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News from August 2011


Edward D. Jones employee claims she was harassed and fired after breast cancer diagnosis

By Kelly Holleran |
A Madison County woman has filed suit against Edward D. Jones and Company, alleging she was wrongly fired and harassed after she developed breast cancer.

Belleville attorney elected Secretary of Illinois State Bar Association

By Ann Knef |
Scott CHICAGO - Russell K. Scott, a senior litigation officer with Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. in Belleville, and co-manager of the firm's Southern Illinois Practice Group, has been elected secretary of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).

I-255 accident causes injuries, woman claims

By Kelly Holleran |
A woman claims she incurred more than $7,000 in damages following a collision with a tractor-trailer.

Lebanon man sues over parked car injuries

By Kelly Holleran |
A Lebanon man claims he sustained eye injuries after a driver collided with a parked vehicle.

Visitor sues O'Fallon homeowner after fall down stairs

By Andrea Dearden |
A St. Louis man says the owners of an O'Fallon home are responsible for injuries he allegedly received when he fell down stairs leading to the basement.

Route 161 collision is subject of suit

By Kelly Holleran |
Foster A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle while her two minor children were riding as passengers in it.

Debt collector should not have allowed numerous late payments before repossession, suit claims

By Kelly Holleran |
A Madison County man claims a lender violated the law when it repossessed his vehicle after he made a late payment.

Maryville Manor worker claims retaliatory discharge

By Kelly Holleran |
A Madison County woman has filed suit against her former employee, claiming she was fired after reporting alleged neglect of patients at a nursing home.

Former Maaco manager claims he was slandered

By Kelly Holleran |
A man claims his employer slandered him when it accused him of stealing.

Back and neck injuries claimed in Foley Drive accident

By Kelly Holleran |
Mendillo A man claims he sustained back and neck injuries after a driver caused a multi-vehicle collision.

Case against former Mallon firm continued to Sept. 30

By Ann Knef |
Mallon Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla will hear all pending motions in a suit brought by a former law associate against the firm run by the late Lance Mallon and his successors.

Judge orders DNA testing in child support challenge

By Ann Knef |
Madison County Associate Judge Dean Sweet has ordered DNA testing of a boy at the center of a child support challenge.

Attorney wants stay in case against Tom Lakin lifted

By Ann Knef |
Tom Lakin East Alton attorney Ed Unsell has filed a motion to lift a stay on a civil lawsuit pending against L. Thomas Lakin that accuses Lakin of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy.

Madison County Mass Transit sued over passenger's injuries

By Kelly Holleran |
A Granite City man claims he suffered low back injuries after a bus on which he rode sped over railroad tracks.

Bus driver sues First Student over unpaid wages

By Kelly Holleran |
A school bus driver has filed suit against his employer, alleging he was not paid for all the hours he worked.

Belleville homeowner sues Allstate over unpaid claims

By Andrea Dearden |
The owner of a Belleville home is suing his insurance company after it allegedly refused to pay when the house was damaged in a fire and then again when property was stolen from inside.

More out of state plaintiffs file Levaquin suits in St. Clair County

By Kelly Holleran |
More plaintiffs have added complaints to the growing list of lawsuits in St. Clair County against Johnson and Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical and Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development over an antibiotic that they say caused them severe tendon problems.

Attack at Knotty Pines Tavern leads to injury suit

By Kelly Holleran |
Scoggins A Monroe County man claims he suffered a great deal of pain and anguish after a patron at a St. Clair County bar attacked him.

O'Fallon property owner sues AT&T and New Cingular over lease payment issue

By Kelly Holleran |
The owner of a piece of O'Fallon property alleges its tenants improperly reneged on a lease agreement, causing it to lose thousands of dollars.

Affirmative sued for uninsured motorist coverage

By Andrea Dearden |
A St. Clair County man is suing his insurance carrier for payment after he was allegedly hit by an uninsured driver.