A patient of the Protestant Memorial Medical Center in Belleville claims he was neglected under the facility’s care, causing him to fall and suffer serious head and brain injuries. Plaintiffs James and Maureen Morris filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc., doing business as Memorial Care Center, citing negligence in violation…
A railroad employee claims he was injured on the job when he fell from a locomotive. Plaintiff Gregg Blasioli filed a lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Norfolk Southern Railway Company, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Blasioli was employed by Norfolk Southern Railway Company as a conductor and remote control operator. Blasioli claims that on Aug. 15,…
A man is suing the City of Wood River and Illinois water companies, alleging he fell in a meter hole at Belk Park because the cover wasn’t securely placed. Plaintiff Jack L. Lingenfelter filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against the City of Wood River and Illinois American Water, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, the City…
A man claims he was injured while riding on a Bi-State bus when the driver collided with another vehicle. Plaintiffs Ayers Ayers and Sharon Ayers filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Dana Crutcher and the Bi-State Development Company, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, on Sept. 1, 2021, Ayers was a passenger on a bus…
A lawsuit alleges that medical staff at Alton Memorial Hospital failed to notify a patient that he had cancer for more than two and a half years, during which time the cancer spread throughout his stomach. Plaintiffs Christopher B. Nicholson and Christine Nicholson filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Alton Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ahmad A. Karadaghy,…
A freight broker is not liable for an $18 million jury award to the mother of a teenage boy who suffered a brain injury when he was struck by a truck, an Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday. A panel of the 1st District of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed a decision by the Cook County Circuit Court to deny a…
A patient of the BJC Memorial Hospital in Shiloh alleges she suffered nerve damage while delivering her baby as a result of medical negligence by the facility’s employees. Plaintiff Katherine Conreaux filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Sylvia Obernuefemann, CNM, Adriena Beatty, DO, and Protestant Medical Center, Inc., doing business as BJC Memorial Hospital –…
A woman has filed a lawsuit claiming she was exposed to carbon monoxide because of a building owner’s negligence in maintaining the heating system. Plaintiff Anissa Womack filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Illinois Unnerstall, LLC and Get “R” washed, LLC, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Womack was an employee of Acceptance Insurance and worked…
Alice and Randall McEwen, whose son Austin died in the collapse of Amazon’s Edwardsville warehouse in 2021 during a tornado, settled claims against six defendants for $165,000 and received 36% of the proceeds. Circuit Judge Sarah Smith approved the settlement on Aug. 23, awarding the Chicago firm of Robert Clifford $55,000 for fees and $50,000 for expenses. Alice and Randall…
Five days before the start of a wrongful death trial against Amtrak, Illinois Central, and trash business Ed Burris Disposal, the trash business settled the claim for $250,000. Ed Burris Disposal of Jackson County notified U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn of the settlement on Sept. 6. McGlynn denied summary judgment to Ed Burris Disposal on Aug. 22, finding it had…
