News from August 2010
Route 157 accident causes injuries, suit claims
A Madison County man has filed suit against the driver who he claims struck his vehicle after failing to yield the right of way.
Driver fled scene of accident, suit claims
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims struck her vehicle after failing to yield at a stop sign, then fled the scene of the accident.
Lost wages claimed in car accident suit
After being forced to miss work and lose wages due to a collision, an Edwardsville woman filed suit against the driver who she claims caused the accident.
Injured tree trimmer claims homeowners allowed sidewalk to shift and crack
A man claims he sustained injuries to his left shoulder after falling on a cracked East Alton sidewalk.
Dispatcher had to work up to 116 hours per week without OT, suit claims
A woman claims a Collinsville towing company forced her to work between 85 and 116 hours per week without paying her overtime or even minimum wage.
Rex Carr claims financial ruin in court fight with Tillery group
Carr EAST ST. LOUIS – Rex Carr, "immensely successful" in the words of an appellate court, pleads financial ruin and old age in a bid to escape a $635,171.23 sanction.
Opening statements made in Bethalto man's benzene trial
Gianaris Madison County's first benzene trial of the year got fully under way Wednesday as attorneys from both sides gave opening statements that included silver paint cans and red apples as props.
Jury finds for defendant in Highway 162 accident case
Seymoure A Madison County jury hearing a personal injury case stemming from a 2006 Granite City car accident took 35 minutes on Tuesday to find for the defendant.
Callis opens benzene trial, jury selection lasting into second day
Gianaris A benzene case brought against a number of manufacturers got under way Tuesday in Madison County as parties from both sides began picking jurors.
Harrison to hear plaintiff's plea for third trial in 1998 personal injury case
Armbruster Madison County Associate Judge Clarence Harrison II is set to hear a plea by the plaintiff in a 12 year-old personal injury case seeking to take his case to jury for a third time.
Case management conference set in Rick Jones' suit against Wood River
A case management conference is set next week in a suit brought against the city of Wood River by a former real estate developer.
Defense denies doctors responsible for woman's IBS
Pitzer A medical malpractice case against two doctors involved in a woman's 2006 surgery that allegedly left her with a punctured bowel got under way Tuesday with opening statements.
Med mal case set for trial goes to appellate court instead
MacDonald A medical malpractice suit against a doctor, an Alton hospital and two nurses that had been set for trial Monday is moving to the appellate court at Mt. Vernon.
Injuries claimed as truck backs from driveway
A man claims he received injuries to his head, neck, back, face and eye after a driver failed to yield the right-of-way to him as the driver backed out of a driveway.
Godfrey accident is subject of suit
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to yield at a stop sign, striking his vehicle.
Ruth denies insurer's request for new trial on $190,000 defamation verdict
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has denied Country Mutual Insurance's motion for a new damages trial.
Jim's Corner named in another personal injury suit
A woman who sustained a broken pelvic bone, a broken collar bone and a fractured nose during a collision blames a bar for allowing the allegedly intoxicated driver with whom she rode to leave and get into a single-vehicle accident.
Beer bottles used as weapons in Neumann's Bar attack, man claims
A man has filed suit against the Madison County bar where he claims patrons attacked him with beer bottles.
5'3" Wal-Mart customer sustains spinal injury while reaching for double-stacked lemonade
A Madison County woman claims she suffered spinal injuries after a five-pound container fell on her head while she shopped at Wal-Mart.
Attorney seeks to enforce Johnson County judgment in Madison County
An attorney for a glass company claims another glass company has failed to follow court orders, refusing to relinquish more than $70,000.