Patient alleges medical care providers' negligence led to injuries
BELLEVILLE — A Madison County woman is suing local health care providers, alleging their negligence led to injuries for the plaintiff.Tara M. Smith filed a lawsuit July 28 in St. Clair County Circuit...
View ArticleMan alleges Viagra caused skin cancer
BELLEVILLE — A Texas man is suing the makers of Viagra, alleging the drug led to him developing melanoma. Steve Durham filed a lawsuit July 25 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Pfizer Inc....
View ArticleWoman alleges injuries from Fairview Heights collision
BELLEVILLE — A St. Clair County motorist is suing another driver, alleging the defendant's negligence caused a crash. Marcie L. Warner filed a lawsuit July 25 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against...
View ArticleCommuter blames transportation company for injuries from crash
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County man is suing a local transportation company, alleging its negligence caused the plaintiff to sustain injuries in a collision.James J. Hoffman filed a lawsuit Aug. 12, in...
View ArticleGuardians allege healthcare providers failed to give blood pressure tests and...
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County couple is suing Alton health care providers, alleging they negligently failed to administer blood pressure tests and medication to their daughter.Raymond Kidwell, Mae...
View ArticleCollinsville bank alleges Irish customers owe more than $101,000
EDWARDSVILLE — A Collinsville bank is suing two customers from Northern Ireland, alleging failure to pay more than $101,000.First Collinsville Bank filed a lawsuit Aug. 11 in Madison County Circuit...
View ArticleUnion Carbide, others file motions for summary judgment in Napoli asbestos...
Union Carbide and several others have filed motions for summary judgment after Madison County Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs suggested it may be the more appropriate method for handling cases that are...
View ArticleSt. Clair County jurors award $9.4 million to worker injured at Prairie State...
St. Clair County jurors last week awarded $9.4 million to a worker injured six years ago at the Prairie State Energy Campus in Marissa. The verdict went against API Construction of East St. Louis over...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson asks for change of venue in talcum powder case; St. Louis...
ST. LOUIS – Attorneys representing Johnson & Johnson in a talcum powder-ovarian cancer lawsuit have filed a motion for a change of venue saying the jury pool has been unfairly influenced by an...
View ArticleLavite’s ban from admin building becomes political issue; Federal suit...
EAST ST. LOUIS – Madison County judges proposed to fly themselves and others to California with money that veteran assistance superintendent Brad Lavite raised for veterans, according to a lawsuit...
View ArticleMotorist alleges another driver caused Troy collision
BELLEVILLE — A St. Clair County motorist is suing another driver, alleging her negligence caused a crash that injured the plaintiff. Keith Hannant filed a lawsuit Aug. 8 in St. Clair County Circuit...
View ArticleMadison County asbestos motion docket Sept. 1-2
Thursday, September 1 1:30 AM KAZAKEVICH WILLIAM M V. AO SMITH CORPORATION 16-L-000118, ASBESTOS J 327 Friday, September 2 9:00 AM EDWARDS RICHARD V. AFTON PUMPS INC 15-L-001323, ASBESTOS J 327...
View ArticleMadison County civil docket Aug. 30-Sept. 2
Tuesday, August 30 9:00 AM NISWANDER ZACHARY BY/THROUGH H V. HWACHEON MACHINERY AMERICA 11-L-000136, MUDGE 302 1:30 PM KELLERMAN IND AND ON BEHALF OF V. MARION BASS SECURITIES 01-L-000457, CROWDER 320...
View ArticleSuit alleging sexual harassment removed to federal court
George Weber Chevrolet removed a woman’s sexual harassment suit alleging she was terminated after reporting inappropriate comments and touching to federal court. Defendant George Weber Chevrolet...
View ArticleLavite’s suit explains prior mistreatment leading to last year’s police car...
EAST ST. LOUIS – Madison County veteran assistance superintendent Brad Lavite, suing county leaders for access to his office, offers chilling context for the behavior that prompted them to shut him out...
View ArticleIllinois workforce shrinks by 33,600 in July
July marked the third consecutive month in 2016 in which the Illinois labor force shrank, according to a preliminary jobs report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, or IDES. The IDES...
View ArticleWhy Madigan wants the map
Tim Mapes, House Speaker Mike Madigan’s chief of staff, embarked on an interesting challenge last week. Mapes spoke in Chicago as part of a panel the National Council of State Legislatures, or NCSL,...
View ArticleMadison County foreclosures Aug. 15-19
AUGUST 15, 2016 PHH MORTGAGE V. CLARA L. GARCIA AND ANGEL GARCIA MIRANDA, $154,200.85, 4745 DANIELLE CT., GRANITE CITY. 16-CH-492 US BANK V. PAMELA R. SMITH, $84,954.47, 2574 STRATFORD LN, GRANITE...
View ArticleMadison County real estate Aug. 3-11
AUGUST 3, 2016 ALTON •$43,000- 2711 MAXEY ST. - CRINVESTMENTS TO LIVELY INVESTMENTS •$66,500- 2924 MAYFIELD AVE. - ELIZABETH AND MICHAEL HOLT TO JOSEPH PETERS •$89,900- 2205 MARQUETTE - COLLEEN MOORE...
View ArticleState universities’ mounting financial woes burdening Illinois students,...
As college students across Illinois’ nine public universities make their way to their respective campuses, few may realize just how little of their tuition is going directly toward instructional...
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