Illinois Subway Restaurant Faces Food Poisoning Lawsuit
Illinois Subway Restaurant Faces Food Poisoning LawsuitA Subway restaurant became the defendant of a food poisoning lawsuit when 41 people allegedly became ill after eating at the same Illinois location. MySuburbanLife.com reports that two couples had filed suit against the same Subway after discovering their food had been infected with the potentially lethal Shigella sonnei bacteria.…
Read MorePontoon Beach, Illinois Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit
A woman whose husband died from a house fire has filed a wrongful death claim against the Pontoon Beach, Illinois man who started the nearby bonfire. According to an article in The Telegraph, the late husband was visiting his friend and had fallen asleep inside his friend’s house when a bonfire the host had started caught…
Read MoreDupo, Illinois Police Shooting May Lead to Police Violation Lawsuit
A Dupo, Illinois man shot by a municipal police officer is making plans to obtain legal counsel and file a police violation lawsuit against the officer and the police department. According to an article in the Belleville News-Democrat, a police officer arrived at the man’s house due to a domestic disturbance call. At first, the…
Read MoreSt. Clair County Illinois Residents Join in Case Against Pfizer
Residents from St. Clair County, Illinois have joined other plaintiffs from the states of New York and Louisiana in a product liability lawsuit against Pfizer, a New York City-based pharmaceutical company. The St. Clair County plaintiff claimed that Pfizer’s anti-epilepsy drug, Dilantin, caused her son to develop a chronic skin disorder that led to a his…
Read MoreFormer Anheuser-Busch Owner Tries to Settle Wrongful Death Suit
August Busch IV of St. Louis County, Missouri has made a settlement offer in his wrongful death case. According to a piece published in Reuters, the former owner of Budweiser’s girlfriend, Adrienne Martin, died in December from a drug overdose. Drug labs taken during the autopsy showed that she had deadly levels of oxycodone and…
Read MoreIllinois Lawsuit Accuses Defendants of Child Negligence
Alton, Illinois attorney Michael Glisson from the law firm of WWF&G has filed a personal injury lawsuit with several counts of negligence and violations of the Family Expense Act against a family from Sandwich, Illinois in the county of DeKalb. The suit claims that the family was partially responsible for the injuries a minor who,…
Read MoreAlton, Illinois Father and Son Sue Red-Light Runner
A father and son duo from Alton, Illinois injured in a car collision by a driver who ran a red light have filed an auto accident lawsuit. The incident occurred on Route 140 at the intersection of St. James Road in Madison County, according to an article posted on the Madison County Record website. While the…
Read MoreMadison County, Illinois Pregnant Wal-Mart Shopper Sues for Battery
A Wal-Mart shopper from Madison County, Illinois has filed an assault and battery personal injury lawsuit against the corporation and the store’s security officer who tackled her. The woman was pregnant at the time of the incident. According to the lawsuit, described in article posted on the Madison County Record website, she was followed out…
Read MoreUnprovoked Dog Attack Causes Serious Injuries, Cash Settlement
A woman victimized in an unprovoked dog attack received a $15,000 settlement thanks to the help of Alton, Illinois attorney Michael P. Glisson. The lawyer from Williamson, Webster, Falb & Glisson represented a woman whose finger was bitten down to the bone by a dog. The attack required hospitalization for the woman. During emergency treatment,…
Read MoreCahokia, Illinois Wal-Mart’s Improper Bicycle Assembly Causes Injury
When a bicycle sold and assembled by the Wal-Mart in Cahokia, Illinois broke suddenly on a 13-year-old boy, the store found themselves defendants in a bicycle accident lawsuit filed by the boy’s mother. According to a report in the St. Clair Record, the bike fell apart on its very first ride, causing injuries to the…
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