A Belleville woman is suing St. Clair Square Mall, alleging she suffered injuries after slipping and falling on a greasy substance. Plaintiff Karen Dreher filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendant the St. Clair Square Mall, citing negligence and carelessness. According to the lawsuit, Dreher was a visitor at the St. Clair Square Mall when…
A couple is suing a Granite City resident after his dog allegedly attacked them without provocation. Plaintiffs Jon P. Kohn and Elizabeth L. Kohn filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendant Brandon K. Lewis, citing negligence in violation of the state’s Animal Control Act. According to the lawsuit, the Kohns were walking on the street near…
The personal injury case that inspired a trial court judge to declare Indiana’s civil litigation process is broken is continuing to wait for a final order so the matter can move to the appellate level. Carroll Circuit Judge Benjamin Diener granted summary judgment to the defendants in April in a slip-and-fall case, Penny Chappey, Gregory Chappey v. Joseph Paul Storey,…
A woman injured in a car crash timely filed her complaint against the other driver, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled, pointing to Indiana Supreme Court orders that tolled statutes of limitation to ease the burden on Hoosier litigants at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Aug. 19, 2019, Peggy Malanoski was involved in a car accident…
An employee of Prairie Farms Dairy in O’Fallon is suing a company, alleging it failed to adequately maintain a loading dock. In the lawsuit against defendant Rice Equipment Company, plaintiff Michael Fink claims that as a result of problems with the loading dock, he suffered “severe and permanently disabling injuries” while loading pallets of milk into a tractor trailer with…
A truck driver claims another truck driver drove too close to his parked rig at Love’s Travel Stop, causing a collision. Plaintiff Joseph Heist of Gainesville, Mo., filed the complaint in the Madison County Circuit Court against Kazim Kapushev and Russo Brothers Transportation Inc. Russo Brothers, which is located in Rockdale, Ill., is named as a defendant as Kapushev’s employer….
A truck driver claims another truck driver drove too close to his parked rig at Love’s Travel Stop, causing a collision. Plaintiff Joseph Heist of Gainesville, Mo., filed the complaint in the Madison County Circuit Court against Kazim Kapushev and Russo Brothers Transportation Inc. Russo Brothers, which is located in Rockdale, Ill., is named as a defendant as Kapushev’s employer….
A Jefferson County man is suing Illinois Central Railroad, claiming he was exposed to chemicals on the job that caused lung cancer. According to the suit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court, plaintiff Robert Payne claims he “was exposed to and inhaled harmful, hazardous and toxic chemicals, agents, fumes, particles and substances, including but not limited to diesel exhaust,…
A motorist claims he was at the Alton Schnucks grocery store when the parking lot collapsed beneath him, causing him to suffer injuries. Plaintiff Eric A. Holt filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendant Schnuck Markets, Inc., citing negligence. According to the lawsuit, Holt was driving through the parking lot of Schnuck Markets on July 30,…
A Glen Carbon couple claims that a negligent oven installation by Lowe’s employees caused their home to catch on fire. Plaintiffs James and Cynthia Dorris filed the lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court against defendant Lowe’s Companies, Inc., citing negligence and breach of contract. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs entered into a contract with Lowe’s to install an…
