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Jury finds for doctor a second time in retrial of '03 med mal case
Carr A Madison County jury has found for a Collinsville family practice doctor for the second time, after a retrial of a seven-year old medical malpractice suit.
Testimony wraps up in retrial of '03 medical malpractice case
Crowder Jurors heard their last witness in the retrial of a 2003 medical malpractice suit that will last into a third week in Madison County.
United Life Insurance class action settlement hearing reset to Aug. 25
The initial hearing on the settlement of a nine year-old class action case over the alleged sales fraud of credit insurance sold to car buyers has been pushed off.
Crowder to hear arguments by insurer in foot amputee's settlement
Crowder An insurance company sued by an Alton man who won more than $1 million last year in a personal injury trial is asking a Madison County judge to rule in its favor in a case stemming from a settlement with the injured party.
Nurses move for summary judgment in '03 wrongful death suit
Matoesian Two nurses who are defendants in a '03 wrongful death suit are asking for summary judgment just days before the case is set for trial.
Melanoma expert says plaintiff theory is 'preposterous' in med mal retrial
Carr A defense expert on skin cancer refuted theories that a woman's removed mole was the site of the skin cancer that killed her as a Madison County medical malpractice trial continued Thursday.
Crowder to hear motions in breach of contract suit filed by husband against wife
Broom Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder is set to hear motions in a suit over retirement savings allegedly taken by a Granite City man's wife -- who also allegedly left him in a bath tub for days after a fall.
Defense expert testifies in sixth day of '03 medical malpractice retrial
Crowder The defense in a retrial of a 2003 medical malpractice case over a woman's allegedly misdiagnosed skin cancer got under way in earnest Wednesday as an expert in family medical practice sparred with plaintiff's attorney Rex Carr.
Amended complaint filed in federal trademark infringement case against Syngenta
The plaintiff in a federal suit filed against a Swiss agricultural products company has filed an amended complaint less than a month after entering his first complaint.
Class action against United Life Insurance set for preliminary approval
Lakin A Madison County class action that once encompassed a nationwide pool of car buyers who claim they unknowingly bought credit insurance is set for initial arguments in favor of its settlement.
Lawyers to get $18k in settlement of Shop n'Save check cashing fee class action
Bozarth Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian is set to give the final nod to the settlement of a class action suit filed last year against the owners of the Shop n'Save grocery chain.
Melanoma is 'unforgiving' disease, pathologist testifies in med mal retrial
Dehner Jurors watched two video depositions from a pathologist and oncologist as the retrial of a seven year-old medical malpractice case went into its fourth day in Madison County.
Rick Jones breach of contract suit against Wood River set for case management
A breach of contract suit against the City of Wood River filed by an imprisoned real estate mogul is due in court Wednesday for a case management conference.
Legal misrepresentation case set for case management
Matoesian A legal malpractice case against a St. Louis-based law firm is set for case management Wednesday.
Hearing moved in plaintiff's plea for third trial in 1998 personal injury case
Dripps The hearing of a plaintiff's plea for a third trial in a personal injury case has been moved.
Case management conference set in mouse in Mountain Dew case
Ruth A case management conference is set in a suit filed against the maker of Mountain Dew by a man who claims he found a dead mouse in his soda.
Testimony continues in plaintiff's case in retrial of 2003 med-mal suit
Carr The plaintiff's case continued Friday in the retrial of a seven year-old suit over the alleged misdiagnosis of a woman's skin cancer.
Chapman to preside at damages hearing in Rick Jones' breach of contract case
A Madison County judge is set to decide how much in damages former real estate maven Rick Jones should get in a breach of contract suit against a home buyer.
Plaintiff seeks third trial in 1998 personal injury case
Dripps The plaintiff in a personal injury case that has gone on for more than a decade and has gone to two juries is asking for a third trial.
Oversleeping juror delays med mal retrial; Case got second chance due to juror problem
Carr The second day of a Madison County medical malpractice retrial --whose first verdict was set aside due to a juror's behavior-- got a late start Thursday as a juror overslept, missing the 9 a.m. start.