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Ruth mulling over summary judgment motions in Liberty Mutual class action
Schmieder Dueling summary judgment moves in a seven-year old class action suit against Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. are under a Madison County judge's review after a long hearing earlier this month.
Family settles coffee spill suit against St. Louis Bread Co. owners
The parents of an infant allegedly burned by spilled coffee at a St. Louis Bread Company store have settled their case.
Defendants want Ruth to reconsider decision in sexual harassment suit
Ruth The Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation and its president, Gary Moore, are asking Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth to reconsider dismissing a sexual harassment suit brought by the foundation's former employee.
High school janitor gets more time to amend complaint against students
Cueto A Belleville school janitor and his wife have been given more time to amend a suit against several students whom they claim caused injuries to the man as he went about his job.
LeChien sets suit against Cahokia water district for April status
LeChien A St. Clair County judge has found that the parties in a suit against the Commonfields Cahokia Public Water District violated a local rule when they did not set the case for a future date.
Juvenile Detention Home and others want wrongful imprisonment suit dismissed
Matoesian The Madison County Juvenile Detention Home, the Litchfield Police Department and two of its officers are moving to dismiss a wrongful imprisonment suit brought by the mother of a 13 year-old boy.
PepsiCo files to change attorneys in suit over mouse in Mountain Dew
Cassiday The maker of Mountain Dew soft drinks is moving to change attorneys as it defends itself from a suit brought by a man who claims he got a mouthful of mouse along with his soda.
Hylla approves settlement of tow-truck wrongful death suit
Hylla A woman's wrongful death suit filed over the deaths of her husband and infant son in a tow-truck accident is over.
Tillery says 'cover-up'; Syngenta says 'colossal' waste of time in discovery dispute
Tillery Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge heard arguments in another of a series of discovery disputes that have dogged a class action brought by a local sanitary district against the makers of the weed-killer atrazine Wednesday.
Matoesian set to enter damages in default judgment in faxed ad case
Darr Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian is set to enter a damages amount in a faxed ad class action spearheaded by Locklear Electric of Wood River.
Mudge asks for additional documents as he considers class action objection
Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge is asking for more documents from the parties battling over a disputed settlement claim worth more than $500,000 in a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) class action.
Wife ordered to turn over financial statements in suit over bathtub fall
Meadows Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has ordered a woman to turn over financial documents needed to settle a civil suit brought against by her husband of more than 20 years.
Accounting firm moves to dismiss Sara Buske's malpractice suit
Beasley Sara Buske's accountants are asking a Madison County judge to throw out a suit brought on claims that it gave her bad tax advice during her divorce.
Case management conference set in woman's retaliatory discharge case against Madison
Craney A case management conference is set tomorrow in a suit brought by a woman who claims she was wrongfully fired by the City of Madison after he sought worker's compensation.
The conference is set before Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth at 9 a.m.
Callis to hold pre-trial Wedneday in Ponderosa breach of contract suit
Callis Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis is set to preside over a pre-trial conference Wednesday in a breach of contract suit over fees allegedly owed to the owners of a Ponderosa steak house franchise in Litchfield.
Ruth denies summary judgment to First Student in assault cse
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has found that a bus company asking for summary judgment in a suit brought by aparent whose child was assaulted by classmates failed to prove its case.
Ruth clarifies discovery issues in nurse's defamation suit against Saint Anthony's
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has recently resolved some discovery disputes in a former nurse's defamation of character suit against Saint Anthony's Hospital and his former co-workers.
Hearing continued on plaintiff's motion for new trial in CSX FELA case
Collignon Gunn A plaintiff's motion seeking a new trial in a Federal Employer's Liability Act case against CSX Transportation will be heard Feb. 25.
East Country Transport satisfies judgment, drops appeal in retaliatory discharge case
Mudge A company that saw a $100,000 verdict entered against it in a retaliatory discharge trial last year has dropped its appeal of that judgment and satisfied the plaintiff.
Mudge orders wife to hand over financials in Dodd suit
Meadows Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has ordered a woman to turn over financial statements and other documents needed to end both her 2007 divorce and a civil suit filed a year later by her husband of more than 20 years.