Monthly Archives: January 2011

Callis cancels Feb. 1 dockets due to ice and snow forecast

January 31, 2011 1:55 PM
By Staff Reports

Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has announced that the dockets for Tuesday, Feb. 1 have been canceled due to inclement weather. This includes the Collinsville area court docket scheduled for Feb. 1. The Madison County courthouse and Criminal Justice … Read More »

Features, News

Callis continues CSX FELA trial due to threat of bad weather

January 31, 2011 1:25 PM
By Amelia Flood
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Callis

A railroad conductor’s injury suit against CSX Transportation set for trial Monday won’t go to a jury until March. Read More »

F.E.L.A./Jones Act, Madison County, News

Hearing set in pizza delivery accident case, defendants file response to counterclaims

January 31, 2011 11:27 AM
By Amelia Flood

Two of the defendants in a complicated personal injury suit stemming from a pizza delivery call have filed their response to three other defendants’ counterclaim, days before the suit is set for hearing. Defendants Jason Yelton and Jeremiah Greene filed … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Class action filed against Kraft Foods over wages

January 31, 2011 11:26 AM
By Amelia Flood
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Phebus

Workers at the Kraft Foods Global Inc. plant in Granite City are seeking to lead a class of fellow workers in a suit that claims they were not paid for all the hours they worked. Read More »

Class Action, Madison County, News

Ten-Pin Lounge, Woodstock Lounge named in wrongful death suit

January 31, 2011 8:11 AM
By Andrea Dearden
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Lading

The family of a Madison County man killed by an allegedly drunk driver is suing the owners of the bars that served alcohol to the man who caused the crash. Read More »

Madison County, News, Wrongful Death

UTi Integrated worker claims retaliatory discharge

January 31, 2011 8:00 AM
By Andrea Dearden

A Centreville man claims he was fired for trying to claim workers’ compensation after an on-the-job forklift accident. In a lawsuit filed Dec. 29 in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Carl Harrison accuses UTi Integrated Logistics Inc. of improper termination. … Read More »

News, Retaliatory Discharge, St. Clair County

Parents claim Depakote caused birth defects in St. Clair County suit

January 31, 2011 7:55 AM
By Andrea Dearden
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Salim

More than two dozen parents have from across the country are suing Abbott Laboratories in St. Clair County claiming the anti-epileptic drug Depakote caused birth defects in their children. Read More »

News, Product Liability, St. Clair County

Wisconsin making the most of Illinois’ fumbles

January 30, 2011 3:28 PM
By Travis Akin
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Akin

It’s been a rough few weeks for Illinois in its rivalry with its neighbors to the north in Wisconsin. The Chicago Bears were just one game away from heading to the Super Bowl until their hated rivals from Green Bay came to town and knocked them out of the playoffs this past weekend Read More »

Arguments, Their View

When you have neither the facts nor the law on your side…

January 30, 2011 8:24 AM
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Sometimes, the fiercest battles are fought not only in a court of law, but also in the court of public opinion. Read More »

Arguments, Our View

Saville and Flint bows out as co-counsel for plaintiff in Redbox class action, Millar’s new firm comes in

January 28, 2011 8:24 AM
By Amelia Flood
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Millar

A proposed lead plaintiff in a pending class action against Redbox Automated Retail Inc. once again has a new law firm representing her. Read More »

Class Action, News, St. Clair County