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The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed the grant of a new trial in a personal injury case involving a local YMCA and has reinstated a jury verdict against the YMCA after it determined the trial court abused its discretion. Jacqueline Mastellone was returning to the Arthur Jordan Branch YMCA locker room in Indianapolis after finishing an adult swim…

A Kentucky trucking company whose employee died in a fiery explosion while driving through Indiana cannot bring back to life its suit against the man and his wife, who was also in the crash, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled. BFD Enterprises, a trucking company operating out of Lewisport, Kentucky, hired Jeff Koepnick in August 2020 as a…

A woman alleges a defective automatic door caused her injuries at a credit union branch in Belleville. Christine Schiller filed a complaint in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Scott Credit Union Community Foundation, alleging negligence. Schiller alleges in her suit that she was at the Scott Credit Union Community Foundation branch on West Main Street in Belleville on…

A patient claims a medical device manufactured by Cook Medical Incorporated was surgically implanted and then malfunctioned, causing injuries to her internal organs. Plaintiff Rhonda L. Garner filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against Cook Incorporated, Cook Medical Incorporated, Cook Group Incorporated and Cook Medical, LLC, citing negligence, product liability and fraudulent…

The mother of a boy who suffered life-threatening injuries when an ATV landed on top of him claims minors should not have been allowed to ride the vehicle unsupervised. Angela M. Ware, as mother and next of friend of G.W., a minor filed a complaint in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against 3R Farms LLC and John/Jane Doe, alleging…

A woman is suing Memorial Hospital for negligence, alleging that one of its surgeons accidentally sewed up a medical pad inside of her during surgery and caused her pain for many years. Plaintiff Robyn Scott and Matthew Scott filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendants Heartland Women's Healthcare, Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc. doing business…

A man is suing Caseyville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center on the behalf of an elderly woman, alleging she developed bed sores due to negligence. Plaintiff Kenneth Franklin, acting as guardian for Janice D. Love, a disabled person, filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendant Caseyville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC., citing negligence. According to the…

A woman claims a child threw a ping pong paddle at her at the Dorchester Swim & Tennis Club, striking her in the mouth and causing injuries. Plaintiffs Abigail A. Hoerner and her father Garrett P. Hoerner filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendants Quinnton E. Saunders, Sean D. Saunders and Lisa M. Saunders, citing…

A woman who claims she became paraplegic after falling from a walker is suing the manufacturer, medical providers and Amazon for selling her the product. Plaintiffs Amy Pashea and John Pashea filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against manufacturer Comodita, LLC, Robert Scanlon, M.D., Sandra Grochowski, M.D., and Anderson Hospital, Inc. According to the lawsuit, Amy…