Daily Archives: November 29, 2012

I-55 crash involving ambulance and tractor cab is subject of new suit

November 29, 2012 5:46 PM
By Kelly Holleran

A September crash involving an ambulance driver responding to an emergency at an I-55 rest stop in Alhambra is subject of a new Madison County lawsuit. Rayburn Conway claims he was riding in a Kenworth motor conventional cab on Sept. … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Case seeking reimbursement of $14K dismissed; Defendant calls suit ‘bogus’

November 29, 2012 5:22 PM
By Christina Stueve Hodges

A defendant in a St. Clair County lawsuit called a civil action seeking reimbursement of a loan – and which was dismissed almost two years ago – “bogus.” Vincent Corpus was sued in 2009 by Jeri Rath who claimed he … Read More »

Uncategorized

Steve Mudge admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers

November 29, 2012 5:22 PM
By Christina Stueve Hodges

The law office of Reed, Armstrong, Mudge & Morrissey, P.C., on Thursday announced that attorney Steve Mudge was recently appointed a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers at an induction ceremony in New York.  The American College of … Read More »

Features, News

Stobbs dismisses Maag’s proposed class action; Suit sought damages from local tow company

November 29, 2012 5:16 PM
By Christina Stueve Hodges

Madison County Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs ruled against an East Walton woman in her proposed class action lawsuit against a Caseyville towing company. Stobbs dismissed with prejudice both individually and as representative of a purported class the claims of Tiffany Craycraft … Read More »

Class Action

Plaintiffs file to dismiss suit against auto repossession company

November 29, 2012 5:13 PM
By Christina Stueve Hodges

A Jefferson County, Mo. couple filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit they had filed against a Granite City company for allegedly wrongfully repossessing their 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Plaintiffs Todd and Stacey Hindrichs sued United Repossessors Inc. (URI) of … Read More »

Madison County

Madison County Auditor’s personal injury lawsuit dismissed

November 29, 2012 4:50 PM
By Christina Stueve Hodges

Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth dismissed a lawsuit filed by Madison County Auditor Rick Faccin against a woman who allegedly injured him in an accident. Faccin claimed he sustained rib injuries after Rebecca A. Hughes allegedly failed to yield … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Former Madison County judge’s reinstatement request denied by Supreme Court

November 29, 2012 3:40 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

The Illinois Supreme Court has denied a former Madison County judge’s request to be reinstated to the practice of law. The justices earlier this month denied Thomas Earl Hildebrand Jr.’s petition for reinstatement, as well as his request for leave … Read More »

Ill. Supreme Court, News

Court sides with farm in dispute over flies; Issues opinions in 11 cases

November 29, 2012 1:42 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday issued opinions in 11 cases, including one that deals with a dispute over flies from a farm. None of the opinions handed down came from cases in the Fifth District and the majority of … Read More »

Ill. Supreme Court, News

Woman sues Sunbeam over electric blanket that allegedly caught fire

November 29, 2012 12:10 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

A Pulaski County woman on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit over an electric blanket she claims injured her when it caught fire. Kathena Clemons brought her complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against Sunbeam … Read More »

Federal Court, News