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MC Recorder signs over state stipend to Madison County
Dunstan and Anderson Recorder of Deeds Kyle Anderson gave a gift to Madison County Wednesday, signing over a $1,651.41 stipend he received from the state of Illinois.
Plaintiff's case begins in retrial of 2003 medical malpractice case
Crowder Testimony got under way Wednesday morning in the second trial of a medical malpractice suit over the diagnosis of a woman's skin cancer.
Med-mal retrial gets under way Tuesday with jury selection
Carr The re-trial of a seven year-old wrongful death suit got under way Tuesday with jury selection.
Judge sorts through motions to dismiss Saline Township sexual misconduct suits
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth admitted at a hearing Monday that even he had trouble keeping track of which counts in six sexual misconduct suits filed against Saline Township and a former official were at the heart of a number of motions to dismiss.
Trade groups fight subpoenas in Syngenta atrazine class action
Tillery A number of trade groups representing the chemical and fertilizer industries in Illinois are fighting subpoenas issued in one of a series of class action cases over alleged water contamination by a popular weed killer.
Defendant opposes new trial request in charging dog injury case
Callis The Granite City woman whose dog allegedly inflicted emotional distress that garnered a $10,000 verdict, opposes the plaintiff's move for a new trial in Madison County.
Combined FELA and legal malpractice case settles, had been set for trial Monday
A suit combining claims of legal malpractice with ones related to the Federal Employers' Liability Act was dismissed last week.
Williams to replace Proud as federal magistrate
Stephen Williams, an assistant federal public defender for the Southern District of Illinois has been chosen as the district's newest federal magistrate.
Crowder to open re-trial of 2003 wrongful death case Tuesday
Carr A wrongful death suit against a doctor and his practice is set for a second trial on Tuesday in Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's courtroom.
Cueto orders parties in CVS immune supplement case to submit class notice
Cueto After several months of inaction, a class action case over the effectiveness of an immune system supplement is moving ahead.
Callis keeps lawyers out of suit involving mental health records
Dripps Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis said she was still "keeping the lawyers out" of a suit involving the release of mental health record statements made by a mother describing a daughter's alleged sexual abuse.
Car accident trial continued as parties continue settlement talks
Ruth A trial set next Monday in a 2008 car accident case has been continued to September as the parties appear close to settling their claims.
Stack gives final go-ahead to Big Sky settlement; lawyers to get $7 million in fees
Stack A seven year-old class action against AT&T ended Monday as a Madison County judge gave the final approval to its $21 million settlement.
Plaintiff files second complaint, hearing moved in hospital defamation case
Ruth The plaintiff in a defamation of character suit against Saint Anthony's Health Center and two of its employees has filed a second amended complaint.
Motions to dismiss sexual misconduct against Saline Township, official moved
Maag A hearing set in a series of sexual misconduct suits against Saline Township and its former Supervisor Alvin Steiner has been moved.
Final approval hearing for Big Sky settlement set Monday
Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack is set to give the final go ahead to a $21 million settlement in a long running class action suit brought by small business owners against AT&T.
Blagojevich mentioned in plaintiffs' arguments v. Saline Township
Plaintiffs in a series of Madison County sexual misconduct suits against Saline Township and its former Supervisor Alvin Steiner reject defense "tort immunity" arguments by invoking the name of ousted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Attorney's lien resolved, protective order entered in boy's shock suit
Although no hearing took place as scheduled Wednesday, a Madison County dispute over a suspended attorney's lien in a personal injury case has been resolved.
Alienation of affection suit ends with divorce settlement
An alienation of affection suit filed last year has been voluntarily dropped.
Ruth to hear motion to dismiss Friday in nurse's defamation case
Ruth The defendants in a defamation of character suit filed by a former hospital nurse who claims rumors led to his firing are asking that the case be thrown out.