News from January 2018
Passenger alleges injuries from I-64 collision
BELLEVILLE – A passenger alleges a Salem man drove too fast for the conditions on Interstate 64 and caused a collision.
Driver alleges woman ran stop sign, caused Mascoutah collision
BELLEVILLE – A woman is seeking damages from a driver who allegedly ignored a stop sign and caused a collision in Mascoutah.
Buffalo Air Handling Inc., others named in couple's asbestos injury suit
BELLEVILLE – A couple claims the husband's diagnosis of asbestosis was caused by exposure to asbestos fibers during his career.
Woman alleges father's lung cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos from Budd Co., others' products
BELLEVILLE – A woman alleges her father was exposed to asbestos during his employment in Centralia.
Judge will decide by Wednesday whether county board member Dalton will stay on ballot
Madison County Circuit Judge Dave Dugan is expected to rule by tomorrow whether petitions of Democrat County Board member Elizabeth Dalton will withstand electoral challenge from a Republican constituent.
Man sues Faith United Baptist Church over fall from ladder
BELLEVILLE – A man is seeking damages from an O'Fallon church after he was injured in a fall while performing maintenance work.
Belleville apartment tenant sues over alleged toxic mold exposure
BELLEVILLE – The tenant of a Belleville apartment alleges that he was exposed to toxic mold after the property flooded.
Seats at the opioid litigation table are rearranged; Simmons partner loses spot on executive committee
CLEVELAND – District Judge Dan Polster ordered plaintiff lawyers in national opioid litigation to rearrange seats at the table after a protest against the original executive committee rung out from West Virginia.
Motorist seeks damages from alleged wrong-way driver over state Route 203 crash
BELLEVILLE – A motorist is seeking damages from the driver who allegedly was traveling in the incorrect lane and caused a head-on collision.
New SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute director has national outreach plans
CARBONDALE – John Shaw, the new director of the Southern Illinois University Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, plans to expand the institute’s national reach and to focus on statesmanship in a constructive, long-term way.
Patient files malpractice suit against physicians, Red Bud Regional Hospital
BELLEVILLE – A patient has filed suit against two physicians and a Randolph County medical facility over allegations that they did not provide proper care.
Turner Enterprises alleges it unknowingly purchased stolen construction equipment
BELLEVILLE – A St. Clair County business it was damaged when it purchased an excavator before knowing it had been stolen.
Man allegedly stepped through ice on construction site
BELLEVILLE – A Waterloo man alleges he was injured on a jobsite because of unsafe working conditions.
Deliveryman seeks damages after dog bite at Mascoutah property
BELLEVILLE – A deliveryman is seeking more than $50,000 in damages after he was attacked by a dog with an allegedly history of bites and attacks at a Mascoutah property.
Mother alleges daughter was injured during delivery
BELLEVILLE – A mother has filed suit against a physician and two medical facilities after her minor child was injured during delivery.
Patient alleges esophagus injury following surgery
BELLEVILLE – A man alleges his esophagus was injured during a procedure at Memorial Hospital of Belleville and that a physician failed to examine him for injuries after the surgery.
Man alleges intoxicated man attacked him at Silver Creek Saloon
BELLEVILLE – A St. Clair County man is seeking damages after he was injured by a patron of a Belleville tavern.
Man sues MetroLink over 2017 shooting at Emerson Park station
BELLEVILLE – An East St. Louis man is seeking damages after he was shot at a MetroLink station in early 2017.
Driver alleges failure to yield to the right of way caused St. Clair Township collision
BELLEVILLE – A motorist claims that another driver's alleged failure to properly turn within an intersection caused a collision in St. Clair Township.
Parents, child sue over Route 3 crash
BELLEVILLE – A woman and her son allege they were injured following a Route 3 collision.