News from April 2010
Rear-end accident victim sues driver
A man claims he sustained injuries to various parts of his body after a driver rear-ended him.
Granite City pedestrian claims driver struck her crossing Madison Ave.
A Madison County woman has filed suit against the driver who she says struck her as she attempted to cross the street.
Worker wants job at Wood River site reinstated
A man wants his job reinstated after he claims his employers wrongly terminated him in retaliation for his filing of a workers' compensation claim.
Driver followed too closely, plaintiff claims in suit
The owner of a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee claims she sustained permanent injuries to her back, shoulders, arms, hands, head and other body parts after a driver rear-ended her.
The Franchise and Schlemer's named in personal injury suit
A man has filed suit against a bar patron who initiated an altercation with him and the owners of the bars who allowed the patron to drink intoxicating beverages.
Hylla pushes Peipert trial back a week
Hylla The frequently postponed trial involving a man's claims against the makers of acne drug Accutane has been pushed off again.
Saline Township, former supervisor seek to dismiss parts of groping suits
Former Saline Township Supervisor Alvin Steiner, battling five separate suits over alleged groping and molestation, is moving to dismiss parts of the plaintiffs' complaints.
Suit claims employer spread false rumors
A Madison County man claims he suffered damages to his reputation after his employer started spreading rumors that he attempted to falsify a workers' compensation claim.
Construction worker claims company allowed him to operate dangerous tool
An East Alton man has filed suit against the construction company that he says allowed him to operate a dangerous tool, which resulted in serious injuries to his leg.
Glen Carbon accident is subject of suit
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she says struck the side of her vehicle.
City of Edwardsville sued over girl's death
The father and mother of a deceased girl claim the city of Edwardsville failed to keep sanitary sewer facilities safe, causing the girl to be crushed to death after cement walls collapsed on her.
Carr ordered to pay $635k to Tillery and others; barred from filing future suits
Carr East St. Louis attorney Rex Carr has been ordered to pay his former law partners $635,000 as a sanction for "out of control" behavior related to numerous lawsuits he has filed against them.
Parties settle eight year-old Granite City drainage suit
The parties in a long-running suit over flooding in two Granite City subdivisions settled the case the morning just before it was to go to trial.
Callis re-elected chief judge in Madison County
Callis Ann Callis will remain chief judge of the Madison County Circuit.
Plaintiffs in suit against Raging Rivers seek to file fourth amended complaint
Plaintiffs in a suit over a boy's mouth injury allegedly caused by a water park slide are asking to file a fourth amended complaint.
Counterpoint to Hopkins 'Great Hoax'
To the Editor:
Lawyers and lackeys
To the Editor:
STAR bonds fizzle out
We all have our jobs to do, but sometimes those jobs put us in opposition to each other. Feelings get hurt, differences harden, and compromise becomes near impossible.
Wendler settles defamation suit against AIG
CHICAGO – Brian Wendler of Edwardsville, personal injury lawyer for Teamster truckers, settled his seven year defamation suit against insurer AIG.
Assault victims waiting on state to move case against Lakin
Lakin Nearly four years after victims of alleged child sexual abuse brought a lawsuit against Thomas Lakin, they are still waiting for their claims to be decided.