News from 2010
Testimony concludes in Regal Beagle dram shop case; closing arguments Thursday
Hylla Jurors heard opening statements and testimony from both sides in the trial of a dram shop suit against a Godfrey tavern Wednesday after jury selection took up the day before.
Motorcyclist sues Keeley and Sons after losing control on asphalt
A Du Quoin man says an asphalt company's allegedly shoddy work is to blame for his motorcycle crash.
Mom sues ATV manufacturer Yamaha and owners over explosion
A Minnesota woman is suing a Coulterville couple and Yamaha after an ATV gas tank explosion burned her son.
Waterloo rear-end accident causes injuries, suit claims
A St. Clair County woman seeks more than $50,000 in damages after she claims she sustained injuries in a collision with a driver who rear-ended her.
Callis to hear doctors' motion to dismiss fetal wrongful death case
Callis A Madison County judge is set to hear moves by two area obstetrician-gynecologists to throw out a wrongful death suit brought by a patient who claims her baby died before birth.
Jury selection under way in Regal Beagle dram shop trial
A Madison County personal injury trial involving a Godfrey tavern opened Tuesday with a day-long jury selection in a case expected to last three days.
East St. Louis woman sued after allegedly hitting three pedestrians
An East St. Louis woman is being sued by the three people she allegedly hit with her car.
Lee Maids worker sued over car accident
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended a vehicle while she was riding in its back seat.
Madison County asbestos motion docket: Sept. 13-17
Monday, September 13
Rosewood Care Center employee claims wrongful termination
A woman has filed suit against her former nursing home employer, alleging it wrongfully terminated her after she applied for workers' compensation benefits.
Madison County asbestos jury docket: Sept. 13
Monday, September 13
Madison County civil docket: Sept. 13-17
Monday, September 13
Alton accident is subject of suit
A Madison County man and his wife claim the man sustained neck and back injuries while his wife sustained neck, back, right shoulder and right arm injuries after a driver rear-ended their vehicle.
Cahokia resident claims loss of enjoyment after sewage back-up
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the village of Cahokia, alleging she suffered property damage after sewage backed up into her home.
City of East St. Louis sued over cop's poorly maintained squad car
Three St. Clair County residents are suing the city of East St. Louis for negligence after they were allegedly hit by a police officer driving a poorly-maintained squad car.
Child sues doctors over mother's overdose death
An unidentified minor blames two doctors for causing her mother's death due to an overdose, which occurred nearly four years ago.
Metal object left in abdomen after surgery, suit claims
A Madison County general surgeon allegedly allowed a metallic object to remain in the abdomen of a female patient following a surgery, according to a recently filed suit.
Madison accident is subject of suit
A Missouri man has filed suit against a driver who he claims collided with him at a Madison intersection.
Freeburg man sues insurer and broker over allegedly ineffective policy
A Freeburg man is suing an insurance company for failing to pay short-term disability benefits.
Accident suit settles, had been set for trial Sept. 20
A rear-end accident case that was set for trial later this month in Madison County is over.