Man injured at strip club sues attacker and establishment
Beasley A man has filed suit against a strip club where he claims he was hit. Jorden Basford claims he was visiting PTs Sports Cabaret in Sauget on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16 when defendant Justin Filson...
View ArticleDeckhand claims injuries after breast wire snaps
Bonifield A man claims he remains out on disability after a wire he was gripping while working on a boat was suddenly yanked from his grasp during a collision. Travis Baughman filed a lawsuit Nov. 15...
View ArticleFinal hearing in Abbott Lab food pump class action set Dec. 12; Charity to...
Sprague Lombardi Hepler Abbott Laboratories and plaintiff lawyers seek final approval of a class action settlement providing $6.7 million for charity and zero for the class. Both sides presume most...
View ArticleEast St. Louis accident is subject of injury suit
Darr A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended his vehicle, causing him to endure temporary and permanent injuries. Kenneth Garr claims he was driving his 2009 Ford F150 west at...
View ArticleShiloh rear-end accident results in suit
Holland A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended his vehicle in Shiloh, causing him to sustain various injuries. Robert Gryzmala filed a lawsuit Nov. 6 in St. Clair County...
View ArticleMotorcyclist sues over Nameoki Township accident
Unsell A man claims he suffered severe injuries after a driver struck his motorcycle. Michael K. Lemp filed a lawsuit Nov. 5 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Manuel A. Gomez. In his complaint,...
View ArticleSt. Clair County foreclosures Nov. 14-20
November 14, 2013 The Bank of New York Mellon V. Walter Madej, Irene Madej, $145,128.87, 3922 Benington Dr., Swansea. 13-CH-967 HSBC Bank V. Robert L. Schmid, $99,192.90, 417 Liberty Road, Fairview...
View ArticleSt. Clair County real estate Nov. 18-19
November 18, 2013 Belleville $93,000- 215 Beau Gon Drive- Michael B. Franklin to T. LeChien $52,500- 197 Huntleigh Drive- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Tygracon Properties INC. $61,000- 112...
View ArticleKuehn argues Lakin’s stipulation in criminal court is not binding in civil court
Kuehn Attorney Clyde Kuehn responded to an addendum supporting a motion for summary judgment in a sexual abuse lawsuit against Tom Lakin, arguing that stipulated bench trials occur in criminal court...
View ArticleSouthwestern Electric denies affirmative defenses in construction worker’s...
McCollough An electric distribution cooperative is denying all allegations brought against it in a third-party defendant’s affirmative defenses. On Oct. 17, defendant Southwestern Electric...
View ArticleMan claims doctor failed to properly perform cataract surgery
Bartholomew A man claims he was forced to undergo multiple procedures on his eye after a doctor failed to properly place the correct lens during a cataract extraction and lens implantation. Raymond and...
View ArticleConstruction company sues over sale of excavator
Perryman A construction company has filed suit against the company that sold it an excavator, alleging it unknowingly purchased an older, used vehicle that had damage to electrical wires after being...
View ArticleMacy’s sued over customer’s slip on puddle of water
A woman has filed suit against Macy’s, saying she fell on a puddle of water at the store located in St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights. Elsa M. Jones claims she was walking on the ground floor of...
View ArticleAmerican Legion Post 581 sues title company for property sale proceeds
Keck A branch of the American Legion has filed suit against a title corporation, alleging it refuses to release more than $400,000 owed to it following the sale of one of its buildings. Columbia Post...
View ArticleMother and daughter move to strike skating rink’s objections in alleged rap
A mother and daughter blaming a Belleville roller skating rink for an alleged raped in a dark parking lot seek to strike the rink’s objections to interrogatories, saying the defendant only responded to...
View ArticleTow truck driver was texting and driving, suit claims
A woman claims she suffered disability and disfigurement after a tow truck driver who was allegedly texting while driving struck the back of her vehicle. LaFrondria Minor-Lockett filed a lawsuit Nov....
View ArticleWoman claims doctors failed to timely diagnose deceased husband’s pancreatic...
The wife of a recently deceased man claims he died after doctors failed to diagnose him with pancreatic cancer in a timely fashion. Barbara A. Robert filed a lawsuit Nov. 15 in St. Clair County Circuit...
View ArticleHeartland Employment worker claims retaliatory discharge
Stokes A woman has filed suit against her former employer, alleging she was fired after she filed for workers’ compensation benefits. Jessica Taylor claims she worked as a field supervisor for...
View ArticleTwo new lung cancer asbestos suits filed in St. Clair County
Gori Another two asbestos lawsuits have been added to St. Clair County’s asbestos docket. John Garrigus filed an asbestos lawsuit Nov. 13 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against 69 defendant...
View ArticleDoctors blamed for patient’s perforated bowel denies allegations
MacDonald Defendants named in a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging a man suffered from a perforated bowel have denied the claims against them and demanded a trial by jury. According to the...
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