A patient has filed a lawsuit against Archview Medical Specialists after allegedly being discharged form the hospital with a serious infection. Plaintiff Michael Burkett filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Archview Medical Specialists, Touchette Regional Hospital, Dr. Samuel Baughman, M.D., and Dr. David Sprunger, M.D., citing negligence and carelessness. According to the lawsuit, Burkett was…
A man claims he lost part of his finger while using a defective Ryobi table saw purchased at Home Depot. Plaintiff Aaron Wilkerson filed a lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against Techtronic Group, Inc, One World Technologies, Inc, Ryobi Technologies, Inc, Hope Depot USA, Inc and their subsidiaries, citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, on Dec. 27, 2020,…
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…
