Posts by Mike Glisson
Missouri Parents Continue Lawsuit Against Baseball Team After Daughter’s Death
A Missouri family is in court once again after their daughter’s death in 2003 while climbing a rock wall. Christine Ewing, 22, was climbing a wall at a Mid-Missouri Mavericks minor league baseball game in Columbia, MO when a safety cable broke. Ewing fell 20 feet onto asphalt. Police later discovered that the cable was…
Read MoreIllinois Trooper Given Probation After Causing Fatal Accident
Illinois State Trooper Matt Mitchell pleaded guilty to two counts of reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving. The wreck occurred on November 23, 2007, when prosecutors say Mitchell was driving 126 mph and using his cell phone when his car struck another carrying two teenage sisters. The girls, Jessica Uhl, 18, and Kelli Uhl, 13,…
Read MoreGranite City Man Charged After Fatal Motorcycle Accident
In a grand jury indictment, Daniel R.W. Mull was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol. Mull, 33, was driving one of two motorcycles involved in a fatal accident on October 3, 2009. Both Mull’s passenger, Lisa Caradonna, 41, and the other motorcycle driver, William Guffey, 42, were killed in…
Read MoreIllinois Man Injured on Construction Site
A Prairie State Energy Campus worker was hospitalized after a construction accident. The 35-year-old man (his name has not been released) was working on the 13th floor when he was suffered a blow to the head from a piece of metal. John Felchlia, Washington County Ambulance Service Administrator told KMOX News that an on-site rescue…
Read MoreSlip and fall suit against Edwardsville Target
An Edwardsville woman has filed suit against the Target Corporation claiming she sustained injuries after slipping and falling in the Edwardsville Target retail store. The suit states that “as the Plaintiff was moving from the carpeted to the non-carpeted surface, her foot slid on the carpeting and onto the adjacent area, causing Plaintiff to fall…
Read MoreGranite City, Alton, Illinois School Districts’ Problems with Teachers and Unprofessional Conduct with Students
Recently, two school districts in Madison County, Illinois, Granite City and Alton, have come under scrutiny because of improper relationships between teachers and students. Parents have brought suit for damages suffered by their children. Further criminal prosecutions have taken place where teachers have suffered severe penalties. Both of these school districts are public. Public schools…
Read MoreHoliday Shores Illinois Drowning Death Leads to Wrongful Death Suit
The family of a drowning victim has alleged that negligence on the part of Holiday Shores and its lifeguards led to the drowning and death of a man swimming in the lake with his family. On a late summer afternoon, a man began coughing and struggling to swim in the lake. Other people in the…
Read MoreAlton High School Band Director Receives Prison Sentence
A former Alton School District employee is headed to prison for engaging in sexual relations with a minor under his supervision as a teacher. According to an article in The Telegraph, a local newspaper based in Alton, Illinois, the defendant received a six-year prison sentence in the criminal case. Judge Charles Romani, Jr. presided over…
Read MoreCollinsville Illinois Car Accident Caused by Local Police Officer Resolved
The City of Collinsville has settled out of court for a case in which a city police officer caused a car accident. The plaintiff, who was represented by Attorney Michael P. Glisson, suffered injuries to her left shoulder, neck and lower back on Nov. 9, 2007 when a Collinsville police officer ran a red light…
Read MoreOttawa Man Obtains Dramshop Liability Verdict Against Godfrey Tavern
Roper’s Regal Beagle lost a case against an Ottawa, IL resident who sought damages for injuries sustained in a bar fight. Represented by WWF&G Attorney Michael P. Glisson, plaintiff James Ceja received a $35,000 verdict from the Madison County jury in last week’s dramshop case. According to the Madison/St. Clair Record, the award covered $24,000…
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