Walmart Added To Wrongful Death Suit In Madison County, Illinois
Walmart has been added as a defendant to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a pedestrian killed on Godfrey Rd. in Madison County, Illinois on December 27, 2008. A man walking down Godfrey Rd. was struck and killed by a GMC Safari. The driver left the scene in what appeared to be…
Read MoreMadison County Illinois Slip And Fall Lawsuit Filed
A personal injury case brought against Dr. Michael Jones, Dr. John Kleinhoffer and Frey Properties was filed at the Madison County Circuit Court on Dec. 14. Geraldine Augustine claims she slipped and fell on ice outside her doctors’ office on December 17, 2007, in Highland Illinois. The office of Jones and Kleinhoffer was leased from…
Read MoreMidwest Weather Causes Fatality And Numerous Car Accidents
Madison County, Illinois, and surrounding areas reported significant snowfall. The snow was removed quickly, but some areas remain partially snow and ice covered and are still dangerous. The initial snowfall caused several accidents involving personal injury to drivers and passengers. In nearby Marion County, four vehicles lost control and drove off Interstate 57. Two more…
Read MoreUnion Pacific Employee from St. Clair County Claims Injuries Due to Negligence
A railroad employee for Union Pacific has filed an employment lawsuit after becoming injured on the job. The man, who worked for the company for years as a brakeman and conductor, has been treated for injuries to his knee and spine, according to the lawsuit described in a St. Clair Record article. The lawsuit lays…
Read MoreSt. Clair County, Illinois Harley Rider Sues Collinsville Driver for Wreck
A motorcycle rider from St. Clair County, Illinois has filed a motorcycle accident lawsuit against a road construction company and a car driver from Collinsville. According to an article in the St. Clair Record, the two men collided on Interstate-55 headed west toward East St. Louis as the Collinsville man merged quickly into the…
Read MoreIllinois 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…
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