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Target substitutes attorneys in immune supplement class action
Shultz Target Corporation is moving to change attorneys in a St. Clair County immune system supplement class action.
Former Sharky's owner claims legal malpractice
Dripps Gary Lutman, the former owner of Sharky's tavern in Maryville is suing attorney John Leskera for allegedly botching his lawsuit against the village and its police department last year.
Mudge takes disputed Bemis-Cincinnati class action settlement claim under advisement
Mudge The parties attempting to hammer out a disputed settlement worth more than $500,000 in a 2005 class action against Cincinnati Casualty Company and Cincinnati Insurance, have more time to file additional paperwork.
Callis opens damages trial in 2002 car accident personal injury case
Callis A damages trial is under way in an eight year-old personal injury suit brought by a woman who claims her neck injuries were the result of collision in Alton.
Hylla wants more documentation on fees and liability before approving United Life class settlement
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla wants more documentation of what fees and expenses the class attorneys in a 2001 suit against United Life Insurance Co. incurred before he approves a settlement reached last year.
Law firm claims Sara Buske knew about pre-nup that led to legal malpractice case
Beasley A Springfield law firm that represented Sara Buske in her divorce from ex-trucking baron Thomas Buske claims she knew about a pre-nuptial agreement that is the crux of her legal malpractice suit.
School janitor's 'roughhousing' suit to be heard in February
Cueto A Belleville school janitor who seeks more than $800,000 in damages over injuries he claims to have suffered due to student horseplay has been given 21 days to amend his complaint.
Du-Con move to quash defense subpoena in Syngenta atrazine case canceled
Perica A motion to quash hearing that had been set Friday in Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge's court has been canceled.
February status hearing set in Spragues' suit over 2009 accident
LeChien A status conference is set next month in a personal injury suit filed by Belleville attorney Robert Sprague and his wife, St. Clair County Auditor Patty Sprague.
CVS immune supplement class notice hearing set Jan. 19
Cueto A class notice hearing in a case involving the effectiveness of CVS Pharmacies Inc.'s version of the immune supplement "Airborne" is set for 9 a.m. on Jan. 19.
Church is 'forum shopping'; Greensfelder asks to take St. Stanislaus case to St. Louis
The Rev. Marek The law firm being sued by its former clients in a dispute over who owns and controls St. Stanislaus Koska Roman Catholic Church is asking to take the case across the river to St. Louis.
Defendants hit with $3 million verdict claim judge allowed 'zombie-like' evidence; Seek new trial
Seymoure Defendants who were hit with a $3 million-plus injury verdict last year in Madison County, argue that "zombie-like" evidence and court rulings unfairly slanted the trial's outcome.
Saline Township, former supervisor's motions to dismiss to be heard
Tom Maag Another series of moves to dismiss six sexual battery cases against Saline Township and former Supervisor Alvin Steiner will be before Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth on Thursday.
Dairy store trip and fall suit settles, had been set for trial Tuesday
Callis A trip and fall suit filed against the owners of a Farm Fresh dairy store in Granite City is over.
Illinois-American's motion for summary judgment in suffocation suit set for hearing Friday
VanDorn A summary judgment move filed by Illinois-American Water Company in a wrongful death suit stemming from a man's suffocation in a utility vault will be heard Friday.
Fairness hearing set Friday in Booher United Life Insurance class action
Hylla A fairness hearing is set to determine whether or not a $160,000 settlement of a 2001 class action against United Life Insurance Co. should stand.
Du-Con's motion to quash Syngenta subpoena in atrazine class action to be heard Friday
Mudge A non-party in one of a series of proposed Madison County class actions centering on the weed killer atrazine, is moving to quash a defense subpoena.
Hearing set on motion to dismiss music teacher sex case filed by O'Fallon teachers' union
Falb A motion to dismiss a woman's suit over a former music teacher's sexual relationship with her teenage daughter will be heard in February.
Defendant's attorney withdraws, motions placed under seal in revealed STD test results suit
Mudge One of the defendants in a suit alleging a woman's herpes test results were leaked to her boyfriend by a romantic rival has a new attorney.
No decision yet on Sears washing machine class action dismissal or stay request
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla has yet to decide whether to dismiss, halt or allow a class action over allegedly faulty washing machines to continue.