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Crowder says she will return $30K donated by asbestos lawyers
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder said in a prepared statement that she would be returning campaign contributions she received from asbestos attorneys that came shortly after she issued a ruling favorable to those attorneys.
Harrison prepares to take on asbestos docket
Harrison Newly appointed asbestos Judge Clarence Harrison said Wednesday that he is not certain why Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder was abruptly removed from the docket on Monday, or why he was chosen to replace her.
Third grade students participate in Madison County mock trial; Crowder presides in case involving Big Bad Wolf
Third graders participate in a Madison County mock trial on Tuesday. Third grade students from Worden Elementary School in Edwardsville performed a mock trial Tuesday in Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's courtroom in the case of B.B. Wolf (a/k/a Big Bad Wolf) vs. Curly Pig.
Jury awards more than $2 million to man injured by Imo's pizza delivery driver
Armbruster A Madison County jury on Tuesday awarded $2,284,500 to Matthew Bruntjen in a week-long trial over a 2009 auto accident caused by an Imo's pizza delivery driver.
Jury in pizza delivery case sent home; Plaintiff asks for $11 million
Armbruster Madison County jurors were sent home after 5 p.m. Monday after deliberating for nearly four hours in a trial involving a 2009 auto accident caused by an Imo's pizza delivery driver.
Jury listens to day four of testimony in case involving Imo's pizza delivery driver
Armbruster Madison County jurors listened to the fourth day of arguments Friday in a trial involving a 2009 auto accident caused by an Imo's pizza delivery driver.
Pattern jury instructions available on Illinois Supreme Court website
Kilbride Illinois pattern jury instructions, for civil and criminal cases, can now be accessed on the Illinois Supreme Court website at www.state.il.us/court.
Gatekeeper: Garage attendant Ed Wall gets to know his customers with a smile
Ed Wall at his post at the St. Clair County Courthouse parking garage. Ed Wall always has a warm greeting for customers at the St. Clair County parking garage.
Dog owners ask to file affirmative defenses in injury suit brought by letter carrier
Defendants James and Renee Beyer on Dec. 2 requested Madison County Circuit Judge Ann Callis to allow them to file their affirmative defenses in a case of a letter carrier from Granite City who says he was attacked by a dog while delivering mail.
Callis denies motion to dismiss counts in defamation case against Fairmont City church and members
Callis Callis denies defense motion to dismiss several counts in case of Caseyville man who claims his pastor falsely accused him of sexually assaulting a minor
Opening arguments begin in Imo's pizza delivery accident
Craney Opening arguments started Tuesday in a personal injury case in Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian's courtroom over a 2009 two-car collision involving a pizza delivery driver and the man who was injured as a result of the accident.
Mark Rabe to run on Republican ticket for Third Judicial Court seat
Rabe Attorney Mark Rabe of Edwardsville is running for election to the Third Judicial court and soon-to-be-vacant seat of retiring Circuit Judge Charles V. Romani, Jr.
Status conference set Feb. 13 in case against Pasta House
A status conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Feb. 13 in St. Clair County Judge Andrew Gleeson's courtroom in a case filed by Phillip Jameson of St. Clair County against Preferred Pasta, owner of the Pasta House Restaurant.
ESL church answers personal injury suit
Falvey Plaintiff's attorney Shaun Falvey filed a certificate of service Nov. 28 in St. Clair County Court on behalf of his client Marcella McCorn, who is suing an East St. Louis Church, because she allegedly slipped and fell on a broken step while there to attend services.
Spragues' car accident suit set for case management conference on Wednesday
A case management conference is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday in a personal injury lawsuit filed by Belleville attorney Robert Sprague and his wife, St. Clair County Auditor Patty Sprague.
Case against Quik Trip in court Dec. 14
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth ordered a case management conference for Dec. 14 in a personal injury case that has twice been dismissed.
Case management conference set in case against Collinsville Chamber
A case management conference is set next March over an accident involving a Collinsville man, who fell off a golf cart at the city's annual Italianfest in 2009.
Personal injury trial slated Monday over Imo's pizza delivery accident
Matoesian A trial is expected to start Monday in Madison County Judge Andreas A. Matoesian's courtroom in a personal injury suit stemming from a Bethalto pizza delivery in August 2009.
Hearing set for Friday in suit of Collinsville homeowners against Edwardsville title company
Mudge A hearing will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday in Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge's courtroom in a lawsuit involving Collinsville homeowners who claim their property is prone to flooding.
Crowder to work on 2013 asbestos trial dates Wednesday
Crowder A hearing involving Madison County asbestos trial dockets for 2013 will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's courtroom.