A couple is suing TA Operating claiming one of its employees negligently caused a collision that resulted in injuries. Lynnetta Byrd and Demetrice Leonard filed a complaint Sept. 22 in the Madison County Circuit Court against TA Operating LLC and Ian Reker, alleging negligence. According to their complaint, Byrd and Demetrice were traveling on Illinois Route 111 on Aug. 14….
A shopper is suing the Carlinville Wal-Mart after she allegedly became distracted and slipped and fell on the yellow painted lines in the parking lot. Deborah Huff filed the complaint Sept. 15 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Wal-Mart Inc., Travis Miller and Morgan’s Striping Service Inc. The suit states that Miller owns, operates, manages or maintains the…
A northeastern Indiana sheriff has agreed to pay $55,000 to cover the county’s settlement of a lawsuit over allegations that he shoved a 15-year-old boy during a festival. Allen County Sheriff David Gladieux said this past week he apologized for the altercation, calling it an “unnecessary and preventable incident.” The County Council voted earlier to pay settlement in a federal…
A jury trial has been scheduled for Nov. 1, 2021 in a lawsuit alleging a truck driver died while transporting strawberries in dry ice. Paula Johnson, individually and as administrator of the estate of Eric Johnson, filed the original complaint Nov. 14 against Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., PFD Supply Corporation and Polar Tech Industries. She later filed a second amended…
A motorist claims he was injured when another driver rear-ended his vehicle multiple times in the World Wide Technology Raceway parking grounds. Randall Snider filed the complaint Sept. 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against Alan Schakel. According to the complaint, Snider was operating a 2013 Pontiac Grand Prix on the parking grounds of…
A woman alleges she slipped and fell on water at a Wal-Mart in O’Fallon and suffered injuries. Valerie Hych filed a complaint Aug. 24 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Wal-Mart Inc., doing business as Sam’s Club, alleging negligence. Hych alleges in her complaint that she was shopping at the Wal-Mart store in O’Fallon on July 5. While…
A woman claims a Steak and Shake restaurant failed to maintain its property in a safe condition, resulting in her alleged slip and fall. Sharon Reed filed a complaint Aug. 26 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Steak and Shake Enterprises Inc., alleging negligence. According to the complaint, Reed was at a Steak and Shake on Lincoln Trail…
A man claims an infection was misdiagnosed and left untreated by St. Elizabeth’s Hospital medical staff, resulting in permanent injury. Gerald Vardiman filed a complaint Aug. 20 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Kevin McCarthy, M.D., Michael Brazelton, P.A., Amanda Zhang, M.D., and St. Elizabeth’s Hospital of The Third Order of St. Francis, doing business as HSHS St….
A woman claims she suffered injuries when she slipped near a drinking fountain while visiting her physician’s office. Katherine Hunt filed a complaint Aug. 28 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Granite City Illinois Hospital Company LLC, alleging negligence. According to the complaint, Hunt alleges that while visiting her physician’s office on Sept. 11, 2018, in the Wolfe Building…
A tenant at a Shiloh apartment complex claims she suffered severe brain injuries after falling on ice twice in February. Irma Cummins filed a complaint Aug. 10 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Greenmount Retail Center LLC, alleging negligence. According to her complaint, Cummins claims she was a resident at a multifamily apartment complex at Hartman Lakes in…
