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Midwest 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…
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…
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