News from June 2011
Madison County's watchdog
Readers of the Madison County Record are aware of the enormous societal costs of contingency fee-fueled tort abuse.
Move over, Madison County: More legal funny business in Illinois
Rickard Illinois is known for a few things that make it unique among all states: the tallest tower in America; Chicago-style deep-dish pizza; Abraham Lincoln.
Jury awards $10,000 in personal injury suit against Rosewood Care Center
Unsell A St. Clair County jury has awarded the heirs of a woman who claims to have broken her left femur after falling at a Swansea nursing home $10,000 after a contentious trial.
Freeman dissents in legal malpractice decision: Justices may be viewed as 'protecting' their own
Freeman SPRINGFIELD – Cynical readers of an Illinois Supreme Court decision dismissing a legal malpractice suit may wonder if the Justices are protecting their own, according to Justice Charles Freeman.
Herndon grants confidentiality to Bayer in Yaz document dispute
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Herndon found drug maker Bayer perfectly honest in pleading for privacy of 158 documents he read secretly.
Saline Township moves to continue July hearing
Saline Township is asking Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth to move a July 15 hearing on a move that, if granted, would effectively end its role in a series of sexual harassment suits.
Defense opens in woman's suit against Rosewood Care Center
Unsell The defense got under way Thursday in a woman's personal injury suit filed against Rosewood Care Center.
Glen Carbon sued by woman who claims police hurt her reputation
A woman has filed suit against the village of Glen Carbon after she says officials failed to properly handle her divorce.
Five more Levaquin suits filed by out of state plaintiffs in St. Clair County
Bauman An additional five plaintiffs have added complaints to the growing list of lawsuits filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Johnson and Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical and Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development over an antibiotic that they say caused them severe tendon problems.
Alton police and officers sued by man claiming false arrest
A man claims Alton police illegally arrested and incarcerated him without probable cause.
Madison County wins $250,000 grant to expand alternative courts programs
The Madison County courts have received a $250,000 grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Authority.
Closed court document review in Syngenta atrazine case takes hours
Tillery After accusations of fraud and barbs over a highly contentious discovery process, the parties in one of a series of class actions brought against the makers of the weed killer atrazine spent most of the day in a closed courtroom with Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge reviewing disputed documents.
Cottage Hills tenant sues landlord over sidewalk incident
A Madison County man is suing his landlord after allegedly falling at a College Hills home.
Father sues two drivers over son's death; Claims both were driving drunk
Cannady The father of a St. Clair County man who was killed in a car crash says the driver of the car his son was riding in and the driver of the car that allegedly crashed into them were both driving drunk.
Pizza delivery driver was drunk, suit against Domino's claims
A Granite City man says his back was broken when a pizza delivery man crashed into him while allegedly driving drunk.
North Belt West-Westfield Plaza accident is subject of suit
A St. Clair County woman is suing the driver of a car that allegedly rear-ended her.
Dupo accident causes injuries, suit says
A St. Clair County woman is suing the driver and owner of a car that she says backed into her in Dupo.
Pedestrian claims she was struck in CVS parking lot
A St. Clair County woman says she was hurt when she was hit by a car while walking in a pharmacy parking lot.
Widow blames lung cancer on asbestos exposure in suit against Illinois Central
The spouse of a recently deceased man blames Illinois Central Railroad Company for causing her husband to develop lung cancer after exposing him to asbestos.
No action since December '10 in Schottel's suit against Judge Young, local attorney
There has been no action since December 2010 in a federal suit brought against former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young and Belleville attorney William Berry by St. Louis attorney James Schottel Jr.