News from August 2012
Another injured highway worker sues over May accident on I-64
Another highway road striper has filed a personal injury suit over a a May accident that occurred on I-64 near O'Fallon.
Plaintiff seeks to add punitive damage claim in Wal-Mart suit
Wal-Mart store sign A plaintiff in a Madison County personal injury suit against Wal-Mart is seeking to add punitive damages to the complaint.
Camp Jackson Road accident causes injuries to mother and child, suit says
A St. Clair County woman says she and her daughter were hit by a driver who allegedly ran a red light at a Cahokia intersection.
Fifth District reverses Madison County ruling over electric service contracts
Stewart A Highland business had the right to change its electric delivery service from Ameren to a municipally-owned utility after its contract with the utility giant expired, the Fifth District Appellate Court held this month.
Deckhand denies company's affirmative defenses
A deckhand suing his employer for injuries allegedly received on the job is denying the affirmative defenses asserted by defendant MERS, Inc., doing business as Economy Boat Store.
Trial involving personal injury case against Wood River Township to be continued
Edmonds The parties in a personal injury case against Wood River Township have asked to continue a trial that was scheduled to start Sept. 10 because discovery is not complete.
Circuit clerks grapple with space crunch for document storage; hope e-business policy will soon be created
Nelson Throwing away old court documents isn't as easy it sounds for county circuit clerks.
Gateway Regional case set for trial Sept. 4
Behr Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has set a Sept. 4 trial date in a case against Gateway Regional Medical Center, which is being sued over alleged injuries suffered by a delivery driver.
Truck Centers sues American LaFrance claiming breach of contract
A trucking franchise alleges its parent company failed to repay more than $200,000 owed to it for work it had performed.
Rear-end accident on Highway 50 near I-64 leads to suit
The owner of a Belleville construction company is accused of rear-ending another car while driving on a St. Clair County highway.
Med mal complaint alleges doctors failed to diagnose heart problem
Unsell The son of a recently deceased woman has filed suit against the doctors who he claims caused her death after they negligently failed to diagnose her heart problem.
Back rent of $59K owed, suit says
Tatoian A woman has filed suit against the couple who she claims refuses to vacate her Collinsville residence after they have allegedly failed to make rental payments.
Altercation over school bus driver's paramour leads to suit
Dripps A man claims his co-worker attacked him, causing him to sustain a torn rotator cuff during the brawl.
Hearing set for Tuesday in decade-old case over 'light' and 'low tar' cigarette labeling
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth will hear arguments next week over a petition seeking relief from the Illinois Supreme Court's dismissal of a $10.1 billion verdict in the class action lawsuit brought against Philip Morris in 2000.
Former Captain D's employee says she was sexually harassed
Cates A former employee is suing Captain D's, claiming she was harassed and sexually assaulted for three months while a manager did nothing to stop it.
Cell phone usage contributed to auto accident, suit claims
A St. Clair County man is accused of driving into oncoming traffic while allegedly being distracted by a cell phone conversation.
Shop Vac sued by man claiming ejected metal piece caused vision loss
A St. Clair County man says he lost vision in his eye after a piece of metal was ejected from a vacuum and hit him in the face.
Pedestrian sues driver over Shiloh accident
Beljanski A St. Clair County man says he was hit by a car while walking in the Village of Shiloh.
Herndon assigned to handle recently-created MDL over Pradaxa claims
Herndon U.S. District Judge David Herndon has been assigned to handle multi-district litigation over Pradaxa, a blood thinning medication alleged to have caused serious and fatal bleeding in users throughout the nation.
Edwardsville attorney found not guilty after battery trial
A Madison County jury found a 73-year-old Edwardsville attorney not guilty of the battery charge filed against him by a former law partner of 20 years.