News from July 2013
Suit against Caseyville police chief amended after suicide
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Cahokia accident is subject of new suit
A couple has filed suit against the driver who they claim struck the vehicle in which they were riding.
Driver accused of running red light on North Illinois
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims ran a red light and struck him.Johnie L. Eiland Jr. claims he was at the southbound stoplight at the intersection of North Illinois Street and F. Street in St. Clair County on Oct. 18, 2012, at about 2 p.m. when defendant Mary L. McHugh, who was driving north on the same street, disregarded a red light. McHugh then proceeded to strike a car that
The enormous costs of the Avandia scare
One by one, every kind of commercial enterprise is finding itself liable, retroactively, for alleged injuries -- or potential injuries -- dreamed up by head-hunting plaintiffs attorneys and their cash-craving clients. In the process, litigation itself is proving hazardous to our health, and to the health of free enterprise.
Accident on O'Fallon road is subject of suit
A St. Clair County man is accused of causing a crash as he pulled away from an O'Fallon gas station. Bryan Trucker filed a lawsuit against Jerikah Lyerla June 21 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.Trucker says he was driving a Pontiac Grand Prix on Old Collinsville Road in October 2012. As he neared the intersection of Highway 50, Trucker alleges Lyerla, driving a Chevrolet Blazer, pulled out of Huck's
Protesters circle courthouse square, demanding drug tests of elected officials
Spirited protesters weathered the heat Tuesday outside the St. Clair County Courthouse in Belleville demanding drug tests for St. Clair County elected officials and calling for the resignation of Chief Judge John Baricevic.
Belleville accident blamed on allegedly intoxicated driver
RosenstengelA Belleville woman has filed suit against the allegedly intoxicated driver who she claims struck her vehicle head on when he entered her lane.Shannon F. Anderson claims she was driving west on South Belt East near its intersection with South Charles Street in Belleville on Aug. 11, 2011, at about 8:45 p.m. when defendant Ivan O. Kenton, who was driving east on the same road, crossed into
Courthouse rally calls for public official drug testing; Leader says justice should be blind, not 'high or drunk'
A group demanding that local elected and appointed officials undergo random drug testing will hold a rally in front of the St. Clair County Courthouse at 10 a.m. today.