News from August 2010
Worker claims Support Systems wrongfully discharged him
Scoggins An Alorton man claims his employer wrongly terminated him after he sustained work-related tailbone and back injuries.
Innovative Technical Solutions replaced woman with younger male, suit claims
Szewczyk A woman has filed suit against her former employer, alleging she was illegally fired after her employer hired a younger male worker to replace her.
CC Food Mart sued over customer's slip and fall
A man claims he sustained severe and permanent injuries to his head, neck, shoulders, back, hips and left ankle after falling on a wet floor.
Horse charged into vehicle, personal injury suit claims
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the owners of a horse that she says charged into her vehicle, causing her to sustain injuries.
Beneficiary claims insurance company failed to pay policy
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the life insurance agency that she claims refused to provide her with benefits after a death.
Two nurses out of wrongful death suit against Alton Memorial, doctor
MacDonald Two nurses named as defendants in a long-running wrongful death case are out of the suit a week before trial is set to begin.
Matoesian approves Super Valu check cashing fees class action settlement
Matoesian A class action filed last year against the owner of the Shop 'n Save grocery chain is over.
Rear-end accident on Green Mount is subject of suit
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended his vehicle, causing him to sustain injuries to his neck, shoulder and low back.
Washington University law dean to oversee BP gulf fund
Syverud Kent D. Syverud, dean of the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (WUSTL) and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor, has been named a trustee of the $20 billion Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust.
Casino Queen sued over customer's bathroom slip
A woman claims she sustained injuries to her legs, knees and back after falling on a clear substance in a bathroom at the Casino Queen in East St. Louis.
Motion 8/16 - 8/20/2010
Monday, August 16
Jury 8/16/2010
Monday, August 16
Woman claims nerve damage near ring finger
A woman claims she endured multiple surgeries and can no longer use her left ring finger thanks to a St. Clair County doctor who negligently treated her hand injury.
Zicam suit filed in St. Clair County
Weilmuenster A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the makers of a homeopathic cold medicine, alleging she lost her sense of taste and smell after taking the drug.
8/16 - 8/20/2010
Monday, August 16
96 plaintiffs from across country file suit over Levaquin in St. Clair County
Lowe Another group of plaintiffs have added a complaint to the growing list of lawsuits against Johnson and Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development and Walgreens over an antibiotic that they say caused them severe tendon problems.
Judge Crowder's asbestos docket
The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) said last summer that it no longer considered Madison County a "judicial hellhole" -- thanks, in part, to a declining number of asbestos lawsuits on the docket.
Kay: Springfield has failed us
To the Editor:
Route 143 pedestrian sues over Christmas Eve accident in Alton
A Madison County woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims struck her as she was walking near a road.