News from September 2018
Hotel owner alleges Roberts Pest Control employee fell asleep during bedbug extermination, caused property damage
ST. LOUIS – The owner of a six-story commercial hotel in St. Louis alleges the property suffered water damage after an exterminator hired to take care of bedbugs overheated a room and activated the sprinkler system.
Thousands sought from St. Louis woman over alleged collision damages
ST. LOUIS – Two individuals are seeking thousands from a St. Louis resident over a collision that occurred in 2017.
Netflix and Hulu file to remove class action over allegedly unpaid fees to federal court
ST. LOUIS – Netflix and Hulu filed to remove to federal court a proposed class action brought by the city of Creve Coeur over allegations they failed to pay video-service-provider fees as required by state statute.
Neumayer Equipment files to remove former employee's discrimination complaint to federal court
ST. LOUIS – A Cape Girardeau-based company has filed a notice to remove to federal court a racial discrimination case filed by a former employee.
Representative seeks damages from Express Medical Transporters, driver over decedent's injuries from collision
ST. LOUIS – An estate representative is seeking damages from a driver and a medical transport company after her decedent was injured in a collision at a St. Louis intersection.
Motorist alleges driver that rear-ended his vehicle in St. Louis was texting
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis woman is alleged to have been texting at the time of a collision in St. Louis.
Class-action lawsuit claims Normandy officials unfairly target the poor
The city of Normandy faces a class-action lawsuit over complaints that the police department, court system and prosecutor's office over-policed low-income communities of color and issued arbitrary citations and fines for minor offenses.
Damages sought from Care Medical Transportation, employee over rear-end collision in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – A driver alleges she was injured when her vehicle was struck by a medical transportation van near at St. Louis intersection.
Damages sought from Geico Casualty Insurance by insured driver over collision
ST. LOUIS – An insured driver is seeking damages from his insurance company over a collision allegedly caused by the negligence of an uninsured motorist earlier this year.
F & B Properties, The Rutherford Group accused of fraud by tenants
ST. LOUIS – A couple alleges they were induced into moving into a St. Louis rental property that was seriously defective and later condemned.
Lumiere Place Casino and Hotels guest alleges she was bitten by bed bugs
ST. LOUIS – A guest of a St. Louis casino alleges she was bitten by bed bugs during her stay.
Vernon L. Goedecke Co. alleges Blu Rock Concrete owes more than $100,000
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis company alleges that a Kansas company has failed to pay for goods it delivered.
Paralyzed Moped driver alleges St. Louis failed to give adequate notice of lane closure
ST. LOUIS – A man alleges he was permanently paralyzed after an accident while operating his Moped in St. Louis.
Couple alleges Eaton, Crane, others failed to warn of asbestos dangers
ST. LOUIS – A couple allege the husband was first exposed to asbestos while living in St. Louis through his father and that exposure partly led to him developing cancer.
African-American man formerly employed by SAK Construction files discrimination suit
ST. LOUIS – An African-American man alleges a St. Louis construction company has a pattern and practice of unfairly terminating African-American employees.
Hobby Lobby seeks to compel arbitration in suit filed by St. Charles County woman
ST. LOUIS – On Sept. 6, Hobby Lobby asked a U.S. district court to order one of its former employees to undergo arbitration after it was accused of violating the Missouri Human Rights Act.
Cadet couple files suit against 3M, others over husband's silicosis diagnosis
ST. LOUIS – On Sept. 10, a Cadet couple sued a handful of respiratory and distribution companies in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri for the Eastern Division after a man was diagnosed with silicosis.
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets seeks to remove discrimination suit to federal court
KANSAS CITY – A local food market filed a notice of removal with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in the Western Division on Sept. 6 in a case filed by a former employee over allegations of gender discrimination and retaliation.
Judge denies motion to dismiss in battle over National Geospatial Intelligence Agency facility
ST. LOUIS – A circuit court has denied a motion to dismiss filed by the Bank of Washington regarding land for a new National Geospatial Intelligence Agency facility.
Suit filed against Rexall, Corporate Mailing over faxes
ST. LOUIS – A Missouri company and an Alabama resident allege corporations in New York and New Jersey sent it advertisement faxes without their consent.