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Case management set in May, decision still pending on summary judgment moves in Liberty Mutual PPO class action
Schmieder II A May case management conference is set in a class action over Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discounts.
Ruth denies new trial in FELA case against CSX
Collignon-Gunn Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has denied a plaintiff who lost a Federal Employers Liability Act suit against CSX Transportation a new trial.
Simon, officials pledge commitment to preventing child abuse
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon Against a lobby lined with silhouettes representing abused children in Madison County, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon, Madison County Chairman Alan Dunstan, Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder, and other local officials announced their commitment to preventing child abuse as they kicked off Child Abuse Prevention Month Friday.
Syngenta hearing moved as discovery disputes continue in atrazine class action
Reeg A Friday hearinA Friday hearing is off in one of a series of proposed class actions brought against the makers of the weed killer atrazine.
Case management order entered in bar owner's dispute with former attorney
The course is set in bar owner Gary Lutman's suit against his former attorney, John Leskera, over Leskera's alleged mishandling of legal matters including a suit against the Village of Maryville and its police department.
Matoesian to hear motions in former client's suit against Goldenberg firm; plaintiff wants $25K settlement enforced
Papa Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian is set to hear motions in a suit filed by a woman who alleges that her attorneys from the firm now known as Goldenberg Heller Antognoli Rowland and Short botched her husband's asbestos claims and cost her settlement money.
Hylla set to open medical malpractice suit against doctor, Heartland Health
Schoen A medical malpractice and wrongful death suit filed against the owners of Heartland Healthcare and a woman's doctor over an alleged failure to diagnose colon cancer is set to open at trial Monday.
Mudge denies summary judgment moves in Olin roller conveyor belt injury suit
Dripps Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has denied two moves for summary judgment filed by two companies sued by a man who was injured by a rolling conveyor belt six years ago.
September trial is set in suit over accident caused by East St. Louis police car
A September trial date has been set in a suit filed by three St. Clair County residents against the City of East St. Louis and its police department.
Belleville janitor and wife add parents as defendants in horse-play suit
Cueto A Belleville janitor and his wife have amended their lawsuit that seeks damages in excess of $800,000 from the parents of several students whose horseplay allegedly caused a shoulder injury.
Status conference set in ex-employees' suit against Cahokia water district
A status conference set Monday could be the last action in a suit brought by former employees of the Commonfields Cahokia Water District against their former employer.
Ford car fire suit set for case management Wednesday
Sivia A suit brought against Ford Motor Co. over a Lincoln Town Car that allegedly caused a man's garage to burn down is set for case management Wednesday.
Suit against laundry service, Knockers Bar and Grill set for case management Wednesday
Matoesian A battery suit filed against bar owner Gary Lutman and Knockers Bar and Grill is set for a case management conference.
October trial set in Ford cruise control lawsuit
Ruth A Madison County suit against Ford Motor Co. over alleged cruise control design defects has a new trial date of Oct. 10.
Parties move summary judgment moves in abortion clinic battery case
A hearing on summary judgment moves by defendants in a battery suit brought against a Granite City abortion clinic, its staff, doctors and the University of Chicago Medical Center has been pushed off again.
Ruth set to hear post-trial motion in CSX Transportation FELA case
Collignon Gunn Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth is set to hear post-trial motions Friday in a man's suit against CSX Transportation that ended in a victory for the company last year at trial.
Case management conference set in mother's suit against Madison County Juvenile Detention Home
Matoesian A case management conference is set in a suit brought by the mother of a boy she claims was wrongly arrested by the Litchfield Police Department and then taken to the Madison County Juvenile Detention Home for more than 80 hours.
Mudge takes disputed claim in Cincinnati PPO settlement under advisement
Odland Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge said he wasn't sure if a $500,000 disputed class action settlement claim was a matter of "form over substance" during a hearing on Thursday.
Syngenta responds to 'wasteful sideshow;' counters Holiday Shores sanctions move set for hearing April 1
Reeg Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. claims plaintiff Holiday Shores Sanitary District has turned a "good faith compromise" into a "wasteful sideshow" in a proposed Madison County class action over the herbicide atrazine.
St. Clair County car insurance class action settlement gets initial approval
Lakin A St. Clair County class action suit filed two years ago over car insurance that class members claimed was "worthless" may be over shortly.