A woman is suing a Granite City QuikTrip after allegedly slipping and injuring herself in the parking lot. Plaintiff Theresa Branch filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against QuikTrip Corporation and Realty Income Properties Two, LLC, alleging negligence. According to the lawsuit, on April 14, 2018, Branch was a patron at a QuikTrip location in Granite City….
A motorist claims she was injured when an unattended vehicle was stolen from an East St. Louis store, and the driver caused a crash by running a stop sign. filed a negligence lawsuit after she got into a collision with an unknown driver who stole a vehicle from a parking lot. Plaintiff Paris Starks filed a lawsuit in the St….
A drywall worker is suing a Mascoutah property owner, claiming he was injured on the job. In the lawsuit, plaintiff Daniel Guffey claims he was hired by Alice Vance to install drywall on West Main St in Mascoutah. Guffey claims a previous worker had left sand in a poorly lit staircase inside the house. “The improperly removed sand created a…
A suburban Chicago man whose legs were amputated in 2017 after a car lurched forward into a parking space, pinning him against the front of a 7-Eleven store, reached a $91 million settlement on Monday with the convenience store chain. A Cook County judge approved the settlement on the day the man’s lawsuit had been set for a jury trial,…
Residents living near a Phillips 66 refinery in Roxana claim that they were exposed to toxic chemicals as a result of the company’s negligence. Plaintiffs Brittney Butler, David Williams and Tim Thomas filed a lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Philipps 66 Company, Veolia Energy North America Holdings, Inc., The Lemm Corporation Operations and Norfolk Southern Railway Company,…
A railway employee responsible for refueling locomotives claims he was injured when his truck was struck by a train. Plaintiff Virgil Mathias filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against The Alton & Southern Railway Company and The Union Pacific Railroad Company, citing negligence and carelessness. According to the lawsuit, Mathias was an employee of the defendants,…
A St. Clair County jury returned a defense verdict in favor of Taco Bell in a suit alleging a woman was injured when she slipped and fell on compacted snow and ice outside the O’Fallon restaurant. Jurors reached their verdict on Jan. 24 following a trial in Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf’s courtroom. Taco Bell was represented by Nicole Winters of…
Hartmann Turf and Tractor is being sued after a customer allegedly suffered severe hand injuries after a brushcutter attachment malfunctioned. Plaintiff Kris Rowe filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendants Hartmann Farm Supply of Millstadt, Inc. doing business as Hartmann Turf and Tractor and Echo, Inc., citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, on Aug. 24,…
A man has filed a negligence lawsuit against a Belleville property owner, alleging he fell when the outdoor stairs collapsed. Plaintiff Nigel Benton filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Keaton Investment, LLC, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, on July 19, 2022, Benton was on the premises of a rental property owned by the defendant….
A man claims he was using a rotary cut-off wheel purchased at Harbor Freight when the tool allegedly broke and flew into his eye. Plaintiff Michael W. Wagner filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff purchased a three piece tool set of rotary…
