized after a left hip fracture has filed suit against Gateway Regional Medical Center, alleging she fell after employees left her unattended in the bathroom.
Personal injury litigant upset over jury award, attorney's fees and race component
Walter Spearman If he'd known what it would take to bring a lawsuit over injuries he received in a rear-end crash, Walter Spearman of Edwardsville doesn't know if he'd have done it.
Worker claims he was fired after reporting co-worker's attack on him
A former Securitas employee has filed suit against the company and one of its managers, alleging he was fired after reporting a co-worker's attack against him.
Fairview Heights receives another FOIA over attorneys' fees from online travel suits
Mitchell The Madison County Record has filed a second Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the City of Fairview Heights asking for documents related to attorneys' fees from the city's lawsuits against 13 online travel companies.
Highland Health Care Center sued over patient's decubitus ulcers
The attorney in fact for a man blames the center where the man was receiving physical therapy for decubitus ulcers thst formed on his back and heel.