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Hylla grants motion to dismiss case against Prairie Farms
Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla has granted a motion to dismiss a breach of contract lawsuit filed six years ago by Michael and Denise Richter, owners of Rich-Lane Farms in Highland, against Prairie Farms Dairy.
Judges to bring Constitution and courts to high school students
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder and Associate Judge Donald Flack plan to bring the courtroom to the classroom, starting Monday.
Trial involving nurse's case against Anderson to start Monday
Ruth A trial is expected to begin today over a nurse's complaint against her former employer, Anderson Hospital, in Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth's court.
Area attorneys, judges speak at Comparative Law seminar
(Left to right) Tom Jones, Stephen Corn, Tracy Zuckett, Pamela Meanes and Gordon Broom More than 100 attorneys attended the Illinois and Missouri Comparative Law Seminar, hosted by the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers Friday at the Busch Stadium Conference Center.
Case against Sheriff 's Office set for trial; Deputies accused of tasering allegedly intoxicated female
Hylla A Macoupin County woman's case against the Madison County Sheriff's Office and two of its deputies is set to go to trial Monday in Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla's court.
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation to receive $500K grant
Wood Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. announced that it will receive a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
Altercation with car repossessor was in self-defense, defendant answers
A Granite City repossession company claims any physical contact between a Jefferson County, Mo. man and any individual defendant "was incidental or in self-defense."
Driver's case against hospital settles through mediation on eve of trial
Behr A trial scheduled to begin Tuesday in Madison County over a delivery driver's case against Gateway Regional Medical Center has been mediated and settled.
East St. Louis voters set to vote again on fate of election board
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn on Friday approved a petition that will allow East St. Louis voters to answer the following question in the November General Election: Should the East St. Louis Board of Elections be disbanded?
Regina Wells joins HeplerBroom as associate
Wells ST. LOUIS – Regina Wells has joined HeplerBroom LLC in the St. Louis office as an associate attorney.
Woman who alleges she was videotaped at tanning salon denies defendant's affirmative defenses
Hylla A woman claiming she was illegally videotaped in the nude while at a Glen Carbon tanning salon has denied she breached a duty to take precautions for her own privacy.
Status conference reset in case against Fragrant 40 swine farm
St. Clair County Judge Vincent Lopinot on Aug. 27 reset a status conference to Oct. 29 in a lawsuit over an allegedly odorous pig farm.
Hawkins continues quest for East. St. Louis voter records
Hawkins An East St. Louis man is asking St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn to reconsider his July 27 order that rejected his request to access East St. Louis' list of inactive and "dead" voters.
Lawsuit filed by adult entertainment website transferred to federal court
Bozarth A lawsuit filed by an adult entertainment website against Anthony Smith and a number of Internet, cable and phone providers has been removed to federal court.
Lopinot grants banks more time to respond to MERS lawsuit
Lopinot St. Clair County Associate Judge Vincent Lopinot on Aug. 24 granted 22 banks until Sept. 7 to respond to a lawsuit over the recording of mortgages.
Jury declares obstetrician/gynecologist not negligent; Plaintiffs sought $450K
Womick A St. Clair County jury found a local obstetrician/gynecologist not negligent on Tuesday evening following a seven-day trial involving a woman's hysterectomy performed seven years ago.
Venice car dealer fights lawsuit over trailer
Reda A Venice car dealer accused of refusing to return a trailer to a leasing company has filed a counterclaim in Madison County Circuit Court.
State Farm seeks to transfer case to St. Louis; Cites congested docket in Madison County
Morrissey State Farm Insurance requested to move a lawsuit against the company to St. Louis, stating that Madison County has been recognized as having a congested docket.
Agency for Community Transit denies ownership of bike trail in lawsuit
Ohl The Agency for Community Transit denies ownership of a bike trail at issue in a Madison County personal injury lawsuit.
Area leaders attend domestic violence prevention conference
Third Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council team members. Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder and local attorney Joan Spiegel were among area leaders who went to Springfield to begin a project to protect victims of domestic violence.