News from February 2011
Rear-end accident in Swansea is subject of suit
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle.
Injuries claimed in Old Collinsville Road accident
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended his vehicle.
Woman claims injuries in Route 157 accident
A woman is asking to be paid more than $50,000 for injuries she says she received in a head-on crash with an alleged impaired driver in Collinsville.
Maryville doctors and hospital sued over anti-coagulation meds
Falb A Maryville man and his wife are suing his doctors and the hospital where he was treated for allegedly causing him to lose sight in one eye.
Madison County Motion Docket : 2/21 - 2/25/2011
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011
ITLA: No doctor shortage
To the Editor:
Employee seeks under-insured benefits from company's insurer
A Madison County man is suing his employer's insurance company for allegedly failing to consider a claim after he was hurt while driving a company vehicle.
Nursing home worker claims she was fired for leaving resident on floor
A Madison County nurse is suing an Edwardsville nursing home where she worked, claiming she was fired unfairly for her treatment of a resident.
Breese cop sues garbage truck driver
A sanitation worker is accused of crashing his garbage truck into a Breese police officer's car, allegedly injuring the officer.
Suit filed over fatal '09 accident
The survivor of a car crash in Madison County that took the lives of several members of her family is suing the alleged drunk driver that caused the crash.
Antibiotics, Denture Cream and Faulty Drywall
I recently saw a convention brochure advertising a four-day series of workshops on a range of health related topics. Attendees could learn about external defibrillators, the antibiotic Levaquin and denture cream, among many other issues. Other sessions focused on topics such as aviation law and Chinese drywall.
Time to get it right
It's often hard knowing what to do about a problem
Hospital's, doctor's motion to dismiss medical malpractice suit pushed back
A move by the owners of Anderson hospital and one of their physicians to dismiss a wrongful death case has been continued.
Legally deaf woman re-files case against QuikTrip
A legally deaf woman has re-filed a personal injury case that she claims was dismissed against her wishes.
State faces doctor shortage in coming years, ISMS president warns
Malkin Illinois State Medical Society President Steve Malkin, M.D. said that a shortage of doctors in the state needs to be addressed now, not when there is a workforce crisis.
Farmland was properly blighted for TIF, appellate court rules
Wexstten MOUNT VERNON – Belleville city council members properly declared a farm blighted in order to build a shopping center, Fifth District appellate justices have decided.
HeplerBroom attorneys named Illinois Super Lawyers
Bozarth HeplerBroom LLC has 12 2011 Illinois Super Lawyers and six Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars, according to Super Lawyers magazine.
E-filing and growing asbestos docket are top challenges for new St. Clair County Circuit Clerk
Dixon Kahalah Dixon believes her legal experience and people skills will serve her well in a new role as St. Clair County Circuit Clerk.
5' 3" woman's suit over falling lemonade at Wal-Mart set for case management
Carlson A suit brought against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and one of its managers by a woman who claims she injured her spine when she was hit by a falling lemonade container is set for case management.
School's closed meeting minutes not discoverable, Callis rules
Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has ruled in favor of a number of O'Fallon School District #203's objections to discovery requests in a suit involving a former music teacher's sexual relationship with a teenager.