News from April 2011
Jeff Cooper in line to recover $3 million over interest in St. Louis Soccer Club
Cooper Local lawyer Jeffrey Cooper stands to recover $3 million from a Missouri man who didn't carry out an agreement to buy Cooper's interest in the St. Louis Soccer Club.
Suit against Bank of Edwardsville settles; had been set for trial Monday
Ohl A negligence suit against the Bank of Edwardsville as representative of an Edwardsville man's estate is over.
Holiday Shores files for more time on sanctions move in Syngenta atrazine case
Tillery The Holiday Shores Sanitary District has asked for more time to take a deposition related to a sanctions move in a proposed class action against Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., the maker of the weed killer, atrazine.
Mechanical bull finger amputation suit hearing moved due to plaintiff's hospitalization
Mudge A hearing in a suit brought by a man who alleges a mechanical bull ride injured his finger so severely it had to be amputated has been moved.
Mudge to hear pleas for initial approval of '02 class action settlement
Libra Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge is set to hear arguments Thursday in favor of the settlement of a nine year-old class action against CyberSource Corporation.
Suit against Springfield Diocese, Catholic youth home amended
Callis An amended complaint has been filed in a suit brought by a woman who claims residents of a Catholic youth home in Alton attacked her.
Bar owner moving to move suit over patron's injuries to Alexander County
An Alexander County bar owner is seeking to take a suit filed in St. Clair County by a patron who claims to have been injured in a bar fight back to its home county.
Removal notice in Cahokia Water District employees' suit added to file a year later
LeChien Although the defendants in a suit brought by former employees of the Commonfields of Cahokia Water District removed the suit to federal court in March 2010, the suit's St. Clair County file did not reflect the removal until recently.
ISC Rules Committee seeking comments on jurors questioning witnesses in civil trials
The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee is seeking comment on a proposal to explicitly allow jurors to question witnesses in civil trials.
City of Alton claims couple responsible for marina fire
A Madison County couple is being blamed for a fire at Alton Marina.
MCT sued by passenger over slippery bus floor
A Madison County man is suing the County's transit authority after he allegedly slipped on the wet floor of a bus.
No action since January in state's suit against Cahokia Mounds ATV drivers
There has been no action in a suit brought against two ATV riders who allegedly injured a Department of Natural Resources while riding illegally on the grounds of Cahokia Mounds.
Woman sued over marriage break-up
A Freeburg woman is being asked to pay more than $100,000 for allegedly having an affair with a married man.
Ruth dismisses claims in Saline Township suits; gives plaintiffs time to amend
A new order dismissing a number of claims contained in a series of sexual misconduct suits filed against Saline Township and a former official marks the first action in the cases in months.
Ruth continues hearing on sheriff's motion to dismiss suit brought by prisoner
Hertz Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth continued a hearing set last week to May in a suit brought by a man who claims the Madison County Sheriff's Department denied him proper psychiatric care.
Plaintiff asks to settle wrongful death suit over colon cancer diagnosis
Schoen The estate of a woman who sued the owner of Heartland Healthcare is asking Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla to approve the settlement of her case.
Matoesian partially stays case against Pratt & Tobin pending ARDC investigation
Shultz A legal malpractice suit against Pratt & Tobin P.C. has been semi-halted until the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee of the Supreme Court of Illinois (ARDC) resolves its own investigation into the plaintiff's complaint against members of the firm.
Medical malpractice suit over birthing operation complications in court April 28
Dennis Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis is set to hear pending motions in a couple's medical malpractice suit against an obstetrician-gynecologist and Alton Memorial Hospital.
Case management conference set in misconduct suit against St. Mary's Health Center
A case management is set in a misconduct lawsuit filed against St. Mary's Health Center and a number of other defendants by the estate of a rehab facility patient.
Case management set in Bethalto homeowner's suit over storm flooding
Callis A Bethalto man's suit against the village and a developer over sewer backups that allegedly flooded his home after storms in 2008 is set for case management.