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Railroad worker says fumes caused throat cancer
A former St. Clair County railroad employee says he developed throat cancer from inhaling toxic fumes during nearly four decades on the job. Railroad track Timothy Zastava filed a lawsuit July 19 in...
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Lawsuit against Ameren Illinois should be dismissed, company says
Hillebrand Champlin Ameren Illinois Company is requesting St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot to dismiss a St. Clair County woman’s case against the company for allegedly causing her to fall...
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East St. Louis removes woman’s claim of alleged forced sex act to federal court
Gras The City of East St. Louis has removed to federal court a woman’s case against the city’s police department for a sex act the woman was allegedly forced to perform on one of its officers. The...
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Defendant Maplewood Markets to pay plaintiff $10K in class action settlement
Mahoney St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot set a final approval hearing for Nov. 12 in a class action settlement in a lawsuit against a Cahokia grocery store. Plaintiff Willie Hadley claims...
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Belleville Public School says “victim” in school bus fight instigated or...
Kurth The Belleville Public School System is fighting a woman’s lawsuit against the school for injuries her daughter sustained by an attack from another student on the school bus. Cora Jackson claims...
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Tillery atrazine documents at center of controversy
BELLEVILLE – Two lawyers plan to pursue a St. Clair County injury suit against Syngenta, producer of weed killer atrazine, with documents that Syngenta’s owners arranged for a third lawyer to destroy....
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Hart says his Caseyville vote should’ve counted
BELLEVILLE – Former deputy coroner Ace Hart says his vote in a Caseyville election this April should have counted but didn’t. “I feel my civil rights were violated,” Hart said Aug. 19. “I feel my wife...
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Woman says two people hit her in traffic accident
A St. Clair County woman says she was hit twice by two different people while driving in Swansea. Avonjana Moore-Thomas filed a lawsuit July 24 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Latoya D....
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Subcontractor says he hurt back on railroad job
An employee of a Union Pacific subcontractor says he hurt his lower back while unloading cargo at the railroad’s Dupo facility. Raymond Olson filed a lawsuit July 25 in St. Clair County Circuit Court...
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CMC set in suit in couple’s claim attorney didn’t do his job
Carr St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot on Aug. 12 set a Dec. 9 case management conference in a couple’s lawsuit against East St. Louis attorney Rex Carr. Carr is fighting the couple’s...
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Woman says dealer tried to make her pay too much for car
A St. Clair County woman accuses a Cahokia auto dealership and its owner of trying to trick her into paying more than she agreed for a car. Ryana Jones filed a lawsuit on July 18 against A & E Auto...
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Man says estranged wife’s family hacked his email
A St. Clair County man says his email account was hacked by the family of his soon-to-be ex-wife. William E. Shrum filed a lawsuit July 25 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Roy Harless,...
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Woman sues after stepping in hole at orchard
A St. Clair County woman is suing a Millstadt self-pick orchard after she allegedly stepped in a hole on the property. Nicole Haas filed a lawsuit Aug. 1 against Eckert Orchards Inc. in St. Clair...
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Man’s estate sues over fatal accident
A St. Clair County man is being asked to pay more than $200,000 after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian and then fleeing the scene. Gail Edwards, administrator of the estate of Orlando S....
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Kendall Co. accident case filed in St. Clair Co.
An Oswego man is accused of rear-ending another driver at an intersection in Kendall County. Craig M. Coffey filed a lawsuit against William J. Kauski July 26 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. Coffey...
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Case against school bus company up for status conference in September
Margulis St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien set a Sept. 16 status conference in a lawsuit against a school bus company after parents and students at an O’Fallon elementary school say they...
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LeChien dismisses civil suit against deceased police chief
Young St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien on July 30 granted Defendant J.D. Roth’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the estate of its former police chief who died in June of a...
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Wells Fargo Bank wants man’s suit sent to arbitration
Hockett Wells Fargo Bank is asking St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot to send a Florida man’s lawsuit against it to arbitration. On June 13, Jermaine Johnson filed a complaint against First...
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St. Clair County foreclosures Aug. 8-14
August 8, 2013 First County Bank V. John G. Ditzler Jr., Alicia A. Ditzler, $24,905.51,150 McNeill Lane, Caseyville. 13-CH-683 CitiMortgage V. Christine Gilbert, $103,175.00, 1322 Dutch Hollow Road,...
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St. Clair County real estate: Aug. 12-16
August 12, 2013 Belleville $222,500- 1405 Double Eagle Circle- Kenneth P. Mebruer and Mary L. Mebruer to Lorenzo Powell and Melaniche Powell $96,000- 326 South Virginia Avenue- Sarah Hill to Kayla R....
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