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Lakin seeks $100k in fees to settle mortgage class action
Lakin The parties in a long-running Madison County class action over fees charged to mortgage customers are asking for a judge's final settlement approval.
Woman's case over revealed STD test findings in court Wednesday
A case management conference in suit over a woman's disclosed sexually transmitted disease test results will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Countrywide Home Loans class action to be heard Wednesday
Marks Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder is set to oversee a case management conference in a mortgage fees class action Wednesday.
Legal malpractice suit over work comp claim set for case management
Matoesian A legal malpractice case is set for case management Wednesday, after its trial was continued the week before it was set to open in Madison County in May.
Callis to hear arguments in case against O'Fallon school district
Callis Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis is set to hear arguments Friday over whether a case against O'Fallon School District 203 and former music teacher Matthew Lang should stay in Madison County.
Case management conferences set in three 03' mutual fund class actions
Tillery Three class actions over allegedly mismanaged mutual funds may be dead in the water even as case management conferences in all three are set.
Microsoft asks for scheduling order in X-box fraud suit
Callis The maker of X-Box video game systems is asking Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis to approve a case management order setting deadlines in advance of a December trial.
Asbestos legal malpractice trial to get under way Monday
Crowder A long running dispute over a number of asbestos attorneys' handling of a man's mesothelioma cases in the late 1990s will begin trial Monday.
Wrongful death trial against Gateway scheduled to start June 21
Swartwout Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla is set to open the trial of a 2007 wrongful death case against Gateway Regional Medical Center on Monday.
Ruth changes discovery schedule in Saline Township sexual misconduct cases
Ruth The scheduling of discovery in a series of sexual misconduct suits against Saline Township and a former official has been changed.
Matoesian finds settlement between attorney's estate, former client in good faith
Matoesian Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian found a settlement between the estate of Morris Chapman and Denzil Ridenour to be in good faith on June 11.
Sears lawnmower class action removed to federal court
O'Malley A class action against Sears and the makers of lawnmowers has been removed to federal court.
Still no answer from defendant in Belleville attorney car accident suit
Sprague The man who allegedly injured attorney Robert Sprague and his wife, St. Clair County Auditor Patty Sprague, has still not answered a lawsuit filed against him in October 2009.
Insurer asks judge to overturn jury's verdict in defamation, breach of contract case
Ruth An insurance company faced with a $190,000 verdict has asked a Madison County judge to throw it out, alleging his rulings unfairly tilted the trial's playing field.
Maryland settlement may put halt to Madison County investment class actions
Carroll A May 19 settlement in a Maryland federal court may put the brakes on two Madison County class action suits brought over alleged mutual fund mismanagement.
Callis takes over case of renter's fall in hole in ground
Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has taken over a negligence suit set for trial June 21.
Damages hearing moved in Rick Jones' suit against homebuyer
A June 7 hearing on damages owed to a former real estate king pin by a woman who allegedly failed to go through with a home-purchasing contract has been moved to July.
Syngenta says plaintiff fails to allege atrazine level in class action
Reeg Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. asked County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder on Thursday to dismiss a proposed class action, arguing the plaintiffs have failed to allege how levels of its atrazine violate standing law and how those levels can be tied back to the company.
Jury awards truck driver $100k in retaliatory discharge case
Ruth A truck driver who claimed he was fired for seeking worker's compensation after an injury at work took home $100,000 Thursday morning.
Judge Young denies motion to dismiss Redbox class action
Maag A nationwide class action suit over late fees charged by DVD rental kiosk operator Redbox will continue.