Madison County Circuit Court
Recent News About Madison County Circuit Court
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Maag files $110 million defamation suit
Gordon Maag Gordon E. Maag, who lost a costly and contentious race for Illinois Supreme Court justice, filed a $110 million defamation lawsuit against detractors in his failed campaign. -
Autobody shops team up against Country Mutual
Eight Illinois auto body shops and owners teamed up against Country Mutual Insurance Co. alleging the insurer's “calculated and malicious conduct” caused them a substantial loss of business. -
Northern allure
Bono Is asbestos northbound I-55? Several Springfield GOP operatives are actively surmising that the Illinois Supreme Court has plans to move Madison County's asbestos docket north to Chicago's Cook County. -
Home owner held accountable for work site injury
A construction worker who was injured after falling through an opening of a first floor home under construction, is suing the owner for more than $50,000. -
Husband's heating pad burn deprives wife of love; couple sues
A husband's heating pad burn and his wife's resulting deprivation of love are at the center of a $450,000 lawsuit filed against the maker and retailer of Sunbeam model 734 heating pad. -
Godfrey Sonic sued for water runoff
A Godfrey Sonic restaurant and its owners, Gary and Elizabeth Simons, are being sued for more than $250,000 because water runoff is flooding a neighbor's property. -
Deer hunter blames stand maker for fall
An Aviston man who suffered neck and back injuries after falling from a deer stand is suing the hunting equipment's manufacturer and retailer for more than $300,000. -
Church-run daycare sued for $120k
A mother is suing the day care center her 2-year-old daughter attends because the child's fingers were crushed by a heavy object. -
Granite City surgeon sued for more than $50k
A Granite city woman filed suit against her surgeon, Dr. John Petrovich and General and Vascular Surgical Associates, alleging he severed a portion of her bile duct and wrapped her esophagus too tightly during surgery two years ago. -
Argosy hit with another class action complaint
Argosy Gaming Company's directors and officers, who stand to reap enormous profits as a result of a proposed sale to Penn Gaming Co., is unfair because gains will not be equal among shareholders, according to another class action lawsuit filed against the casino owner. -
Deckhand sues employer for unsafe conditions
Brian S. Partridge, a deckhand who worked aboard the Grafton-based M/V John W. Gannon ferry, filed suit against the Grafton Ferry Boat Company alleging he sustained head injuries May 29 while carrying out duties on the Illinois River. -
Failure to pay overtime prompts class action
Ronald Nash, of Edwardsville, filed a class action complaint against Beelman River Terminals of Venice on Dec. 9 alleging Beelman failed to pay overtime to hourly employees. -
Civil suit filings down in Madison County
ICJL President Ed Murnane If this year's measure is the mark of an emerging trend, optimism may abound by critics of the Madison County Circuit Court. -
Kentucky company seeks justice in Madison County
Stephens Pipe and Steel of Russell Springs, Ken. filed suit against Clarence A. Jack Dempsey, owner of Granite Inc., seeking to collect an unpaid debt of $289,623 plus interest. The suit was filed in Madison County Circuit Court on Dec. 6. -
Fungal infection leads tenant to sue for $100k
In the aftermath of a flooded apartment, moldy conditions left Sharon Dunn of Pontoon Beach with a disfiguring fungal infection of the skin and fungally-induced asthma. -
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Musical Benches!
In his perfect world, Madison County Circuit Court Judge Philip Kardis would be scoping out lunch spots and rubbing Appellate Court elbows in Illinois' 'King City', Mt. Vernon. -
Supreme Court ruling may have local impact
A decision that is sure to be referenced soon in defense arguments is one that the United States Supreme Court ruled on Nov. 30, Koons Buick Pontiac GMC v. Bradley Nigh. -
Peer reviews affirm Maddox's career
Madison County Associate Judge Lola Maddox, the county's first woman judge, retired Nov. 30. A number of her peers and officials attended a retirement ceremony in her honor and paid tribute to Maddox's long public service. -
Kansas man's asbestos trial set Dec. 6
Franklin Klaber, a Kansas laborer and truck driver suffering from mesothelioma, will have his case against more than 100 defendants heard at trial Dec. 6 in Madison County Circuit Court.