Monthly Archives: December 2010

Defendants ask to push back summary judgment hearing in Hope Clinic case

Two defendants seeking summary judgment in a suit stemming from a woman’s abortion at Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City are asking to push back a January hearing. Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla is set to hear the … Read More »

Madison County, News

UP appealing $1.25M verdicts in combined wrongful death, personal injury case

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Union Pacific Railroad Co. is appealing a $1.25 million personal injury judgment entered against the company in a combined wrongful death and personal injury suit stemming from a truck hit by a train in Missouri.
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Madison County, News

No filings in months in former employees’ suit against Cahokia water district

There has been no action in seven months in a retaliatory discharge case filed against the Cahokia water district and its trustees by several former employees. The last action in the suit brought by Peggy Pierce, Isaac Turner, Marcus Luster … Read More »

News, St. Clair County

Wal-Mart asks for substitution of judge, Cueto gets slip-and-fall suit

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Cueto

A woman’s slip-and-fall personal injury case against Wal-Mart and another defendant has a new judge.
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News, St. Clair County

Hearing pushed off in retaliatory discharge suit while appeal pending

A hearing on a plaintiff’s request for a $130,000 bond pending a defense appeal of a $100,000 verdict has been moved. Madison County Associate Judge Thomas Chapman signed an order Dec. 23 moving the Dec. 30 hearing in the case … Read More »

Madison County, News, Retaliatory Discharge

Matoesian finds defendants in Locklear Electric class action in default

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Matoesian

Two defendants in one of a series of class actions filed over faxed advertisements are in default, according to an order signed by a Madison County judge. Read More »

Class Action, Madison County, News

Attorney for teachers union asks for hearing on motion to dismiss mother’s suit

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Falb

An attorney representing the O’Fallon school district’s teacher’s union is asking that the court set a hearing date on his client’s move to have a suit stemming from a teacher’s sexual relationship with a teenager thrown out. Read More »

Madison County, News

Courts closed Friday for New Year’s Eve

The Madison and St. Clair County courthouses will be closed Friday, Dec. 31 for New Year’s Eve. The courts were previously closed the following Friday for the Christmas holiday. The St. Clair County Circuit Clerk’s office was also closed Dec. … Read More »

News

Schottel responds to Young’s move for sanctions over fees from Venezia wrongful death case

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Schottel

St. Louis attorney James Schottel Jr. claims that former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young has not outlined how a federal suit Schottel Jr. filed against him in St. Louis federal court is “frivolous.” Read More »

Federal Court, News

Hey Frank Bemis: What’s up, Doc?

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It’s no surprise that doctors have occasional disputes with Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs). Doctors naturally want to maximize service payments and PPOs naturally want to minimize them. Read More »

Arguments, Our View