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Parents move for sanctions in suit against St. Louis neurologist over adult son's seizures
Mudge The parents of a disabled man who claim his neurologist didn't listen to concerns about his seizures are moving for sanctions in their medical malpractice suit.
Callis adds Buske malpractice case to her own docket; case went through two circuit judges last week
Pranaitis Sara Buske's legal malpractice suit against her divorce attorney and accountants has its third judge in just over a week.
Alton moves for summary judgment in '04 suit over traffic light's role in accident
The City of Alton is moving for summary judgment in a seven year-old case brought by a driver who claims that a 2003 accident was caused by the city's failure to install the right type of stop sign.
Plaintiff moves to strike Kraft's affirmative defenses in class action over worker wages
Phebus The woman who proposes to lead a class of workers at a Granite City Kraft Foods Global plant in a class action over wages is asking the court to strike down the company's affirmative defenses.
Callis enters order seeking to clean up inactive cases
Callis Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has set a deadline for 24 civil cases that have seen little action.
PKM conveyor belt injury trial pushed off; had been set today
Dripps A trial involving conveyor belt injuries suffered at an East Alton Olin plant has been continued.
Status conference moved to June in family's suit against car jackers
A status conference in a suit filed by a family allegedly injured in a collision stemming from a car-jacking has been moved to June.
County board member's personal injury suit moved to October
An October status conference has been set in a personal injury suit filed by a St. Clair County board member.
No action since January in Redbox class action
There has been no action since January in a proposed class action over the late fees charged by the owner of RedBox video rental kiosks commonly found at grocery and other stores.
Cahokia school district suit over girl's sexual assault moved to July
Ohl A status conference has been moved to July in a suit brought against Cahokia Unit School District #187 by a mother who claims bad security led to her daughter's sexual assault.
Federal Syngenta atrazine suit continues as five hour settlement conference comes to nothing
Tillery A five hour settlement conference did not result in the end of a federal class action suit brought against the maker of the popular weed killer atrazine.
Madison County asbestos case settles; Hyster last defendant standing
Gori Although jurors filled the basement of the Madison County courthouse Wednesday for most of the day, their service was not needed as an asbestos case brought by an Arizona retired mechanic settled around 3 p.m.
Mudge bows out of Buske legal malpractice case; second judge to step out since April 8
Beasley Two Madison County circuit judges have bowed out of a legal malpractice case filed by Sara Buske against her divorce attorney and accountants within a week of each other.
Former nurse files amended complaint in St. Anthony's defamation suit
Perica A former nurse has filed an amended complaint in a defamation of character suit aimed at his former employer, Saint Anthony's Hospital, and a former co-worker.
Holiday Shores files motion to compel in Syngenta atrazine suit
Tillery The lead plaintiff in one of a series of class actions filed over the alleged contamination of water by the herbicide atrazine is asking Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge to order the defendant in one of those suits to answer its discovery questions.
Hearing set Monday on summary judgment moves in abortion clinic battery case
Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla is set to hear arguments on several summary judgment moves filed by a Granite City women's clinic and its staff members in a battery suit brought by a woman who sought an abortion there three years ago.
Plaintiff moves to dismiss counts in med mal suit over woman's colon cancer death
Hylla The plaintiff in a medical malpractice suit against the owners of Heartland Healthcare and a woman's doctor has moved to dismiss several counts of her suit.
Buske suit against divorce attorneys gets new judge; main witness is friend of Matoesian
Pranaitis A legal malpractice case filed by Sara Buske against her former divorce attorneys has a new judge due to a witness's relationship with Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian.
Tillery wants PR firm's documents in atrazine class action
Tillery Lead plaintiff Holiday Shores Sanitary District has asked Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge to order defendant Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. to turn over documents related to Chicago public relations firm Jayne Thompson & Associates (JTA) that it claims are not privileged.
Funeral home fall trial pushed off
Hylla The trial of a slip and fall lawsuit filed against the Paynic Home for Funerals in East Alton has been pushed off.