News from March 2011
Alton Golden Corral parking lot injury is subject of suit
A Madison County woman is asking for $50,000 after she was allegedly hurt in a crash in an Alton restaurant parking lot.
Highland accident causes injuries, suit claims
A Madison County couple is suing a woman from Effingham for allegedly running a red light and crashing into them.
First Mid-Illinois seeks repayment of loan
A bank has filed suit against the St. Jacob man who it claims failed to repay more than $200,000 in loans.
Wood River woman sues over slip and fall at Supervalu
A Wood River woman claims she sustained injuries to her right knee and leg after slipping on a puddle in a grocery store.
Macy's and Alton Square named in parking lot injury suit
Stobbs A Bethalto woman is asking for $100,000 after allegedly falling in the parking lot of the Alton Square Mall.
J.C. Penney escalator jerked, woman claims in suit
A woman claims she sustained spinal, hand, elbow and head injuries after an escalator's sudden, jerking motion caused her to fall.
Woman claims eight-inch piece of bone left in her body after surgery
A Madison County woman had to endure multiple surgeries after doctors left an eight-inch detached bone fragment in her back, according to a recently filed lawsuit.
September trial is set in suit over accident caused by East St. Louis police car
A September trial date has been set in a suit filed by three St. Clair County residents against the City of East St. Louis and its police department.
Belleville janitor and wife add parents as defendants in horse-play suit
Cueto A Belleville janitor and his wife have amended their lawsuit that seeks damages in excess of $800,000 from the parents of several students whose horseplay allegedly caused a shoulder injury.
Status conference set in ex-employees' suit against Cahokia water district
A status conference set Monday could be the last action in a suit brought by former employees of the Commonfields Cahokia Water District against their former employer.
Concrete truck strikes man in back, suit claims
A Pontoon Beach man has filed suit against the companies he blames for running a concrete truck into his back.
Illinois Supreme Court should nix asbestos exposure chart
Dr. Koop's theories should be relegated to the bedroom.
We need Obama-like turnout
To the Editor:
The Real Causes of Deadly Medical Errors & Doctor Shortages (NOT MedMal Lawsuits)
Cochran Two Wall Street Journal articles from last week highlight the real reason for medical errors, which kill up to 100,000 hospital patients annually, and for the shortages in doctors across the country. And in neither case do lawsuits for medical malpractice, or premium levels for medical malpractice insurance, play any role.
McClean County cements status as 'judicial hellhole'
Akin Local personal injury lawyers scoffed last December when McLean County was named as a "jurisdiction to watch" in the American Tort Reform Association's annual report on the country's "Judicial Hellholes."
Crowder hears arguments on asbestos standing order
Shultz EDWARDSVILLE – Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder, heir to the biggest asbestos docket of any state court in the nation, must decide the future dimensions of her docket.
Edwardsville tenant not making payments, suit claims
The owner of a piece of Edwardsville property claims his tenants have refused to pay him more than $60,000 in late rent payments.
Suit against laundry service, Knockers Bar and Grill set for case management Wednesday
Matoesian A battery suit filed against bar owner Gary Lutman and Knockers Bar and Grill is set for a case management conference.
Ford car fire suit set for case management Wednesday
Sivia A suit brought against Ford Motor Co. over a Lincoln Town Car that allegedly caused a man's garage to burn down is set for case management Wednesday.
October trial set in Ford cruise control lawsuit
Ruth A Madison County suit against Ford Motor Co. over alleged cruise control design defects has a new trial date of Oct. 10.