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Crowder sends questions about discovery order in atrazine case to appellate court
One of a series of proposed class actions against the makers of the weed killer atrazine is headed to Mount Vernon as defendant Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. won its plea asking that questions be certified for appeal.
Judge awards plaintiff's attorney $95, denies $800 sanction
The attorney for a man who claims his wife of more than 20 years stole his retirement funds and left him without food and water in their bathtub after a fall will get $95 from one of the defendants in the case.
Damages hearing set in Rick Jones' suit against homebuyer
Callis A hearing on damages has been set in a default judgment won by imprisoned real estate developer Rick Jones in a breach of contract suit.
Defendant moves for summary judgment in Belleville business owners' defamation case
Maag A summary judgment motion is pending and the path to trial is set for a defamation case filed by two Belleville business owners against the head of a citizen's group aimed at protecting Belleville's heritage.
Case management conference set in state's suit against Cahokia Mounds ATV riders
Young A case management conference is set in a suit filed by the state of Illinois over injuries a Department of Natural Resources officer suffered when he was hit by two ATV riders at Cahokia Mounds.
Cueto allows former EMT's suit over firing to go forward
Cueto St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto has allowed a former EMT's suit against ambulance company Mission Care to continue.
Stack to hear dismissal moves in case brought by man hit by Norfolk Southern train
Stack The defendants in a suit filed by a man hit by a train following a Staunton homecoming celebration three years ago are moving to dismiss plaintiff John Whitt's case.
Plaintiffs want $800 sanction in case against wife, others over retirement money and bathtub abandonment
Crowder Attorneys for a man who is suing his wife of more than two decades, a local credit union and his former retirement account manager are asking for an $800 sanction.
Union Pacific asks to set aside September verdict; Evidence of 'Ecstasy' use not allowed at trial
Matoesian The Union Pacific Railroad Company is asking to have a more than $1 million verdict against it in a combination wrongful death and personal injury suit thrown out.
Esurance class action removed to federal court
Cole A class action filed earlier this year against Esurance Services Inc. has left Madison County for federal court.
Harrison dismisses suit over unborn child allegedly killed by migraine medicine Inderal
Although plaintiff Kathryn Ball's medical malpractice suit against two area obstetrician gynecologists was dismissed last week, Ball may be able to keep her case going if she finds an attorney.
Stack denies motion to dismiss Sanford Brown suit, throws out fraud count
Stack A proposed class action case brought against Sanford Brown College and its parent company will continue in Madison County.
Crowder denies Carr a third trial in melanoma case
The plaintiff in a medical malpractice suit that has already gone to two juries won't be presenting his case to a third.
Sanford Brown plaintiffs seek class certification
Stack The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Sanford Brown colleges and their corporate parent are asking a Madison County judge to certify their class action suit.
Plaintiff drops dram shop suit against Luna Cafe
Callis A woman who claimed the Luna Cafe in Granite City violated the state's dram shop laws when it served a woman she fought with three years ago, has dropped her suit.
Syngenta wants appellate court to rule on Crowder's atrazine discovery order
Crowder Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., a company facing both a Madison County and federal lawsuit over its popular weed killer is asking a Madison County judge to send what it calls Constitutional questions to the appellate court.
Hylla awards Regal Beagle $10,000 set-off in dram shop verdict
Hylla Roper's Regal Beagle has been granted $10,000 in set-off from a former co-defendant in a dram shop suit the Godfrey tavern lost last month.
Former law partners agree to split $559k Big Sky settlement fee, lawsuit continues
Ruth Attorneys Glenn Bradford and John Barberis have agreed to divvy up a more than $500,000 fee Bradford won when a long-standing class action settled earlier this year. But, a lawsuit that arose from the end of their partnership remains active.
Jury finds for CSX in FELA case
Collignon Gunn The jury awarded CSX Transportation victory Thursday evening in a Federal Employer's Liability suit brought by a former track supervisor.
Plaintiff responds to dismissal move in Saint Anthony's defamation suit
Ruth The plaintiff in a defamation suit against an Alton hospital and its employees wants to keep his claims going in the face of a motion to dismiss.