A woman claims she volunteered to deliver groceries to a Granite City home when she tripped and fell. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by Tracey Angle against Stephen Schwander and Equity Trust Company. According to the complaint, Angle was delivering groceries as a volunteer at Schwander’s property in Granite City on May 5, 2023. She…
A shipyard worker claims he was carrying a tool bucket when he tripped over items scattered on a work flat due to poor lighting. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by a man named Dwain Burnham against Mike’s Inc. Burnham alleges he tripped and fell due to poor lighting at his workplace, fracturing his wrist. The…
A refinery worker claims he was injured when a cable snapped while unloading a crane in Roxana. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by Derian Boyce against Phillips 66 Company, Zachry Industrial, Inc., and Madison Industrial Services Team, LLC. According to the complaint, Boyce alleges he was injured while unloading a crane at Phillips 66’s Refinery…
An Edwardsville police officer claims he was injured when an intoxicated motorist crashed into his vehicle. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by officer Jacob Lively against Matthew Bell and Stagger Inn Again Inc. According to the complaint, Bell became intoxicated at Stagger Inn Again before getting behind the wheel of his Ford Ranger and left….
A motorist alleges injuries after a man fleeing from Alton police officers crashed into a parked car. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by plaintiff Toni M. Lucas against defendants City of Alton, Alton Police Department, James Krankel, and Vincent J. Caldwell. According to the complaint, Lucas alleges Caldwell failed to stop at a stop sign…
A mother claims she and her children suffered injuries due to mold exposure in an Edwardsville apartment. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by Rylee Szoke against Good Holdings LLC, RBM Partners LLC, Fireside Management LLC, Benjamin Tomasino and Nicholas Smith. According to the complaint, Szoke was a tenant of an Edwardsville apartment and lived there…
A man alleges his lawyer failed to timely file a lawsuit after he crashed due to items falling off the vehicle in front of him. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by motorist Benjamin Broadnax against Anthony Gray and law firm Johnson Gray, LLC. According to the complaint, Broadnax claims he was driving on Sept. 25,…
Musculoskeletal conditions associated with aging and identified during examinations of injured workers are increasingly common, adding to the complexity of claims, experts say. These so-called degenerative conditions seen in comp claims can “become complicated because typically you have no baseline,” said Max Koonce, Memphis, Tennessee-based chief claims officer for third-party administrator Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. “You don’t know where…
Lisa Mattern of Albers seeks damages from the manufacturer of a foundry machine that crushed husband Mark Mattern at Century Brass Works in Swansea in 2022. Mattern’s counsel Matthew Chapman of Granite City filed a wrongful death complaint against Roberts Sinto Corporation at St. Clair County Circuit Court in December. Chapman claimed a mold lifter began moving while Mattern performed…
A woman claims she was injured when she fell while in the restroom area at Anderson Hospital. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by Shenelle Johnson against Anderson Hospital. According to the complaint, Johnson alleges she was at Anderson Hospital on July 1, 2022, for an appointment when visited the restroom area and tripped on a…
