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Hylla set for final settlement approval hearing in Booher '01 United Life Insurance class action
Hylla Barring any issues with added documentation of attorneys' fees and costs, Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla could put an end to a 10 year-old class action against United Life Insurance Company today.
Dodds' settlement approval set for hearing; Plaintiff asks for wife's financial disclosures
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge is set to hear the settlement of a suit over a man's retirement savings and the aid his wife allegedly failed to give him when he fell in the couple's bathtub tomorrow.
Defense moving to dismiss wrongful death suit against Anderson Hospital, doctor
Mudge Anderson Hospital and a local doctor are moving to dismiss a wrongful death suit set for trial on Valentine's Day for lack of prosecution.
Multi-million dollar Ste. Genevieve, Mo. tractor trailer accident suit settles
Carlson The parties in a tractor trailer accident case that won a former trucker and his wife more than $3 million in damages last year has settled.
Hylla set to hear settlement over man's, baby's death in Granite City tow truck accident
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla is set to hear the final pleas to approve a settlement in a suit brought by a woman who lost her husband and nine month-old son in a Granite City tow truck accident in 2008.
Plaintiff, two defendants seek to settle Olin conveyor belt injury suit
Mudge Several parties in a suit over injuries a man allegedly suffered when his right hand got caught in a roller conveyor machine at Olin Corporation in East Alton are asking for approval of a settlement in the suit.
No decision yet in Sears washing machine class action
Hylla Although a case management conference is now set in a class action brought against Sears Roebuck & Co., there is still no decision months after a September hearing on whether Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla will stay or even dismiss the case.
Sara Buske asks law firm to admit she gave pre-nup to divorce lawyers she is now suing
Beasley Sara Buske claims she gave the divorce attorneys she is now suing a copy of the pre-nuptial agreement she says the firm mishandled during her 2008 divorce suit.
Callis continues CSX FELA trial due to threat of bad weather
Callis A railroad conductor's injury suit against CSX Transportation set for trial Monday won't go to a jury until March.
Hearing set in pizza delivery accident case, defendants file response to counterclaims
Two of the defendants in a complicated personal injury suit stemming from a pizza delivery call have filed their response to three other defendants' counterclaim, days before the suit is set for hearing.
Class action filed against Kraft Foods over wages
Phebus Workers at the Kraft Foods Global Inc. plant in Granite City are seeking to lead a class of fellow workers in a suit that claims they were not paid for all the hours they worked.
Saville and Flint bows out as co-counsel for plaintiff in Redbox class action, Millar's new firm comes in
Millar A proposed lead plaintiff in a pending class action against Redbox Automated Retail Inc. once again has a new law firm representing her.
Lawsuit filings down by 125 cases in Madison County in '10; Blimpie case settled
The number of lawsuits seeking damages of more than $50,000 filed in Madison County declined between 2009 and 2010 by 125 cases.
Ruth to hear summary judgment moves in '04 Liberty Mutual class action Friday
Schmieder A Madison County judge is set to hear a series of summary judgment motions in a 2004 class action over allegedly improper Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) filed against Liberty Mutual Insurance company and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Slip and fall at dairy store subject of Mudge's first trial
Mudge Madison County's newest circuit judge, William Mudge, is set to preside over his first civil trial Monday in a case brought by a woman who slipped and fell at a Farm Fresh Dairy Store.
Callis to open FELA trial against CSX on Monday
Callis Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis is set to open a trial involving a railroad worker's case against CSX Transportation Monday.
Lawyers will get $64K if Hylla approves '01 United Life class settlement
Schmieder Attorneys for lead plaintiff Christopher Booher and a class of credit insurance buyers will receive $64,000 in fees and costs, or 40 percent of the total settlement, if Madison County Circuit Judge Dave Hylla gives final approval in a case against United Life Insurance Co.
Dixon to be new St. Clair County Circuit Clerk, pending approval Monday
Assistant State's Attorney Kahalah Dixon will become St. Clair County's new circuit clerk pending a county board vote Monday night.
Parties set out discovery schedule in federal Syngenta atrazine class action
Tillery The parties in a proposed federal class action over water contamination allegedly caused by the weed killer atrazine have laid out discovery steps that will lead them to argue whether the case should be certified.
Locklear wants default judgment damages hearing changed due to AAJ conference
Darr The Wood River electric company that won a default judgment in a proposed class action over faxed advertisements is asking to push back a hearing that would determine how much money it has won.