Collinsville Illinois Rail Worker Sues Employer for Multiple Injuries
A Collinsville, IL resident has filed a workplace injury lawsuit against the railway company that had employed him for 40 years. According to a story published Nov. 23 in the Madison / St. Clair Record, the man sought damages in excess of $75,000 for work-related injuries to his upper body that have affected his ability…
Read MoreSt. Louis Tavern and Off-Duty Police Officer Settle Drunk Driving Suit
O’Leary’s Bar and Restaurant in St. Louis and a Sunset Hills police officer have settled a drunk driving, dramshop and wrongful death case out of court. A car accident caused by the suspended police officer killed the other car’s four passengers instantly and seriously injured the driver. The accident, which occurred in March of 2009,…
Read MoreLake St. Louis, Missouri Man Arrested for Child Molestation
A resident of Lake St. Louis, Missouri has been arrested and taken to St. Charles County Jail for sexually abusing two children. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the 45-year-old perpetrator had repeatedly molested two girls under age 12 for years. Another article by KMOV St. Louis states that the man was arrested on Dec.…
Read MoreMadison County Illinois Woman Resolves Negligence Suit Against Car Service
A woman from Madison County, Illinois who sustained injuries due to a transportation company’s negligence has resolved her claim. She previously filed a personal injury lawsuit against Helping Hands Medical Service Car, Inc. alleging negligent transportation. In February of 2008, the wheelchair-bound plaintiff used the services of Helping Hands for transportation purposes. She just had…
Read MoreMaryville Illinois Woman Falls on Faulty Escalator at Alton Square Mall
A woman from Maryville, Illinois who fell on an Alton Square Mall escalator is filing a slip and fall lawsuit against Schindler Escalator Company. The accident, which occurred in January 2010, was a result of an elevator in the JC Penney department store in Alton Square Mall coming to a sudden stop, causing the plaintiff…
Read MoreFired Gateway Regional Medical Center Employee Files Discrimination Suit
A woman who worked at Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City, Illinois has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against her former employer. After working in the same facility for more than 30 years, the woman in her mid-fifties was permanently discharged from her duties. Not long after being let go, another man under the…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice: Alarmists on Trial
A series of St. Louis Post-Dispatch stories are turning the tables on alarmists who claim there are too many “frivolous lawsuits” against health care facilities and physicians. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association President Todd A. Smith contacted the Post-Dispatch to refute a Northwestern University study which claimed that medical malpractice suits were causing newly trained doctors…
Read MoreSt. Clare’s Hospital Accident Leads to Slip and Fall Lawsuit
A woman visiting an Alton, Illinois hospital is suing the facility for failing to prevent slips and falls on their premises. The plaintiff was visiting her husband at St. Clare’s Hospital on the day of the accident. She was caring for her husband, who was in outpatient care, when she slipped and fell on a dangerous…
Read MoreTen-Pin Lounge and Woodstock Lounge in Alton, Illinois Sued for Drunk Driving Deaths
Two Alton, Illinois bars are facing dramshop lawsuits after a man from Hardin died in a drunk driving auto accident. A lawsuit filed on behalf of the deceased man has named Woodstock Lounge and Ten-Pin Lounge in downtown Alton partially responsible under dramshop laws for the fatal accident by allegedly serving the drunken driver–a man…
Read MoreJohn Deere Successfully Sued in Product Liability Case
A tree trimming service employee sued John Deere and ERB Equipment Company of Illinois, Inc. for unsafe design of a tractor. The product liability suit, filed in June of 2006, followed a November 2002 injury in which a man was using a John Deere bobcat with a tree grappler attachment to remove trees and stumps.…
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