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Recent News About Cassens Transport
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Defense: Transfer Tennessee injury to Tennessee court
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS – Georgia trailer maker Cottrell Inc. wants to transfer a Tennessee mechanic's lawsuit over a Tennessee injury from Illinois to Tennessee. -
Maag wants to depose Shashek over affidavit
EAST ST. LOUIS – Thomas Maag of Edwardsville, pressing U.S. District Judge David Herndon to remand a personal injury suit to Madison County, accuses the defense of crafting a crooked affidavit. -
Maag accuses Cottrell of dirty tricks in removing suit to federal court
Maag EAST ST. LOUIS – Georgia trailer maker Cottrell improperly removed a Tennessee man's injury suit from Madison County to federal court, according to attorney Thomas Maag of Wendler Law in Edwardsville. -
Cottrell claims plaintiff fraudulently joined Cassens' businesses in suit
Lorenz-Moser EAST ST. LOUIS – Owners of Georgia trailer maker Cottrell Inc. claim a Tennessee client of Edwardsville attorney Brian Wendler pulled a fraud when he sued Cottrell in Madison County, and they ask U.S. District Judge William Stiehl to take the case. -
Cassens sued for $1 million over injuries
A former Cassens Transport Company mechanic has filed suit for more than $1 million against nine companies and their "unknown" owners, alleging his neck, head and shoulder were injured while he was attempting to release a wheel on a truck. -
Hoffman holds seat in 112th
With all precincts reporting in the race for the 112th state house district, State Rep. Jay Hoffman has defeated Dwight Kay 30,327 to 22,852 votes in Madison and St. Clair counties. -
Kay confident going into election
Kay Having walked precincts the entire pre-election weekend, state representative candidate Dwight Kay of Glen Carbon said he feels good going into tomorrow's election. -
Piles of cash keep flowing into Kay-Hoffman coffers
Kay In less than one week, State Rep. Jay Hoffman raked in $82,000 in campaign contributions, more than half of which have come from union organizations. -
Stack growls at personal injury attorney for 'game playing'
Brian Wendler of Edwardsville, personal injury attorney to Teamster union truckers, tested Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack's patience at a hearing last month. -
Wendler settles, dismisses personal injury suits
Brian Wendler, personal injury attorney to Teamsters truckers, settled three Madison County suits at once and moved to dismiss all three. -
Stack foils Maag's strategy for keeping truckers in Madison County
Ball Attorney Thomas Maag of Edwardsville keeps trying to outfox Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack, and Stack keeps frustrating Maag's designs. -
Family bank records sought by plaintiffs in Cassens personal injury suit
Armbruster Now that attorneys Brian Wendler, Thomas Maag and Charles Armbruster have secured court orders delving deeply into automotive businesses of the Cassens family, they want to examine family bank accounts and 600,000 checks at the Bank of Edwardsville. -
Kay sets up for 'big race' against Hoffman in 112th
Kay Financial disclosure reports filed by candidates in the 112th State House District portray a million-to-one contest, literally --not figuratively. -
Wrongful death complaint filed against Cassens
The estate of Mildred Hoots filed a wrongful death suit against Cassens Transport Company and its employee in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 29, alleging their negligence led to Hootss death. -
Cassens should have known it would be sued, plaintiff attorney argues
Attorneys who never stop suing Cassens family businesses argue that the family must always act as if they know the attorneys will sue them again. -
Injury 'could have' happened in Madison County, Maag argues in appeal
MOUNT VERNON - Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack erred in sending a Tennessee trucker with a Tennessee injury to a Tennessee court, according to Thomas Maag, because the injury could have happened in Madison County. -
Dwight Kay announces run against Jay Hoffman
Dwight Kay Dwight Kay, vice president of Cassens Transport in Edwardsville, has announced his candidacy for state representative in the 112th District. -
Maag argues Cassens holding company bears liability for truckers' injuries
Aiming to pierce a family veil, attorney Tom Maag alleges for the first time that holding company Cassens Corporation harms its car hauling company, Cassens Transport. -
Shopper Stopper
The truck driver hurt himself in Tennessee. He lives in Tennessee. But he's trying to file his personal injury lawsuit right here, in Edwardsville, Illinois. -
Appellate court revives punitive claim for Lakin firm
MOUNT VERNON - Fifth District appellate judges have revived a Lakin Law Firm claim for punitive damages on behalf of clients from Tennessee who won $1.5 million in actual damages from a Madison County jury.