News from January 2007
Class action claims State Farm schemed to lower payouts
Two Illinois chiropractors filed a class action complaint against State Farm Fire & Casualty Company in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 18, alleging the insurer lowered payments by claiming preferred provider organization (PPO) agreements, but without actually performing any of the associated obligations to those agreements.
Motomart blamed for customer's oily trip
A customer of Motomart is suing the service station for slipping, tripping and falling on oil, gasoline or another slippery substance "through no fault of her own
School lunch not fit for human consumption, suit claims
A Cahokia School District 187 employee claims he damaged his teeth as well as the bones, muscles and tissues of his jaw and face after biting into a polish sausage he was served at a school cafeteria last year.
Father claims Alton school failed to protect daughter from attack
An Alton man claims the dean of students at Alton Community Unit School District 11 ignored his warning of physical threats being made against his daughter.
Maryville Subway customer sustains violent viral reaction
Maryville Subway A woman who got sick after eating at the Maryville Subway filed a personal injury suit against the restaurant in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 19, seeking damages in excess of $100,000.
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ARDC Administrator Robinson announces retirement
Mary Robinson Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Administrator Mary T. Robinson announced her resignation effective March 16.
All opinions should be online, lawyer argues
Tucked away in the vaults of Illinois' five appellate courts, most decisions arrived at by justices barely see the light of day. Illinois Supreme Court "Rule 23" maintains that non-precedential rulings, the vast majority of those delivered, need only be distributed to litigants and the trial court.
Just ask Gonzo: TV injury case against Wal-Mart settles
Question: I've been following civil lawsuits against Wal-Mart for years and ran across your article during an Internet search about a woman who wants $500,000 for a television that was dropped on her, do you know the status of that case?
Driscoll appeals Mendelsohn's injunction
St. Louis attorney John Driscoll is asking the Fifth District Appellate Court to reverse a Madison County judge's decision that cuts him out of a class action pie.
Collinsville doc on trial for misdiagnosing mole
Rex Carr A medical malpractice trial involving a wife and mother who died of malignant melanoma is under way in Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's court.
Young's lawyer wants evidence preserved
Clyde Kuehn St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Young's lawyer wants evidence collected at the scene of his client's Dec. 3 DUI arrest preserved.
Wendler pleads to keep Cassens in Madison County, despite judge's dismissal
According to attorney Brian Wendler, contracts between Cassens Transport Company of Edwardsville and Nissan North America prove that a truck driver's lawsuit against Cassens, Nissan and others belongs in Madison County.