News from February 2015
Contracting company denies liability in woman's ladder fall
A contracting company blamed in a lawsuit alleging a woman fell off a ladder at the Edwardsville YMCA claims the ladder was “converted or stolen” and not in its control at the time of the alleged injury.
Belleville doctor wants med-mal case alleging perforated bladder dismissed
SchoemakerA doctor accused of perforating a woman’s bladder during a hysterectomy is seeking the dismissal of a medical malpractice lawsuit against him and a local hospital, saying a reviewing healthcare professional’s report was not attached to the complaint on time.Plaintiff Tammy L. Sparks claims defendant Dr. John Hucker performed an outpatient hysterectomy and oophorectomy on Oct. 11, 2012 at