News from 2018
Suit alleges driver caused crash by hitting accelerator instead of brake pedal
BELLEVILLE — Three women allege a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the break pedal, causing a rear-end collision in Swansea.
As Amazon passes on Illinois, business community asks why
Despite offering over $1 billion in tax incentives and other perks to lure online retail giant Amazon, Illinois won’t get the company's $5 billion investment or thousands of high-paying jobs.
Mother sues Kim's Kid after daughter fell off playground
BELLEVILLE — A woman is suing after her daughter allegedly fell off a playground while under the care of Kim's Kid Inc.
Man's suit alleging injuries from fight at party is at trial
A man’s lawsuit alleging he was injured when he was hit in the arm with a fire poker while at a party in Collinsville is at trial in St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot’s courtroom.
Bestwall says ACC's bad faith arguments are without merit
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bestwall LLC, formerly part of Georgia Pacific LLC, argues that the Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants’ bad-faith arguments are meritless and the debtor’s corporate restructuring does not prejudice asbestos claimants.
St. Clair County foreclosures Nov. 5-8
There were eight foreclosures in St. Clair County from Nov. 5-8.
St. Clair County real estate Oct. 9
A Mascoutah property sold for $450,000 as part of the recent St. Clair County real estate transactions for Oct. 9.
Madison County foreclosures Oct. 31 - Nov. 6
There were 11 foreclosures in Madison County from Oct. 31 - Nov. 6
Madison County real estate Oct. 16-22
An Edwardsville home sold for $520,000 as part of the recent Madison County real estate transactions for Oct. 16-22.
Democrat candidates facing St. Clair Co.-only voters win big - not so much for two crossing county line
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County Democrats won nearly all the local races on Nov. 6, but two who ventured beyond the county line plunged to defeat.
Motorist alleges distracted driver caused crash
BELLEVILLE — A woman claims a distracted driver caused a rear-end collision.
Watson must produce sexual misconduct allegation records against any member of Sheriff's Dept. back to 2012
EAST ST. LOUIS – St. Clair County sheriff Rick Watson must produce records on sexual misconduct allegations against any member of the department since January 2012, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Williams ruled on Nov. 8.
We know you’re not happy, but shut up about it!
If your lawyers negotiated a $20 million settlement for you, you’d be happy as a lark, wouldn’t you? You certainly wouldn’t complain about a jackpot like that. Only a colossal ingrate would act as if he’d been cheated by a settlement of that size.
Passengers sue truck driver over fatal crash on I-55 in November 2017
EDWARDSVILLE — Truck driver Mohamed Yussuf Jama is being sued by two more passengers alleging injuries from a fatal multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in November 2017.
Class action suit against Dr. Pepper alleges false advertising
BELLEVILLE — Several consumers filed a class action against Dr. Pepper soda manufacturers for allegedly falsely advertising their ginger sodas.
ABA class action expert calls expenses of 25.8% in $21 million Monsanto settlement 'high'
NEW YORK CITY – Louis Burke, the American Bar Association’s expert on class actions, said he has never seen anything like the 25.8 percent charge for expenses in a settlement between Monsanto and plaintiffs in a pollution suit.
Wrongful death suit filed against car wax manufacturer
EDWARDSVILLE — A surviving spouse is suing a car wax manufacturer for allegedly failing to provide warnings of the risks associated with using the car polish.
Motorist sues over South Roxana crash
EDWARDSVILLE — A woman is suing Madison County Mass Transit District after one of its employees allegedly caused a collision in South Roxana.
Medical malpractice suit alleges patient was not properly intubated
BELLEVILLE — An estate administrator is suing healthcare providers for allegedly failing to provide proper care, resulting in a patient's death.
Motorist, passenger allege injuries from Fairview Heights crash
BELLEVILLE — A motorist and a passenger claim they were injured in a Fairview Heights collision.