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Rick Jones moves for default judgment in case against home purchaser
Former real estate mogul Rick Jones has asked for default judgment in a suit he filed against the purchaser of a home in one of his subdivisions.
Trial opens in unpaid fire insurance claim, plaintiff drops defendant from suit
Ruth A defendant in a man's suit against Country Mutual Insurance's alleged failure to pay out a house fire claim was dropped just before the Madison County trial opened Monday.
Trial opens in bus head bump case
The trial of a suit over a head bump opened Monday.
Parties in Madison house fire case file settlement stipulations
Crowder The parties in a Madison house fire suit that had been set for trial in April have filed their settlement stipulations.
Foot amputee, insurance company settle suit over witness's false testimony
Hylla A suit stemming from the false testimony of a defense witness in an Alton foot amputation case has settled.
O'Fallon school district seeks to sever, transfer teacher sexual assault case
O'Fallon School District 203 is asking to move a case brought by the mother of a girl who allegedly had a sexual relationship with a music teacher. It also wants the claims against it severed from those against music teacher Matthew Lang.
Ruth enters scheduling order, allows amended complaints in Saline Township sexual abuse cases
The Madison County judge overseeing a series of sexual battery cases against Saline Township and its former township supervisor has entered a scheduling order setting filing deadlines in all five cases.
Roche defendants move for settlement approval in Accutane suit
The makers of an acne drug at the heart of a medical malpractice and product liability suit have asked that their settlement with plaintiff Jason Peipert be approved.
Pro-se plaintiff in mechanical bull suit moves for default judgment
A Granite City man who claims he lost a finger due to a mechanical bull ride wants a default judgment entered against the ride's operator.
Jury awards $10,000 to plaintiff in jumping dog suit
After nearly eight hours of deliberations, a jury awarded a Granite City woman $10,000 for the emotional distress she suffered five years ago when a neighbor's dog chased her sister and the two women collided.
Deliberations begin in Granite City dog jumping suit
A Madison County jury is deciding whether a Granite City dog owner is liable for injuries suffered by her neighbor.
Denied fire claim trial against Country Mutual and agent set to open Monday
Ruth The attorney in a suit against Wal-Mart filed by a woman who was allegedly battered by a store employee while she was pregnant has asked to bow out of the case.
Attorney in Walmart battery case moves to withdraw
The attorney in a suit against Wal-Mart filed by a woman who was allegedly battered by a store employee while she was pregnant has asked to bow out of the case.
Suit over head injury on bus set for trial Monday
Hylla A man's suit against the Agency for Community Transit over a head injury is set for trial Monday.
Plaintiff asks to continue Alton accident trial
Hylla The plaintiff in a double rear-end accident suit has asked to move a May 10 trial.
Ford moves to dismiss seat belt suit, counterclaims filed
Matoesian Ford Motor Company is moving to dismiss a Madison County product liability suit over allegedly defective seat belts.
Crowder takes over asbestos docket July 30
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder will officially take over Madison County's asbestos docket in just over two months.
Jumping dog trial testimony continues
Callis A Granite City woman who claims her neighbor's dog jumped its fence and attacked her and her sister is in the third day of trial in Madison County.
Parents must produce child in Raging Rivers settlement, Crowder orders
Crowder The child at the heart of a personal injury suit against a local water park must appear next week at a settlement hearing or his parents face sanctions.
Rosewood appeal stayed until attorney's fees resolved
Hylla An Edwardsville nursing home's appeal of a nearly $150,000 verdict entered against it last year is on hold.