News from June 2022
Woman allegedly robbed at Granite City Wal-Mart seeks sanctions for failure to make payments following settlement agreement
A shopper who claims she was knocked unconscious and robbed at the Granite City Wal-Mart seeks judgment and sanctions against the defendants for allegedly failing to provide payments after reaching a settlement.
Bi-State bus passenger alleges injuries in collision
BELLEVILLE - A woman who was allegedly injured in a bus crash is suing an East St. Louis driver for allegedly causing the collision.
Attorney General Raoul Applauds Over $220 Million in Relief to Thousands of Defrauded Illinois Students
Attorney General Raoul Applauds Over $220 Million in Relief to Thousands of Defrauded Illinois Students.
How 'concrete' an injury is 'emotional distress?' Federal appeals court grapples with question
A group of four federal appeals court judges says the Seventh Circuit was wrong to toss out a woman's class action claims that a creditor should pay for inflicting "emotional distress" when it sought to collect a "zombie debt"
Woman sues over trip, fall at Cahokia Dollar General
BELLEVILLE – A woman is suing a Dollar General store in Cahokia, alleging a dangerous curb made her fall and injure herself.
Belleville woman alleges child injured her with ping pong paddle
BELLEVILLE – A woman claims a child threw a ping pong paddle at her at the Dorchester Swim & Tennis Club, striking her in the mouth and causing injuries.
Woman claims surgeon mistakenly sewed medical pad inside her body
BELLEVILLE – A woman is suing Memorial Hospital for negligence, alleging that one of its surgeons accidentally sewed up a medical pad inside of her during surgery and caused her pain for many years.
Poor student achievement and near-zero accountability: An indictment of Illinois' public education system
If what follows isn’t an indictment of Illinois’ education establishment, we don’t know what is. Of Decatur’s public school 3rd-graders in 2019, just 2 percent of black and 16 percent of white students could read at grade level. In Rockford, it was 7 percent of black students. In Peoria, 8 percent of blacks. And in Elgin, just 11 percent of Hispanic 3rd-graders could read at grade level. Similar results can be found across the state.
Deaf middle school student alleges discrimination when teacher refused to follow IEP requirements
A deaf eighth grade student at Whiteside Middle School claims he was discriminated against by a teacher who refused to adhere to requirements in the plaintiff’s Individualized Education Program and then retaliated against him when he could not hear the lesson.
Benesch Ranked in Chambers 2022
Benesch Ranked in Chambers 2022.
Suit alleging woman was video recorded at Godfrey spa voluntarily dismissed
A woman who claims she was video recorded while receiving a facial at a Godfrey spa in 2015 has voluntarily dismissed her complaint.
Woman alleges wrongful termination after reporting sexual abuse, requesting additional COVID-19 sick time
EAST ST. LOUIS - A former employee of Granite Nursing Rehabilitation Center (GNRC) is suing the company for allegedly terminating her employment in retaliation for reporting sexual abuse and then requesting additional sick time when diagnosed with COVID-19.
It's open season on Chicago police: Shootings at cops up fourfold in 2020, 2021
The very public servants we pay to protect us and maintain order in Chicago are increasingly under attack themselves. At an order of magnitude dramatically greater than in years past.
Beyond ridiculous: Pritzker extends emergency COVID powers another 30 days. Why?
Zero media coverage on this, but on Friday before Memorial Day Gov. JB Pritzker signed yet another COVID Disaster Proclamation, his 28th since the pandemic began over two years ago. Pursuant to those proclamations, he has signed over 112 emergency orders.
Motorist sues over rear-end collision on Interstate 270
EDWARDSVILLE - A motorist is suing another driver for allegedly causing a rear-end collision on Interstate 270.
St. Clair County real estate Feb. 14-18
A Belleville commercial property sold for $2,243,973 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Feb. 14-18.
Madison County real estate Apr. 25-29
A Troy farm property sold for $816,135 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Apr. 25-29.
Madison County civil docket Jun. 13-17
Madison County judges Ruth and Smith have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Jun. 13-17.
Another state law foils local judicial candidate; Out-of-state contributions banned last year
EDWARDSVILLE - Subcircuit 1 judicial candidate Ebony Huddleston of Alton, running as a write-in candidate in the June 28 Democrat primary, returned $1,000 to attorney Beth Gori in light of state law that prohibits contributions from other states in judicial campaigns.
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Sponsors The 2022 Mike Kelley Foundation Baseball Camp & Trivia Night
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Sponsors The 2022 Mike Kelley Foundation Baseball Camp & Trivia Night.