A worker injured following an accident on a tug on the Mississippi River has filed suit against his employer under federal maritime statutes. Marty Byrd filed suit Dec. 31 against National Repair and Maintenance, which repairs barges and towboats, following the accident in February last year at the shipyard in Hartford. Byrd states in the complaint that he was struck…
A woman is suing McDonald’s after she allegedly slipped and fell on liquid left on the floor while dining at the restaurant. Manuela Stayton filed the lawsuit on Dec. 17 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against the McDonalds Corporation, Garjo Inc., Garjo Properties LLC and individual defendants Gary L. Peck and Joyce Peck for an alleged incident that took…
A federal judge has vacated a $3 million jury award against Cook Medical, saying a Georgia woman who sued the Bloomington-based device maker “did not have overwhelming evidence” to show the company’s implanted blood-clot filter was defective or caused her injuries. U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young in Indianapolis handed down his decision Monday and ordered a new trial in…
The death of a girl following an accident involving an articulated truck is at the center of a lawsuit involving two of her grandparents. Melissa Ashley, the paternal grandparent and legal guardian of Emma Mae Wilson, filed a lawsuit Dec. 12 in St. Clair County Circuit Court for wrongful death against Janette Kirby, Marathon Transport, Inc. and Lartex Trucking, LLC…
A patient claims he lost sight from his left eye following two treatments at JFJ Eyecare. Craig Virgin filed suit Dec. 16 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Dr. Michael Jones, Dr. Robert Olk, JFJ Eyecare and Quantum Vision Center over treatment he received in 2017 and 2018. According to the lawsuit, Virgin claims that during a visit to…
A railroad company can sue employees who it blames for causing railroad accidents, even after those employees first sue the railroad for injuries they suffered in the accident the railroad says they caused, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled. In a 5-2 ruling, the court overturned an appellate court decision on the question, and sent the case back to Cook…
An unnatural accumulation of ice in the parking lot of a store has prompted a slip and fall lawsuit. Joseph Quirin claims he fell and injured himself while walking to the entrance of the Menards store in O’Fallon. Quirin filed suit Nov. 26 against the company in St. Clair County Circuit Court, accusing it of negligence for failing to clear…
A man is suing Abbott Laboratories for injuries his father suffered before his death. Cedric C. Jones filed the lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories Inc. and Lincare Inc. on behalf of his father, Chester L. Jones Sr., who died in November, according to a complaint filed Nov. 26 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. Cedric Jones claims ethat when his father…
A family claims they were poisoned by carbon monoxide and are blaming a dislodged furnace exhaust pipe, according to a lawsuit filed against a roofer they are allege was partly responsible. Amanda and Eric Zimmerman filed suit Nov. 1 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against roofer, Luis Perez who was hired as a sub-contractor to carry out work on…
A pedestrian claiming he was the victim of a hit and run driver has filed suit against the motorist, whom the complaint states was later charged with aggravated battery. Ryan Gentelin filed suit against Roger Lawver amid claims the motorist was negligent and intoxicated when the incident happened on Langdon Street in Alton on Sept. 27. In his complaint, filed…
