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Father accused in civil suit of sexual assault on daughter denies...
A man blamed for causing his 12-year-old daughter’s battle with eating disorders and suicidal thoughts due to years of alleged sexual assault is denying allegations in a suit brought by the girl’s...
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City of Belleville denies liability in man’s suit over allegedly dangerous...
Beasley The City of Belleville is denying liability in a man’s complaint over injuries he sustained after allegedly failing on a sidewalk. In his July 19 complaint, Ace Fouts claims the sidewalk near...
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Man opposes motion to dismiss in lawsuit against East St. Louis and officer
Wagner A man claiming he was injured when a criminal suspect stole an East St. Louis police car and caused several accidents is opposing the defendants’ motion to dismiss. According to the complaint...
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Asbestos forum motions await Lopinot’s ruling; Will St. Clair County host...
Gori Lopinot Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot must decide whether a year old Illinois Supreme Court decision allows St. Clair County to operate a national asbestos court. Since last Dec. 28, when the...
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Defendants in Prenda Law’s defamation suit ask judge to deny motion to...
Duffy CHICAGO – The defendants in a defamation suit brought by the now-dissolved Prenda Law firm and its former sole officer assert they have pleaded sufficient facts to advance their counterclaim. In...
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Med mal suit claims surgeons removed wrong end of colon
Caraway The son of a recently deceased woman has filed suit against the doctor who he claims failed to take out the correct end of his mother’s colon, causing her to die of sepsis. Dondre Seawood...
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Federal judge orders three Prenda Law attorneys to pay more than $260K in...
Steele Duffy Hansmeier A federal judge late last month ordered three lawyers with ties to the now-dissolved Prenda Law firm to pay more than a quarter of a million dollars in attorney fees and...
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Drug dealer announces cooperation with St. Clair County authorities; Families...
Chris Keel EAST ST. LOUIS – As Doug Oliver accepted a 30-year sentence for selling heroin, he dropped the first solid clue in months that an investigation of St. Clair County corruption continues. At...
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St. Clair County foreclosures Nov. 14-22
November 14, 2013 The Bank of New York Mellon V. Robin Sanders, Thomas E. Sanders, $53,315.15- 6101 Piat Place, East Saint Louis. 13-CH-966 November 22, 2013 Bank of America V. Roderick C. Townsend,...
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St. Clair County real estate Nov. 20-27
November 20, 2013 Belleville $13,500- 35 Nottingham Lane- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Shamika Patterson $18,000- 516 Portland Avenue- Secretary of Veterans Affairs to St. Clair County...
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Couple files suit over East St. Louis accident
Robinson Two people have filed suit against the driver who they claim struck their vehicle, causing them to sustain head, neck, back, shoulder, arm and leg injuries. John and Lyndelle Luecking claim...
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Woman blames F350 driver for making right turn into her car
Nelson A woman claims she suffered chest, left hip, left leg, left shoulder and left arm injuries after a driver collided with her vehicle while attempting to make a right hand turn. Misty...
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Doctor and physician’s assistant accused of misdiagnosis deny allegations
Keefe A doctor and physician’s assistant accused of misdiagnosing a patient with a gastrointestinal disease deny allegations made against them in a St. Clair County lawsuit. According to the complaint...
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Lopinot grants default judgment for plaintiff in case against attacker
Collins A man suing a Belleville bar saying he was attacked and beat up by another bar patron was granted default judgment against his alleged attacker. Plaintiff Derek Wilke filed a motion for default...
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Body Central Stores seeks to remove class action lawsuit over dressing room...
Mahoney A popular Fairview Heights clothing store seeks to remove a class action lawsuit alleging it videotaped women in the dressing room without their knowledge. Defendant Body Central filed a notice...
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Bus leasing company dismissed from lawsuit over deadly Megabus crash
Coach Leasing has been dismissed from a lawsuit filed over a fatal Megabus crash that happened last year in Montgomery County. Plaintiffs Maurine Stellhorn and Francisco Miranda voluntarily dismissed...
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Lakin’s hearing continued again in St. Clair County
Kuehn A motion hearing in the civil lawsuit against former Madison County attorney Lowell Thomas Lakin alleging sexual assault on a minor boy has been continued again. On Dec. 11, St. Clair County...
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St. Clair County real estate Dec. 2-6
December 2, 2013 Belleville $199,900- 110 E. Main Street- John D. Conkright and Beth A. Wamble to City of Belleville $42,890- 122 South 35th Street- Michael Kraemer and Diane Kraemer to John D. Rezabek...
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St. Clair County foreclosures Nov. 22-Dec. 2
November 22, 2013 Wells Fargo Bank V. Darell H. James, $92,366.34, 136 North Missouri Avenue, Belleville. 13-CH-992 November 25, 2013 Commerce Bank V. The Josef Group LLC, Joseph C. Paul, Jayne M....
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Four lawsuits alleging bladder cancer caused by Actos transferred to Cook County
Driscoll St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot has transferred four lawsuits seeking nearly $2 million each after they allegedly developed bladder cancer from a medication intended to treat...
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