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Woman alleges injuries by malfunctioning automatic door at Fairview Heights Rec Complex

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A woman is suing the City of Fairview Heights, claiming that she was injured at the Recreation Complex due to a malfunctioning automatic door. Plaintiff Joan Moss filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against The City of Fairview Heights, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, on June 21, 2022, Moss was exercising at the Rec Complex…

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Fairview Heights resident sued over dog attack that resulted in child’s rabies treatment

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A negligence lawsuit alleges a Fairview Heights woman’s dog bit a child and she refused to cooperate with authorities, forcing the child to undergo rabies treatments. Plaintiffs Aidan and James Piper filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Cheryl D. Stump, citing negligence in violation of the Illinois Animal Control Act. According to the lawsuit, on…

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Monsanto sued by Madison County resident for strict liability and negligence leading to serious illness

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Madison County resident Stephen Doerr is suing Monsanto Company, Springfield Farm Supply Co., Inc., and Alton Farm & Home Supply Co. According to the official court filing, Monsanto discovered the herbicidal properties of glyphosate and began marketing it in products in 1974 under the brand name Roundup. Said product is a non-selective herbicide used to kill weeds that typically compete…

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Lawsuit alleges Alton company terminated employee for filing worker’s compensation claim

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A former employee of Hatch & Kirk in Alton claims he was fired in retaliation for seeking worker’s compensation benefits after suffering injuries on the job. Plaintiff William Burton filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Hatch & Kirk, Inc., citing retaliatory discharge. According to the lawsuit, Burton was formerly employed by Hatch & Kirk as a…

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7th Circuit vacates summary judgment for Cook Medical in IVC filter cases, finding lack of jurisdiction

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Two women who joined a wide-ranging MDL against Cook Medical did not allege injuries more than the jurisdictional minimum of $75,000, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in vacating the district court’s grant of summary judgment in Cook’s favor. The plaintiffs in the two cases consolidated in a multidistrict litigation proceeding, Shirley Parton and Teresa Sykes, each alleged…

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Red Lobster ‘misses the boat’ on negligence appeal, COA affirms

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Seafood restaurant group Red Lobster LLC could not net a reversal from the Court of Appeals of Indiana on a ruling denying its motion for summary judgment in a negligence case. In May 2017, Abigail Fricke filed a Chapter 13 petition for bankruptcy with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana. That September, the bankruptcy court entered…

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Shell Oil Company sued by Madison County resident for willful and wanton misconduct

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Shell Oil Company and eight other oil companies are being sued by Madison County resident Sunan Lamka. The additional defendants are as follows: BP Products North America, Inc.; Phillips 66 Company; Premcor Refining Group, Inc.; HWRT Oil Company, LLC; Apex Oil Company, LLC; Atlantic Richfield Company; Sinclair Oil Corporation; and Equilon Enterprises, LLC. According to the official case filing, Lamka…

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Collinsville sued for poor upkeep of Gateway Convention Center leading to serious injury

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Missouri resident Mary Wllie is suing the City of Collinsville doing business as Gateway Convention Center for indirectly causing her serious injury. On July 9, 2022, Willie was in the convention center as an invitee attending a convention. During that time, Willie tripped and fell on convention area flooring that was buckled and uneven. According to the official case filing,…

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Anti-Stacking Provision Limits Liability Coverage for Fatal Illinois School Bus Crash

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An insurance policy that covered seven vehicles, each with a $1 million per-accident limit, doesn’t provide $7 million in liability coverage for a fatal crash that involved only one of the covered vehicles, an Illinois appellate court ruled Thursday. A panel of the Illinois 4th District Appellate Court reversed a McLean County Circuit Court decision that found ambiguous language on…

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Walmart customer allegedly struck by cart at Sparta store, causing back injury

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A shopper is suing Walmart after he was allegedly struck by a cart being pushed by an employee while at a Sparta store. Plaintiff James Gantner filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Wal-Mart Inc. and an employee, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Gantner was a patron at a Walmart store in Sparta on May…

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