News from January 2021
Employees allege manufacturing company illegally collected their biometric data
BELLEVILLE — Stellar Manufacturing is being sued by employees alleging it illegally collected, stored and shared their biometric data.
Man claims iPhone 6 caught on fire in his pocket
BELLEVILLE — A man is suing Apple and others alleging his iPhone 6 caught on fire while in his pocket.
Rosenstengel grants Apple's request to supplement motion to reconsider remand in BIPA suit
District judge Nancy Rosenstengel granted Apple Inc.’s motion to supplement its motion for reconsideration of an order remanding the claim that it profited from individual biometric data to the St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Crop duster alleges exposure to herbicide caused his Parkinson's disease
BELLEVILLE — A former crop duster is suing Chevron and others alleging his exposure to the herbicide paraquat led to his Parkinson's disease.
Man accused of illegally evicting, harassing 84-year old mother, aunt
BELLEVILLE — An 84-year-old woman and her twin sister claim her son and his girlfriend harassed and illegally evicted them from his Collinsville property after they loaned him more than $83,000 for improvements and maintenance.
Vaughan sworn in at Fifth District; Vacancies announced with Bleyer retirement, Boie election
Barry Vaughan was sworn-in at the Fifth District Appellate Court in Mount Vernon on Monday to serve by appointment of the Illinois Supreme Court.
Dec. 30: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Dec. 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Case activity for Joshua Goding vs J. B. Pritzker on Jan. 5
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Joshua Goding against Evans Iberson, J. B. Pritzker, Jenifer Watson, Macoupin County State of Illinois, Mary Dumbacher and Shawn Kahl on Jan. 5.
Swansea store employee alleges she was forced to quit due to sexual harassment
BELLEVILLE — A former employee of an Eagle Flooring store in Swansea claims she was forced to quit because of alleged sexual harassment.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois: Actions Taken on Dec. 30
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on Dec. 30 in the suits below:
Dec. 30: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "555 prison condition" cases
The following cases categorized as "555 prison condition" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Dec. 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
BIPA class action alleges Subway collected, stored employee fingerprint scans
BELLEVILLE — A Subway employee claims the restaurant chain violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting and storing employees' fingerprint scans.
Suit claims Anderson Hospital physician, nurses failed to administer medication properly
EDWARDSVILLE — A physician and two nurses at Anderson Hospital in Maryville are facing a wrongful death suit alleging they failed to administer a patient's medication correctly and in a timely manner.
Napp appointed Madison County Chief Criminal Judge following Tognarelli's retirement
Madison County Circuit Judge Kyle Napp has been appointed Chief Criminal Judge, filling the role previously held by Circuit Judge Richard Tognarelli who retired Monday.
Ruth grants motion to amend 2015 FOID card dispute; Illinois officials say amended case 'starts from the beginning'
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth granted a class of Illinois residents’ request to amend a complaint originally filed in 2015 involving a disputed $1 vendor processing fee for Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card applications.
Woman alleges dog jumped on her, causing broken leg
BELLEVILLE — A woman claims she suffered a broken leg and other bodily injuries after a dog jumped on her and caused her to fall to the ground at a Cahokia residence.
Case activity for Brandon Jamal Mofet vs Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc. on Jan. 4
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Brandon Jamal Mofet against Eric Jerome Campbel and Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc. on Jan. 4.
Dec. 29: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "863 social security: diwc/diww" cases
The following cases categorized as "863 social security: diwc/diww" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Dec. 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Dec. 29: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "550 prisoner: civil rights" cases
The following cases categorized as "550 prisoner: civil rights" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Dec. 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Madison County real estate Nov. 23-25
A Pontoon Beach industrial property sold for $40,200,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Nov. 23-25.