Daily Archives: January 16, 2013

Report: 2012′s increase in class, collective action filings to continue this year

Employment class action law and collective action litigation will become more sophisticated and continue to expose employers to significant financial costs this year, a new report shows. Released earlier this week by Seyfarth, Shaw LLP, the Ninth Annual Workplace Class … Read More »

Attorneys, Class Action, Features

Man arrested for alleged physical confrontation with mother claims Granite City cop brutally beat him

A Madison County man has filed suit against the police officer who he claims brutally attacked him with a rubber night stick after arresting him. William Cauble claims defendant Granite City Police Officer Karl Schultz visited his home on Jan. … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Ambulance district denies allegations in lawsuit

Alhambra Community Fire Protection District on Jan. 7 denied allegations in a lawsuit filed against it involving a Sept. 17 accident on I-55. Edwardsville attorney Stephen Mudge on Jan. 7 announced his representation of Alhambra Community Fire District, doing business … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Hospital dismissed from lawsuit involving alleged patient rape

St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot on Jan. 3 dismissed St. Elizabeth’s Hospital from a lawsuit involving the alleged rape of a patient. The patient’s guardian filed suit against the hospital and an unknown person identified as “Criminal Joe,” … Read More »

Personal Injury

Central Illinois Taxi claims legal malpractice caused it to go out of business

A company claims it could have avoided going out of business had its lawyer done a better job of defending it in a lawsuit that ended with a $1 million judgment against the business. Central Illinois Taxi and Anthony Daniele … Read More »

Legal Malpractice, Madison County, News

Breach of contract claimed in suit against transportation company

A man has filed suit against the transportation company that he claims failed to pay him for work he performed. Timothy C. Kemp claims he was working for defendants Walter Holmfeld and Walter Transport from March 2007 through February. During … Read More »

Breach of Contract , Madison County, News