Alton Illinois Employer Sued for Failing to Pay Share of Medical Insurance
A woman terminated from her job at an Alton, Illinois loan company has filed suit against her former employer, claiming that she was fired for having a hip replacement. According to an article in the Madison County Record, the suit claims loss of wages and benefits between $50,000 and $70,000 as a result of losing…
Read MoreMaryland Heights, Missouri Nurse Arrested and Charged with Elder Abuse
A nursing home employee was arrested for abusing a resident of the home in Maryland Heights, Missouri in St. Louis County. According to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch news brief, the nurse scratched a patient’s face several times after becoming angry with the patient. The patient was 72 years old at the time of the assault.…
Read MoreInterstate 55 Multiple Car Accident Leads to Lawsuit
One crash led to another on a southbound Interstate 55 wreck in Jefferson County, Missouri. The complicated chain of events began when a car driven by a young woman from Imperial, MO crossed the right fog line and struck the car of a man from Jackson, MO, who was parked on the shoulder. The man’s…
Read MoreMadison County, Illinois Motorcyclist Files Accident Lawsuit
A man riding in Madison County filed a motorcycle accident lawsuit after a wreck in Granite City caused him to sustain several injuries. According to a report in the Madison County Record, the accident with a car driver caused damage to the motorcyclist’s head, ribs, neck, back, and collar bone. As a result, the cyclist had…
Read MoreHancock County, Illinois Auto Accident Death Leads to Lawsuit
Several family members died in a car accident in the Hancock County, Illinois town of Hamilton. The lawsuit filed by attorneys Tom Falb and Michael Glisson of Williamson, Webster, Falb & Glisson against a tavern that served the drivers states that the order of death was unknown, but four people all died from the same wreck. Also…
Read MoreWood River, Illinois Woman Suing for 4-Year-Old’s Drowning Death
A woman from Wood River, Illinois is suing the city following the wrongful drowning death of her four-year-old son. According to a report in the Madison County Record, the lawsuit accuses the City of Wood River for creating unsafe conditions for children. The plaintiff’s child had walked through a tunnel and onto a spillway, where…
Read More70 St. Clair County, Illinois Residents Join Pharmaceuticals Lawsuit
Dozens of plaintiffs from St. Clair County, Illinois joined a pharmaceuticals lawsuit against a gastrointestinal drug manufacturer allegedly responsible for neurological disorders in patients using the medicine. The 70 plaintiffs are listed in the St. Clair Record article posted online. The plaintiffs accuse the makers of Reglan for side effects that affect their brains and cause…
Read MoreEast Alton Illinois Man Killed At Olin Brass
Olin Brass in East Alton Illinois was the site of a tragic construction accident on Saturday, July 11, 2009. Michael Niswander died Saturday morning after being struck in the chest by a piece of machinery at Global Brass and Copper. Reports indicated Niswander was working on a lathe when something – either a piece of…
Read MoreWood River Illinois Minor Resolves Dog Bite Incident
A Wood River, Illinois woman has resolved her claim against the owner of a dog. The woman, a minor, was attacked by a dog and sustained permanent injuries to her legs and hand. She brought a claim pursuant to the Illinois Animal Control Act, which provides a remedy against an owner or harborer of the…
Read MoreAlton, Illinois Trip and Fall Claim Against Ponderosa Resolved
An Alton, Illinois woman resolved her claim against Ponderosa. The elderly woman was with her daughter when she left the Ponderosa on Homer Adams Parkway in Alton. The sidewalk around the building came to an abrupt dropoff without warning. There was no handrail, lighting, or other warning to protect the woman or other customers against…
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