News from October 2009
11/2 & 11/6/09 Motion
Monday, November 2
Belleville attorney and wife claim injuries in auto accident
Belleville attorney Robert J. Sprague and his wife, St. Clair County Auditor Patty A. Sprague, have filed suit against a driver who they say failed to yield to them at a stop sign.
11/2 - 11/6/09
Monday, November 2
Former Triad Industries manager pleads guilty to tax evasion charges
A former associate of a Wood River businessman sentenced to prison on tax evasion charges has just pleaded guilty to income tax evasion.
Millstadt home owner says insurer didn't fully cover fire claim
A St. Clair County woman is suing her insurance company, saying it took an unreasonably long time to reimburse her for items she lost during a fire and claiming she still has not been paid more than $17,000 in claims.
Summit Avenue accident results in lawsuit
A man has filed suit against the driver who he says struck him after failing to yield at a stop sign.
Ninth suit filed against chemical companies by Sauget residents
One more group of Illinois residents who live in or near Sauget have filed a separate lawsuit over the release of various hazardous substances they claim have created a severe health risk and have contaminated their properties.
Building owner sues murder clean up company
A Belleville man says a cleaning company did not have his permission to clean a property he owned after a murder was committed there.
O'Fallon woman sues Destin, Fla. gift shop in St. Clair County
An O'Fallon woman has filed suit against a Florida store, alleging she was injured after tripping over boxes at the store.
First Bank sues to recover promissory note
A bank claims a St. Clair County corporation and two individuals have failed to pay it more than $200,000 they owe on a promissory note.
Judge Cueto grants defendant new schedule in CVS class action case
The defendant in a class action over a generic form of cold medicine "Airborne" has more time to prepare its stance on class certification.
Hearing set in Panera hot coffee spill suit
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien continued a hearing Oct. 15 to Thursday in a suit brought against the owner of the St. Louis Bread Company chain over injuries an infant allegedly suffered when hot coffee spilled on him.
Ruth to hear defendants' dismissal plea in mouse in Mountain Dew suit
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth will hear arguments on a motion to dismiss a personal injury suit brought by a plaintiff who allegedly found a mouse in a Mountain Dew can.
Stack denies summary judgment in insurance indemnity dispute; orders trial
Stack After questioning both sides in a dispute over whether or not an insurance company should indemnify a zinc company in a 2007 lawsuit, Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack decided a trial was in order.
Brakeman sues BNSF over spinal injuries
A man claims he received severe injuries throughout the course of his career as a brakeman, conductor and switchman for BNSF Railway Company.
Cindy Winters responds to Weber letter
To the editor:
Crowder gives final approval to one party in complex Pontoon Beach case
Two plaintiffs in a complicated negligence suit are officially out of the suit for good.
Tognarelli, local attorneys to receive women's center award
It's the first time that the Oasis Women's Center in Alton has honored the men they say are working to solve domestic violence problems locally.
15 new asbestos cases filed Oct. 12-16
A total of 15 new asbestos lawsuits were filed in Madison County Circuit Court during the week of Oct. 12 through Oct. 16.
Cueto can't depose reporter, appellate court rules
MOUNT VERNON - Disbarred lawyer Amiel Cueto can't question Belleville News-Democrat reporter George Pawlaczyk under oath about events that led to Cueto's imprisonment, the Fifth District Appellate Court decided.