A Norfolk Southern Railway Company employee claims he suffered a wrist injury due to negligent working conditions. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by plaintiff Charles Johannigmeier against Norfolk Southern Railway Company. According to the complaint, Johannigmeier worked as a switchman/conductor and an engineer during his employment with Norfolk Southern Railway. He claims that during his…
A woman claims her child fell 65 feet to the ground while ziplining in Mexico, causing severe head injuries. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by plaintiff Leticia Parra, on behalf of minor S. Parra, against Hyatt Corporation, Grupo Asca, Apple Leisure Group, PVD Investments, and Safety Engineering OOD. According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges…
A woman claims she was injured after falling at the Alton Cracker Factory. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by plaintiff Margaret Voke against Second Street Developments, LLC, doing business as Alton Cracker Factory. The complaint alleges that Voke suffered a fall due to a defective ramp on the defendant’s premises. She claims the incident occurred…
The father of a child who was riding a bike in Roxana when the minor was allegedly attacked by a dog is suing the dog’s owner. A lawsuit has been filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by John Crane, individually and as the father of M.C., a minor, against Amber N. Rives. The suit alleges that on May 12,…
Whether a window that fell and struck an Indiana University student in a campus building was under the control and management of the university constitutes a genuine issue of material fact, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in reversing a lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment. According to court records, Kiera Isgrig was a student at Indiana University…
A man who was raised in Wood River claims he developed cancer due to exposure to toxins. The lawsuit was filed in the Madison County Circuit Court by Robert E. Womack against several companies including Shell USA, Inc., Phillips 66 Company, Aton, LLC, Safety Kleen Systems, Inc., and others. Womack alleges that he developed prostate and colon cancer due to…
A firefighter is suing several companies, alleging he developed cancer due to exposure to toxic chemicals. Edward Allsman filed the complaint in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendants Shell USA, Inc., Phillips 66 Company, Aton, LLC, Safety Kleen Systems, Inc., 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products, L.P., Chemguard, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., National Foam, Inc., HWRT…
A patient seeks compensation from a medical device manufacturer after his hip replacement device had to be removed due to a recall. Charles Thomas filed the complaint on Dec. 7 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Stryker Corporation, of Michigan. According to the complaint, Dr. Peter Anderson performed a hip replacement surgery on Thomas in 2008. Anderson implanted a…
A shopper claims she injured her knee when she fell on a sticky substance at the Alton Target store. Beva Walls filed the complaint on Dec. 11 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Target Corporation. According to the complaint, Walls was shopping at the Alton Target store on Dec. 11, 2021. She claims she stepped on a sticky substance…
A trial court did not err in denying a pedestrian’s motion to compel cellphone evidence in his suit against the woman who struck him with her car, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed. In December 2019, Jessica Smiley was driving on Westfield Boulevard near Wood Valley Drive in Carmel when she struck Charles Jennings, who was walking across Westfield…
