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Judge denies Centreville's motion to dismiss suit against city and alderwoman over eviction
Young A St. Clair County judge has denied a move by the city of Centreville to have a suit against it and Alderwoman Donna Myers dismissed.
O'Malley bows out of Herr Funeral Home suit, case goes to Cueto
O'Malley A dispute between the owners of a local funeral home chain and their former manager has a new judge to oversee the case.
New Athens moves to dismiss suit over death related to domestic violence incident
The village of New Athens is moving to dismiss a suit over its police department's alleged failure to protect a man who died in a car accident following a domestic violence incident.
Tillery fights Syngenta's motion to stay; Crowder to hear atrazine motions Thursday
Tillery A defendant in a series of suits over alleged water contamination by a common weed killer will once again ask a Madison County judge to stay the suit until a nearly identical federal case is resolved.
Trial opens in retaliatory discharge case
The trial of a four year-old retaliatory discharge case got under way Tuesday afternoon in Madison County after a jury was sworn in at 1:40 p.m.
Plaintiffs in suit against music teacher and school district want case to stay in Madison County
The mother of a teenage girl who allegedly had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a high school music teacher wants a lawsuit to stay in Madison County, despite a move by O'Fallon School District 203 to transfer the case to St. Clair County.
Husband files motions attacking wife's responses in bathtub, retirement savings dispute
Crowder A Madison County man suing his estranged wife for leaving him stranded in a bathtub without food or water, has filed motions attacking her responses to his lawsuit.
Hylla hears Farmers Insurance summary judgment arguments in certified class action
Hylla The defendant in a certified Madison County class action argued Monday that the lead plaintiff and class of insurance adjusters were not entitled to overtime pay at issue in the suit.
Crowder hears arguments on Simmons' role in on-going legal malpractice case.
Simmons Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder heard arguments Friday on a move to reconsider a March order denying summary judgment to the former Hopkins Goldenberg law firm in an asbestos legal malpractice case.
Four plaintiffs sent back to home counties in Levaquin suit
EDWARDSVILLE -- Four of the five plaintiffs in a suit over tendon injuries allegedly caused by the drug Levaquin have been spun off from their 2009 Madison County case and sent back to their home counties.
Law firm asks Crowder to reconsider bringing John Simmons, firm back into legal malpractice case
Simmons EDWARDSVILLE -- One of the law firms embroiled in a legal malpractice case brought by a former mesothelioma client is asking that a Madison County judge reconsider a previous order so another attorney could be brought back into the case after more than five years.
Young orders attorney to appear or face contempt of court charge in Venezia wrongful death suit
BELLEVILLE -- A St. Louis attorney has been ordered to appear in a St. Clair County court room later this month or be charged with contempt of court.
Matoesian awards $99,000 in attorney's fees in nursing home suit
Matoesian The attorneys for the plaintiff in a 2004 negligence suit against an Alton nursing home took home $99,000 in fees Wednesday.
Crowder approves Raging Rivers settlement
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder approved a $30,000 settlement Wednesday morning between a local water park and a boy injured on one of its rides in 2006.
Ruth to hear attorney's plea to bow out of battery case against Wal-Mart
Ruth The attorney of a woman who was allegedly thrown to the ground while pregnant outside a Wal-Mart store is asking to bow out of the case.
Woman's injury suit after car stopped without parking settles
A negligence suit stemming from a car that rolled after its driver allegedly failed to put it in park after stopping has settled.
Rear-end accident suit trial pushed off, had been set Monday
A 2008 rear-end accident suit's Monday trial has been pushed off.
Rear-end accident suit settles
A Wood River rear end accident case has settled.
Malfunctioning traffic signal case against Alton settles
A suit stemming from a malfunctioning Alton traffic signal that caused a car accident has settled.
Chapman reassigned to Rick Jones' suit against home buyer
Madison County Associate Judge Thomas Chapman will take over hearings in a suit brought by a former real estate mogul against the purchaser of home in one of his developments.