News from 2010
Rosewood Heights Sanitary District sues insurer over lift station loss
A Madison County sanitary district claims it has incurred more than $50,000 in costs in an attempt to replace a damaged building that its insurance company should have covered.
Prairie Farms Dairy sues RLI Insurance over $900k fire damage claim
A Madison County dairy farm is suing its insurance company for nearly $900,000 after a fire allegedly destroyed one of its warehouses.
Appellate court overrules Stack in asbestos forum; Says plaintiff should sue in Michigan not Madison County
Wexstten MOUNT VERNON – Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack kept a mesothelioma suit that belonged in Michigan, Fifth District appeals judges ruled on Sept. 21.
Madison County woman suing two drivers over injuries
A Madison County woman is seeking payment from two other women after allegedly being hurt in a chain-reaction crash.
Judge Young and Belleville lawyer sued over handling of Venezia wrongful death case
Schottel Jr. A St. Louis attorney is suing St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young and Belleville lawyer William Berry over the handling of a wrongful death case involving convicted racketeer Thomas Venezia and his 21 year-old roommate.
Herndon: Carr 'overstating the precariousness'of his finances
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS – Rex Carr owes former partners $635,171.23, and U.S. District Judge David Herndon says it's time to pay.
Petroleum company says Roxana business failed to pay for services
A petroleum company claims a Roxana business has failed to pay it more than $200,000 for services and goods provided.
Driver sued over neck injuries caused by rear-end crash
A Madison County woman is suing the driver she says rear-ended her while driving in Missouri in 2008.
Status conference set in Belleville bar owners' defamation suit
Maag A status conference has been set in a defamation of character suit brought against a Belleville citizens' group and its leader by two local business owners.
No answer yet from defendants in Cahokia political firings suit
Four trustees of the Cahokia water district have yet to answer a suit brought against them in February by several former workers.
Union Pacific worker blames career with railroad for trauma to body
A Union Pacific trackman accuses the railroad of causing him severe back injuries.
Madison County company accused of owing more than $160k for fuel
The HWRT Oil Company LLC claims a Madison County company owes more than $160,000 for fuel.
Suit claims driver and his employer are to blame for rear-end crash
A Madison County woman is suing a driver and his employer for injuries she allegedly suffered in a 2008 rear-end crash.
Parties settle suits in funeral home firing dispute
Cueto A dispute between a funeral home manager and his former employers is over.
Belleville Kmart shopper seeks $50k after falling
A woman is suing Kmart and a cleaning contractor for injuries she claims to have sustained while visiting a Belleville Kmart on Sept. 11, 2008.
Norfolk Southern worker sued by longtime trainman
A Norfolk Southern Railway worker claims he experienced severe repetitive trauma injuries working as a trainman in St. Clair County for more than 35 years.
Fairview Heights accident is subject of suit
A woman claims she was permanently injured when struck by a driver who entered Lincoln Trail in Fairview Heights while failing to yield.
Man seeks $50k over injuries in off-ramp collision
A man claims he suffered back injuries when he was hit in his car by a driver traveling southbound at the off ramp of Interstate 64 onto Route 4 in Mascoutah.
Woman seeks damages for Fairview Heights crash
A woman claims she was injured when her car was struck by another vehicle near the intersection of West State Rout 161 and Old Lincoln Trail in Fairview Heights.
Motorcyclist accuses truck driver of causing rear-end crash
A Madison County man is suing for injuries allegedly suffered when a truck driver knocked him off a motorcycle.