News from January 2018
Like a good neighbor: Illinois sees record loss of people to neighboring states
Solving Illinois’ people problem requires addressing the high cost of government, which makes the state far less attractive for people looking to plant roots.
Man alleges injuries from broken chair
BELLEVILLE – A Belleville man alleges he was injured at an establishment in the city because of a chair.
Motorcycle rider alleges injuries from Edwardsville rear-end collision
EDWARDSVILLE – A Dorsey man is seeking damages after he was struck while riding his motorcycle in Edwardsville.
J&D Trucking Inc. seeks damages from escort company after load struck bridge
EDWARDSVILLE – A Colorado corporation alleges an O'Fallon company and a Missouri company failed to perform a route survey needed for the plaintiff to haul an oversize load.
Passenger alleges injuries after Swansea auto accident
BELLEVILLE – A woman is seeking damages after she was injured as a passenger in a collision in Swansea.
Man seeks damages from Envirochem after employee allegedly ran red light
BELLEVILLE – A St. Clair County man is seeking damages after a collision in the county with an Envirochem Inc. employee.
Patient alleges injuries after surgeries performed by Belleville podiatrist
BELLEVILLE – A Madison County woman alleges she sustained severe damage to her left foot and ankle because of surgery performed by a Belleville podiatrist.
Man alleges Bottoms Up security guards injured him in unprovoked attack
BELLEVILLE – An invitee to a Brooklyn strip club alleges he was injured in an unprovoked attack by security guards.
Inland Technologies office manager alleges she was falsely accused of computer tampering
BELLEVILLE – A Washington County woman alleges she suffered harm to her reputation because of false charges brought against her by two individuals.
Customers allege serious injuries when motorist struck Gia's Pizza
BELLEVILLE – Two individuals allege an O'Fallon woman's reckless driving caused them injuries when she struck a restaurant where they were dining.
Residents add St. Clair Township as defendant in class action alleging inflated Swansea sewer rates
A class of St. Clair Township residents suing the Village of Swansea for allegedly charging them higher sewer fees than Swansea residents filed an amended complaint adding the township as a defendant.
Victims of IRS's tea party bias - and taxpayers - must see Lois Lerner's testimony, lawyer says
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) - Lois Lerner, formerly of the Internal Revenue Service when it discriminated against applicants for tax exemptions based on their viewpoints, claims Americans have no right to read statements she made under oath about why she did it.
Judge who overturned Rauner 'fair share' executive order had worked as Madigan staffer in earlier days
Critics of policy decisions that prop up labor organizations at the expense of taxpayers have said it’s no mistake that some of the state's most consequential and political legal battles - contract negotiations, worker pay and union dues - have been filed in “union friendly” St. Clair County.
Man denies liability in suit alleging he stabbed another man on Christmas in 2015
A man accused of stabbing a Godfrey man in the neck on Christmas in 2015 says the plaintiff's own negligence caused his alleged injuries.
Trial for murder suspect Fields could take place this spring
Trial for suspect David Fields, accused in the Dec. 30, 2016 murder of Carl Silas, could take place this spring.
Suit alleging botched adoption settled
Adoption agency Family Choices, NFPC, reached a settlement with a couple alleging a Collinsville attorney’s undisclosed conflict of interest resulted in a botched adoption.
Hipskind & McAninch founders named Super Lawyers Rising Stars
BELLEVILLE – Founding attorneys John Hipskind and Brady McAninch of Hipskind & McAninch LLC in Belleville were selected for inclusion on the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for 2017 and nominated for inclusion on the 2018 list.
Autopsy report shows attorney John M. Delaney Jr.'s blood had 'intoxicating levels' of alcohol, opiates at time of death
According to an autopsy report obtained through a FOIA request, East Alton attorney John M. Delaney died Aug. 3 due to a gunshot wound of the head with “intoxicating levels of alcohol and hydrocodone in the blood.”
Man alleges exposure to asbestos from Chevron USA Inc., others' products caused cancer
BELLEVILLE – A former laborer alleges exposure to asbestos during his career caused him to develop lung cancer.
Collinsville man seeks more than $50,000 after I-64 collision
BELLEVILLE – A Collinsville man is seeking damages from two Fairview Heights individuals after a collision on an Interstate 64 off ramp.