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A woman claims she suffered severe burns when an e-cigarette battery exploded in her pocket. Samantha Harvell filed the complaint on Aug. 9 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Mystic Vapes Inc. The suit was filed through attorney Matthew Chapman of Becker Schroader & Chapman PC in Granite City. According to the complaint, Mystic Vapes operates a vaping supply…

The landlords of a Granite City apartment building are being sued for allegedly providing insufficient fire safety measures. Plaintiffs Joseph Robert Marshall and Grace McRoberts filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendants Dillon Smith and Jeff Hatten, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs were on the premises of a Granite City apartment owned by…

A mother is suing the managers of a Cahokia Heights apartment building after her son allegedly fell through a bathroom floor and suffered injuries. Linda Eiland, individually and as mother and next friend of Cameron Bedford, filed the complaint in the St. Clair Circuit Court against Chicago Title Land Trust Co., successor to American National Bank & Trust, Successor Trustee…

A mother claims hospital staff failed to intervene in time during the delivery of her daughter, causing the infant to suffer permanent injuries. Karen Jenkins, as mother and next friend of Kamryn Jenkins, filed the complaint in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Protestant Memorial Medical Center Inc., doing business as Memorial Hospital-Shiloh, Fairview Heights Medical Group S.C., doing…

The Colonnade Senior Living has been named in a lawsuit alleging the staff's negligence resulted in a resident's fall. Plaintiff Martha Eggers, acting as independent administrator of the estate of Virginia Whitlock, filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Colonnade Senior Development, LLC, doing business as The Colonnade Senior Living, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit,…

An Illinois Central Railroad Company employee has filed a negligence lawsuit against his employer after he was allegedly struck with a branch while operating a locomotive. Plaintiff Greg Irwin filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Illinois Central Railroad Company, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Irwin was employed by the defendant as a locomotive operator.…

A cyclist is suing a Mascoutah resident after his dog allegedly attacked her without provocation. Plaintiff Melody Evans filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendant Nathan Brammer, citing negligence in violation of the state's Animal Control Act. According to the lawsuit, Evans was riding her bicycle on a public street in Mascoutah near the defendant's…

A Belleville woman is suing St. Clair Square Mall, alleging she suffered injuries after slipping and falling on a greasy substance. Plaintiff Karen Dreher filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendant the St. Clair Square Mall, citing negligence and carelessness. According to the lawsuit, Dreher was a visitor at the St. Clair Square Mall when…

A couple is suing a Granite City resident after his dog allegedly attacked them without provocation. Plaintiffs Jon P. Kohn and Elizabeth L. Kohn filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendant Brandon K. Lewis, citing negligence in violation of the state's Animal Control Act. According to the lawsuit, the Kohns were walking on the street near…

The personal injury case that inspired a trial court judge to declare Indiana’s civil litigation process is broken is continuing to wait for a final order so the matter can move to the appellate level. Carroll Circuit Judge Benjamin Diener granted summary judgment to the defendants in April in a slip-and-fall case, Penny Chappey, Gregory Chappey v. Joseph Paul Storey,…