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The Village of Pontoon beach and two of its officers argue that a wrongful death lawsuit involving a police pursuit should be dismissed, arguing that the parents of the deceased passenger fail to assert any liability against the driver of the stolen vehicle and do not support their claim for willful and wanton conduct.
A woman acquitted of murder in the killing of her young daughter in Bloomingdale is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to help her get out of a state psychiatric hospital.
In response to a lawsuit filed by parents, the Collinsville School District denies having knowledge about the inappropriate conduct of a former middle school student until several female students reported that they were sexually assaulted by their classmate.
Mahoney A former Granite City High School student seeks default judgment against a fellow classmate accused of attacking him in the school gymnasium, arguing that the defendant has failed to enter his appearance nearly two years after the complaint was filed. Plaintiff Austin Gilmore filed a motion for default judgment on June 21 through attorney Ryan Mahoney of Cates Mahoney LLC in Swansea. Mahoney argues that the complaint was filed Aug. 23, 2019, and defendant Tyler Frizzell was served on Sept. 19, 2019. However, he has failed to file an answer or other respon...
While the lawsuits brought by victims of the Henry Pratt Co. warehouse shooting against the city of Aurora and its police department were dismissed by a judge last month, there are still lawsuits out against the Illinois State Police, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the shooter’s estate concerning the Feb. 15, 2019, mass shooting in Aurora.