Monthly Archives: June 2011

Appellate court reverses LeChien on legal malpractice claim

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Chapman

MOUNT VERNON – Former prisoner Justin Studer can pursue a claim that lawyer Paul Storment Jr. overcharged him on a civil case, appellate judges ruled on June 20. Read More »

Ill. Appellate Court, Legal Malpractice, News

ICJL President: Bogus Arguments, Bogus Documentary

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Murnane

Sometimes you don’t need to see a movie to know it is bogus. Read More »

Arguments, Their View

County Offices, courts closed Monday for holiday

County offices and the courts in Madison and St. Clair counties will be closed Monday for the Independence Day holiday. They will re-open July 5 for normal business hours. July 4 is a federal holiday celebrating the signing of the … Read More »

Features, News

July hearing set on move to take St. Stanislaus suit against Greensfelder law firm to Missouri

A hearing is set on a move that, if granted, would send a legal malpractice suit filed by a break-away Roman Catholic Church against its former lawyers to Missouri. The hearing in the suit filed by Polish-Roman Catholic St. Stanislaus … Read More »

Legal Malpractice, News, St. Clair County

Target immune supplement class action set for status conference in October

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Burke

St. Clair County Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson has set an October status conference in a proposed class action over the generic form of Airborne sold by Target stores. Read More »

Class Action, News, St. Clair County

Hearing set on Syngenta AG motion to dismiss federal atrazine suit

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Tillery

More than a year after Syngenta AG filed a motion to dismiss a proposed federal class action brought by the City of Greenville over alleged water contamination, a hearing date has been set. Read More »

Class Action, Federal Court, News

Californian sues over Levaquin in St. Clair County

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Bauman

A California woman is suing the makers of an antibacterial drug after it was allegedly shown to cause tendon damage.
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News, Product Liability, St. Clair County

Injuries claimed in staircase incident in Edwardsville

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Scoggins

An Edwardsville woman has filed suit against the owners of a place with uneven, dimly lit stairs, causing the woman to sustain injuries. Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Wal-Mart shopper claims merchandise fell on her at Collinsville store

A Madison County woman has filed suit against Wal-Mart, alleging a pile of stacked merchandise fell as she walked near it, striking her. Jane A. Toombs claims she was shopping at the Collinsville Wal-Mart on Nov. 27, 2009, when she … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Faith Countryside Homes sued by woman who fell through hole

A woman claims she fell in a four-foot hole, causing her to sustain severe leg injuries. Judith Simmons filed a lawsuit June 17 in Madison County Circuit Court against Faith Countryside Homes, Kane Mechanical and Maul Excavating. In her complaint, … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury