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A patient claims she was injured while being transported to get her COVID-19 vaccine. Lebanon HCO LLC, which is doing business as Lebanon Care Center; Petersen Health Care Management; Christine Davis; and Cheryl Doe were all named as defendants in the suit. Georgina R. Francis, as attorney-in-fact for Gloria J. Francis, claims Gloria Francis was a resident of Lebanon Care…

A bicyclist claims he was injured when he was hit by a cab driver. Jeremy Errandi claims he was riding his bicycle on Oct. 21, 2021, on the westbound shoulder of East Edwardsville Rd. when Angela Pruitt, an employee of Area's Best Cabs, allegedly struck Errandi, according to a complaint filed in Madison County Circuit Court. Errandi claims following the…

A student at 160 Driving Academy at the Village of Alorton claims she fell from the steps of her training vehicle because they had become loose and defective. Plaintiff Carmen Davis filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Rock Gate Capital, LLC, doing business as 160 Driving Academy, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, on July…

Sharon Bennett, the special representative for deceased Illinois resident Kim Miller, is suing HSHS St. John's Hospital for a death allegedly caused by a lack of appropriate medical care. According to the court filing, Miller was treated by St. John's doctor Jaren Benard in 2021. Bennett claims Benard allegedly failed to comply with the appropriate standard of care deemed necessary…

Smokey Joe's Tavern is being sued by Illinois resident Debra Dunn for negligence leading to severe injury. According to the official court filing, Dunn was an invitee of Smokey Joe's on August 28 and suffered severe and life-changing injuries due to the restaurant's porch being in a poor and dangerous state, constituting "an unreasonable risk of harm". The filing claims…

A motorist is suing Toyota, alleging a defective seat in her vehicle caused her to suffer serious spinal injuries during a highway collision. Plaintiffs Helen and Byron Beiermann filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, RKD Automotive, Inc., and David…

A former patient has filed a negligence lawsuit against St. Elizabeth's Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and its employees claiming that she was injured during a throat procedure. Plaintiff Karen K. Range, filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against St. Elizabeth's Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third…

A shopper is suing an O'Fallon Walmart claiming he was injured when a cart corral allegedly collapsed on him. Plaintiff Anthony Deberry filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Wal-Mart Inc., also known as Walmart Supercenter, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Deberry was a patron at a Walmart store in O'Fallon on Sept. 27, 2021.…

A man's family has filed a lawsuit against a trucking company after he died during a bus collision with one of their tractor-trailers. Plaintiffs Elizabeth Falcon-Rodriguez, Geraldine Nelly Jimenez-Olivares, and Vanessa Del Carmen Santa Cruz-Castro, all acting as special administrators for the Estate of Juan Ernesto Vasquez-Rodriguez, filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Iloca Services, Inc.,…