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Repair company denies liability in tenant’s lawsuit over black mold
Raz Repair seeks to dismiss an apartment tenant’s lawsuit alleging she was injured from black mold. Shannon Easley filed her complaint on Oct. 4 against Terra Properties Inc., Mary O’Neal, as trustee...
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Couple alleges dealership did not provide gap insurance after collision
EDWARDSVILLE – A Madison County couple alleges a dealership did not provide the gap insurance that they paid for.Alex Smiley and Clair Smiley filed a complaint on Dec. 12 in Madison County Circuit...
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Woman seeks more than $1M for alleged sexual harassment
EAST ST. LOUIS— An employee seeks more than $1 million in a lawsuit alleging she was sexually harassed by a co-worker at Professional Transportation. Marie Ramirez filed a complaint on Dec. 13, in the...
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Former Prenda attorneys who litigated porn hacking suits in St. Clair County...
MINNEAPOLIS – Paul Hansmeier and John Steele, who face criminal charges that they fooled judges into helping them extort $6 million from pornography watchers, found favor in the court of St. Clair...
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Trucking company accused of causing collision
EAST ST. LOUIS — ADM Trucking is suing a California trucking company and one of its drivers for allegedly causing a collision. ADM Trucking, Inc. filed a complaint on Dec. 14, in the U.S. District...
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Patient alleges injuries from failed neck procedure
EAST ST. LOUIS — A patient filed a medical malpractice suit alleging several doctors failed to properly place an IJ center line in his neck. Michael F. Disch filed a complaint on Dec. 14, in the U.S....
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Illinois losing 1 resident every 4.6 minutes, could fall behind Pennsylvania...
Imagine the entire population of Peoria, Illinois’ seventh-largest city, all picking up and moving across state lines in one year, never to work, pay taxes or create jobs in Illinois again. That’s...
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Man alleges misrepresentation against debt collector
EAST ST. LOUIS — A man alleges he suffered damages by deceptive debt collection practices. Gary T. Parker, II filed a complaint on Dec. 16, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of...
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New chief judge, same dubious behavior
St. Clair County Court has a new chief judge: Andrew Gleeson has replaced John Baricevic. Baricevic avoided the higher retention standard for incumbents (60 percent) by resigning his positions and...
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Woman alleges damages from debt collector
EAST ST. LOUIS — A woman claims Weltman, Weinberg & Reis violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in its attempts to collect an alleged debt. Tammy Smith filed a complaint on Dec. 12 in the...
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LeChien substitution rate persists in St. Clair County
St. Clair County voters approved circuit judge Robert LeChien in November, but litigants continue seeking to replace him. Parties substituted him three times in 24 days after the election, twice in...
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Apex Physical Therapy says former employees violated agreements
EDWARDSVILLE — A physical therapy business is suing former employees claiming breach of contract.Apex Physical Therapy LLC filed a complaint on Dec. 16 in the Madison County Circuit Court against...
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Woman files class action against SI Wireless saying it sent unwanted auto texts
EAST ST. LOUIS — A consumer has filed a class action lawsuit against SI Wireless LLC, a telecommunication company, citing alleged violation of telephone harassment statutes.Tennessee resident Andrea...
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Woman blames fall injuries on Valvoline Oil Change
BELLEVILLE – A woman is suing Ashland Consumer Markets d//b/a Valvoline Oil Change alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.Teri Dent filed a complaint on Dec. 10 in St....
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United of Omaha Life Insurance Company accused of wrongly denying benefits
EAST ST. LOUIS — A woman is suing United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, alleging improper denial of disability benefits. Alicia Berrios filed a complaint on Dec. 8 in the U.S. District Court for the...
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ITLA: Different year, same tired ATRA propaganda aimed at undermining...
Long before the recent explosion of “fake news,” the American Tort Reform Association, an organization that uses the appealing word “reform” in its name to hide its true purpose, was busy hawking...
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Midwest Occupational Medicine, Illinois Central School Bus accused of...
BELLEVILLE — A school bus driver is suing Midwest Occupational Medicine Ltd. and Illinois Central School Bus LLC, a drug testing facility and her employer, alleging consumer fraud and...
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Belleville Family Medical Associates, doctor accused of failure to diagnose
BELLEVILLE — A man who is administrator of his deceased wife's estate has filed a wrongful death claim against Robert W. Garner, D.O., and Belleville Family Medical Associates Ltd., alleging negligence...
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Land buyers claim auction firm engaged in fraud to run up price
BELLEVILLE — A land auction business is being sued for allegedly engaging in shill and/or ghost bidding to raise prices at auctions.The Dennis M. Kleinschmidt and Diana K. Kleinschmidt Joint Revocable...
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Scott Kuhn Trucking Inc., others blamed for injuries in crash
EDWARDSVILLE — Threee men are suing Scott Kuhn, Clary Steel Transport Inc., Scott Kuhn Trucking Inc. and Eastern Express Inc., alleging negligence in a collision of a tractor-trailer and a passenger...
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