Bunker Hill bar sued over customer’s trip on step
The owner of a Bunker Hill bar is being sued by a customer who says she slipped on a step and hurt herself. Billie Mullink filed a lawsuit Oct. 28 in Madison County Circuit Court against Donald L....
View ArticleTennessee trucking co. sued for backing Kenworth down highway into traffic
Evans A Granite City couple is suing a Tennessee trucking company after one of its drivers allegedly backed his truck into the couple’s car. Denise and Morris McGee filed a lawsuit Oct. 31 in Madison...
View ArticleWoman says she was videotaped at Collinsville tanning salon
Stewart A Madison County woman says she had video taken of her without her knowledge while tanning at a Collinsville salon. Megan Griffith filed a lawsuit Oct. 31 in Madison County Circuit Court...
View ArticleCell phone distracted driver, caused accident, suit claims
A woman is accused of being distracted by her cell phone and causing a crash at a Pontoon Beach intersection. Gabriel C. Carpenter filed a lawsuit against Sharon L. Dodson on Nov. 1 in Madison County...
View ArticleParents sue driver they claim forced daughter off road
Glisson The parents of a Troy girl are suing a driver who allegedly ran their daughter off the road while trying to illegally pass a truck and then left the scene. James and Peggy Tallmadge,...
View ArticleKansas carpenter’s asbestos trial into second week in Madison County
Menges Hebrank Plaintiff’s attorney Carson Menges on Tuesday told Madison County jurors that the amount of asbestos fibers contained in a can of Georgia Pacific joint compound used decades ago – if...
View ArticleJury trial underway in consolidated Alton collision lawsuits
Walls A jury trial began on Nov. 12 for two personal injury lawsuits against a driver blamed for causing a vehicle accident in Alton. The plaintiffs, driver Daren Gleason and passenger Stephanie Wills,...
View ArticleDefense witness says Georgia Pacific compound did not pose significant risk
Hebrank An industrial hygienist testifying on behalf of Georgia Pacific in a Madison County asbestos trial said that use of the company’s joint compound did not pose a significant risk to the...
View ArticleJensen seeks to vacate arbitrator award in dispute with SL Chapman
Jensen Schmieder Former SL Chapman attorney Craig Jensen is seeking to vacate an arbitrator’s decision that found he breached an “of counsel” agreement and ordered him to pay the firm $16,500 derived...
View ArticleDefendants in softball player’s lawsuit granted summary judgment first day of...
Matoesian Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian on Nov. 12 granted a motion for summary judgment, settling an injured softball player’s lawsuit on the first day of trial. Defendants DeCamp...
View ArticleGranite City homeowner sued by visitor over trip on carpet
Gogel A Madison County woman says she broke her leg when she tripped on a piece of torn carpet and fell down a flight of stairs. Wanda L. Roberson filed a lawsuit against Sandra S. Willey Nov. 6 in...
View ArticleEast Alton homeowner sues insurer claiming it failed to pay fire damage
A Troy insurance company is accused of accepting payments from a client for nearly six years but failing to fully insure her property. Connie Harrop filed a lawsuit Nov. 6 in Madison County Circuit...
View ArticleWorden man sues Anderson Hospital claiming he slipped on wet floor
A Worden man is suing a Maryville hospital claiming he hurt his shoulder when he slipped on a wet floor in one of its rooms. Jerry Yeager filed the lawsuit Nov. 8 in Madison County Circuit Court...
View ArticleMadison County foreclosures Nov. 5-8
November 5, 2013 Wells Fargo Bank V. Matthew P. Weissenborn, $110,100.14, 2316 Adams Street, Granite City. 13-CH-842 Wells Fargo Bank V. Patricia E. Dunn, $49,861.20, 2938 Marshall Avenue, Granite...
View ArticleMadison County real estate Nov. 1-6
November 1, 2013 Alton $19,000- 609 Stowell Avenue- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Brian L. Corzine $61,338- 2 Holly Hill Drive- Wilma M. Georges to Robert and Ruth Georges and Marie...
View ArticleMadison County Civil Docket: 11/18 – 11/22/13
Mudge Monday, November 18 10 a.m. GRP MECHANICAL COMPANY INC V. CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION SAFE 13-L-000622, MUDGE 302 Wednesday, November 20 9 a.m. EBERLIN KACI INDIVIDUALLY AND V. HARDWICK HAROLD...
View ArticleMadison County Asbestos Motion Docket: 11/18 – 11/22/2013
Stobbs Monday, November 18 9:30 a.m. PALOS JULIAN V. A W CHESTERTON COMPANY 12-L-001639, ASBESTOS J 311 10 a.m. PRESBY R LAURAYNE INDIVIDUALLY V. AW CHESTERTON COMPANY 13-L-000166, ASBESTOS J 311...
View ArticleJury trial scheduled for girl’s lawsuit against haunted house
Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has rescheduled a jury trial in a lawsuit alleging a minor girl was injured in an Alton haunted house tour. Trial, which had been set to begin this month, is...
View ArticleCrowder reassigned to parishioner’s sexual harassment case
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has been reassigned to a sexual harassment lawsuit against a pastor of the Canaan Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Madison. According to the...
View ArticleCase management scheduled in personal injury suit against Airline Mobile Home...
Stephen Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian has scheduled a case management conference for Jan. 29, 2014, for 9 a.m. in a man’s lawsuit against an East Alton mobile home company...
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