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Scientist refutes claim of mouse in Mountain Dew; says body would have been 'jelly-like'
Ruth The maker of Mountain Dew soft drinks and a man who allegedly got a mouthful of mouse along with his swig of the beverage agreed to move a summary judgment hearing last week.
Scheduling order arguments continued in X-box lawsuit
Callis The parties in a suit over scratched video game discs agreed to put off a case management day set last week.
Stack to hear motion on attorney's lien in boy's electrical shock case
Stack The plaintiffs in a case stemming from a boy's electrical shock are asking a Madison County judge to sort out what, if anything, their former attorney is owed.
Parties agree to mediation in botched paternity test suit
Matoesian The parties in a suit over a botched paternity test that allegedly kept a man from his child for more than a decade have agreed to mediation.
Medical malpractice filings down, class actions hold steady in Madison County mid-year
While Madison County has seen an uptick in asbestos lawsuits filed at the Edwardsville courthouse, medical malpractice lawsuit filings are down and class action cases are holding firm.
Madison County asbestos cases up from last year
Crowder Madison County's already swelled asbestos docket has packed on more cases at this year's mid point than it had at the same time last year.
Crowder to hear motion to transfer in train injuries case
A railroad company is asking that a suit over a man's injuries be moved out of Edwardsville and sent to Macoupin County.
Atrazine motion hearing to be reset
Reeg A hearing over dueling motions to compel in one of a series of Madison County alleged water contamination class actions is off.
Judge to hear all Steiner motions July 9
Maag Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth will take up pending motions on July 9 in a series of suits filed against Saline Township and a former official over alleged sexual misconduct.
Attorney denies he no longer represents wrongful death case clients
Schottel A St. Louis attorney claims he cannot be held in contempt of a St. Clair County court because he has never withdrawn from wrongful death case that saw his last appearance in a courtroom in January.
Plaintiff withdraws sanctions move in Cahokia school sexual assault suit
Young A woman suing the Cahokia school district over securing lapses that allegedly led to her daughter's sexual assault has dropped a move to sanction the defendants.
Dog chase plaintiff awarded $10k wants new trial
Callis A woman who was awarded $10,000 from a Madison County jury in May due to the emotional distress caused by her neighbor's dog is asking for a new trial.
Callis grants second move by defendants to dismiss suit over post-birth complications
Callis Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis granted a second round of motions to dismiss a woman's lawsuit over alleged negligence by a doctor and hospital that resulted in post-delivery complications including an inability to bear more children.
Hylla grants Wood River motion to compel, strikes defenses in Rick Jones suit
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla sided with the city of Wood River Friday in a breach of contract suit brought by former real estate maven Rick Jones.
Hylla approves '03 Countrywide class action settlement
Marks One in a series of class action suits filed seven years ago over fees charged to mortgage customers is over.
Crowder to hear arguments on dueling motions in atrazine case
Tillery Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder is scheduled to preside over another discovery dispute in one of a series of proposed class actions stemming from alleged water contamination by a popular weed killer.
Buckles case may go to appeals court, trial called off Friday before opening
Simmons A long-fought legal malpractice case involving a number of well-known Madison County attorneys did not go to trial as scheduled Monday.
Man's suit over botched paternity test in court
Ruth Plaintiff Gerald Spiller is suing National Legal Laboratories for allegedly contaminating a paternity test he took that would have established his paternity of the child of Sara Pate.
Hylla to hear arguments for good faith finding in drug makers' Accutane settlement
Hylla Two of the parties in a Madison County lawsuit over an acne medication's alleged effects are asking for a good faith finding in their settlement with plaintiff Jason Peipert.
Ruth to hear Saline Township motions to dismiss sexual misconduct suits
Attorneys for five women suing Saline Township and its former township supervisor over sexual misconduct allegations are asking for time to respond to defense motions to dismiss.