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Collinsville, Illinois Police Sued for Unlawful Search and Arrest
Problems with police arrests such as the one in Cambridge, Massachusetts (involving a Harvard professor), can occur in local towns such as Collinsville, Illinois. There, a couple living in a beautiful subdivision, were subject to an unlawful search and arrest. The Collinsville police had come to the house because of a loud music complaint. The…
Read MoreIllinois Outlaws Texting While Driving
The federal government estimates that 30% of all vehicle accidents in the U.S. are caused by driver distraction. This includes not only talking on the phone, but texting as well. Text messaging, or texting, is a term referring to the exchange of brief written messages between mobile phones, over cellular networks. It is very common…
Read MoreQuincy, Illinois Doctors Sued For Medical Malpractice In Heart Attack Death
A Quincy, Illinois family brought suit for the death of their mother due to negligence of doctors. The mother had gone in for a colonoscopy at the Quincy Surgical Center—-she had low blood pressure due to the prep—-probably due to loss of fluid. The colonoscopy went as expected, but the patient continued to have abnormally…
Read MoreBrutal Dog Mauling Leaves Woman Disabled
On July 29th, 2009 it was reported that Krista K. Hall, a 56 year old woman, was trying to return her neighbor’s dogs back to his yard and was severely mauled. She lost an arm as a result of this attack. The two witnesses, Hall’s granddaughters, saw the dogs attack and quickly called 911. Hall’s…
Read MoreWood River, Illinois Sued by Bicyclist For Defective Street
A cyclist successfully brought a civil suit for brain damages caused by a hole in Route 111 in Wood River, Illinois. She was riding her bike next to the road when witnesses testified that it appeared she struck a hole and flipped over the handlebars. She was unconscious at the scene and bleeding from the…
Read MoreBetter Safe Than Sorry in the Workplace
As Illinois injury attorneys, we often handle workplace accidents. On February 2nd, 2009, a maintenance electrician working for Miller-Coors brewery in Golden, Colorado was found dead. His body was discovered near an energized electric panel. Regulators are considering fining Miller-Coors $128,500 for failing to meet required safety standards for their employees. The Occupational Safety and…
Read MoreEdwardsville, Illinois Theater Sued Over Defective Step
A local woman brought suit against Kerasotes Showplace Theater in Edwardsville, Illinois over a defective step. Interestingly, the entire trip and fall is on video. The movie goer walked down some steps in the middle of the movie to use the restroom. Between the upper and lower seats is a walkway. However, the walkway had…
Read MoreNursing Home Neglect Signals
In 2002, Andrew Schneider and Phillip O’Connor wrote an article in the St. Louis Dispatch entitled, “Nation’s Nursing Homes are Quietly Killing Thousands.” In this article they discuss how thousands of elderly Americans have died due to neglect in nursing homes. Bed sores, malnutrition, and dehydration are the main causes of death in these nursing…
Read MoreEdwardsville Illinois Restaurant Sued Over Salmonella Outbreak
Several patrons of a popular downtown Edwardsville, Illinois restaurant and tavern became sick after dining in February of 2007. Three women dining together at Vanzo’s were subsequently diagnosed with salmonella, along with several others. Madison County Health officials investigated the claims. Vanzo’s agreed to shut down for a period of time during the investigation and…
Read MoreThere Is No Medical Malpractice Crisis In Madison County, Illinois
Madison County, Illinois, has been the subject of ridicule for a medical malpractice crisis. There is no crisis and never has been. Over the past 10 years, there has been an average number of 5 medical malpractice cases each year that go to trial in Madison County, Illinois, and the significant majority of them result…
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