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Route 13 Diner employee sues over alleged unpaid overtime wages
EAST ST. LOUIS - Former Route 13 Diner cook Dorrine Douglas claims owner Jimmy Johnson failed and refused to pay overtime for working in excess of 40 hours a week.
Woman alleges sons used her equipment to profit on their own farms
EDWARDSVILLE – A woman is suing her ex-husband and their children, claiming they attempted to force her to surrender her share of their dairy and grain farm and engaged in theft of equipment and materials from her operation.
Employee sues Jimmy John's over alleged harassment, discrimination
BELLEVILLE – A Jimmy John's employee filed a lawsuit against his employer, claiming he was subject to verbal and physical harassment by his co-workers due to his sexual orientation and disability.
Collinsville homeowners sue neighbors over sewer easement dispute and misdelivered package
EDWARDSVILLE – Collinsville property owners have filed a lawsuit against their neighbors, alleging interference with an underground sewer easement, hindrance in sewer repairs, and failure to return a misdelivered package.
Real estate firm sues former broker, rival company alleging theft of company secrets and intellectual property
EDWARDSVILLE – An Illinois real estate firm has filed a lawsuit against a former employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets and redirecting business to its competitors.
Suit alleges Belleville attorney kept settlement funds following car crash
BELLEVILLE — A suspended Belleville attorney is being sued by another former client for allegedly keeping funds from her settlement following a car crash.
Madison County real estate Sept. 25-29
An Edwardsville property sold for more than $4.5 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Sept. 25-29.
St. Clair County real estate July 17-21
An O'Fallon property sold for more than $900,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for July 17-21.
Madison County civil docket Nov. 13-17
Madison County circuit judges have hearings scheduled on the civil docket for Nov. 13-17.
Granite City nail salon sued after customer allegedly had to have finger amputated
EDWARDSVILLE — A customer claims her finger had to be amputated after sustaining a cut at a Granite City nail salon.
Motorist sues over hit-and-run crash with tractor trailer
BELLEVILLE — A motorist alleges she was injured in a hit-and-run collision with a tractor trailer driver.
Alton middle school student sues over fight in cafeteria
EDWARDSVILLE — An Alton student is suing the school after he was allegedly attacked by another student in the middle school cafeteria.
Woman alleges injuries from collapsed wall
EDWARDSVILLE — A woman claims she was injured when a wall collapsed on her at Madison 66.
Suit alleges Geodis violated Illinois privacy law
EDWARDSVILLE — Geodis is being sued by employees for allegedly violating the Genetic Information Privacy Act.
Suit alleges negligence during gas station construction; Contaminated gas tanks allegedly damaged customers' vehicles
BELLEVILLE – A business owner has filed a lawsuit against developers for breach of contract, negligent service, and lack of supervision during the construction of a gas station, citing failure to provide agreed-upon services and materials, prolonged construction time, water contamination in storage tanks, and property damage.
Medical malpractice suit alleges patient lost use of lower extremities after surgery
BELLEVILLE — A patient claims she lost the use of her lower extremities following surgery.
Illinois woman sues insurer for failure to provide coverage after collision
EDWARDSVILLE – A motorist has filed a lawsuit against the Granite State Insurance Company and Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. for breach of contract, alleging they failed to provide compensation under her Illinois Underinsured Motorist (UIM) Coverage policy following a crash with an underinsured driver.
KHG Property Management named in negligence lawsuit after woman allegedly fell down stairs
BELLEVILLE – A woman has filed a negligence lawsuit against KHG Property Management, LLC, after falling down some stairs at one of the company's properties.
Woman allegedly fell during transport to get Covid vaccine
BELLEVILLE — A patient claims she was injured while being transported to get her Covid-19 vaccine.
Madison County real estate Sept. 18-22
A Glen Carbon property sold for $600,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Sept. 18-22.