The Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend will be awarded summary judgment after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found evidence to negate a student-athlete’s claim that the diocese was negligent in allowing her to compete following a “minor” injury. The case of Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend, Inc. v. Gabrielle Gallegos, 22A-CT-992, began in January 2018, when 17-year-old…
A railroad employee claims he was injured on the job after a switch malfunctioned. Plaintiff Steven Bailey filed a lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Norfolk Southern Railway Company, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Bailey was employed by Norfolk Southern Railway Company as a conductor-switchman. Bailey claims that on Feb. 9, 2020, he was injured on the…
A businesswoman who was sued after one of her employees injured herself on the sidewalk outside of her home can’t be blamed for the icy conditions that led to her fall, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed. Andrea Burns was an executive director with Pure Romance, “a direct sales company that provides bath and beauty, sexual health education…
The former operator of a suburban Chicago medical equipment cleaning plant has agreed to pay $408 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits alleging that the now-shuttered facility exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and caused illnesses. Sterigenics announced Monday that a claims administrator will be appointed to distribute the money to as many as 870 people who had sued…
Freeburg Community High School District is being sued after a former student allegedly injured his hand with a table saw. According to the lawsuit, plaintiff Cole Huelsmann claims he was acting as an assistant in an industrial arts class in November 2021. He was cutting wood when his “right hand met the blade of the saw, causing Cole severe injuries.”…
A man is suing a Wood River tool store after he allegedly suffered injuries from a “defective” router. Plaintiff William P. Sloan filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Waltco Tools Inc. and DeWalt Industrial Tool Company. According to the complaint, Sloan purchased a DeWalt router from Waltco Tools in Wood River. He claims the router had…
A woman is suing the City of Alton after she allegedly tripped on an uneven sidewalk while leaving a downtown bridal shop. According to the lawsuit, plaintiff Danielle Conn claims she was leaving Frew’s Bridal on Piasa Street in Alton when she allegedly fell in a “depressed area” of the sidewalk and fractured her ankle. Conn claims the city knew…
Statutes of limitation don’t operate on weekends according to Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf, who ruled that Abigail Hoerner could proceed with an injury suit she filed on a Monday. Rudolf entered an order on Dec. 28 denying a motion of defendant Quinnton Saunders to dismiss Hoerner’s complaint. Hoerner claims Saunders threw a table tennis paddle that struck her on June…
An O’Fallon woman is suing a Belleville bar, claiming another patron hit her in the head with a bottle. In the lawsuit, Amanda Buss claims she was at TR’s Place on Nov. 21, 2021 when customer Brittany Cheatham “swung a glass bottle like a bat and struck Amanda across her forehead while Amanda was a customer at the business.” Buss…
A Clinton County man is suing the department store chain Target, claiming a bathroom stall collapsed and caused him to fall on the floor. In the lawsuit, Richard Boien accuses Target of negligence. He claims he suffered “serious, painful and permanent injuries” as a result of the fall in November 2020 at the Target in Shiloh. Boien claims he suffered…
