An Amazon delivery driver is suing a Maryville property owner after she allegedly stepped in a pothole and suffered injuries. Plaintiff Ashley Boyet filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Health Management Zone, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Boyet is a delivery driver for Amazon. On Nov. 19, 2022, she was making a delivery to a…
A US Steel employee claims he suffered amputation after he was injured by an exploding tire while working in Granite City. Plaintiff Joshua Perkins filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Balkrishna Industries, LTD, BKT USA, Inc., BKT Tires, Community Wholesale Tired Dis., Inc., Community Tire Company, Inc., also known as Community Retreading, and Pomp’s Tire Service,…
A lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a downtown Hinsdale car wash, asserting they must pay for severe injuries suffered by three people who were hurt when a Jeep driven by a teenaged car wash employee suddenly drove across the street and crashed into a sandwich shop at which they were dining. The lawsuit was filed in Cook…
A patient is suing Quantum Vision Centers after cataract surgery left her blind in one eye. Plaintiff Jayne Graves filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against JFJ Eyecare, LTD, doing business as Quantum Vision Centers, Donald R. Unwin, M.D., Enrique Peralta, M.D. and a Jane Doe, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Graves presented herself to…
A patron of the Fresh Thyme store in Fairview Heights has filed a negligence lawsuit claiming she tripped over a basket on the premises and suffered injuries. Plaintiff Joleen Hann filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Lake Ventures, LLC, doing business as Fresh Thyme, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was a patron…
A patient of Memorial Hospital in Shiloh has filed a lawsuit against the hospital and its employees, alleging they negligently performed her hysterectomy procedure. Plaintiffs Angela and Mark Emring filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Katy Gray, M.D., Memorial Medical Group, LLC and Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc., doing business as Memorial Hospital – Shiloh,…
A passenger is suing Alternative Transportation Systems, claiming she fell and hit her head because a driver failed to help her off the bus. Plaintiff Juanita McGhee filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Southwestern Illinois College, doing business as Alternative Transportation Systems, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, the defendant is in the business of…
Former SCF Lewis & Clark Fleeting, LLC, employee Tyler Johnson is suing the company for indirectly causing serious injury. According to the official court filing, on July 26, 2020, Johnson was working as a deckhand assigned to the M/V Ernie T. Wellhausen, which SCF owned. Johnson was opening the port bow end cover top of a barge in the tow…
A patient has filed a lawsuit against his doctor and HSHS Medical Group, claiming he suffered an infection following surgery that led to amputation. Plaintiff Bryce Kidman filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Kevin McCarthy, M.D. and HSHS Medical Group, Inc., citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Kidman was the defendants’ patient and admitted himself…
A woman is suing the City of Fairview Heights, claiming that she was injured at the Recreation Complex due to a malfunctioning automatic door. Plaintiff Joan Moss filed the lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against The City of Fairview Heights, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, on June 21, 2022, Moss was exercising at the Rec Complex…
