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PepsiCo granted more time to plead in mouse in Mountain Dew case
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth on Dec. 14 continued a case management conference until PepsiCo's motion to dismiss is heard in a lawsuit claiming a mouse was found in a can of Mountain Dew.
Dog owners answer plaintiff's questions in letter carrier's suit
Mudge Defendants James and Renee Beyer on Dec. 21 filed a certificate of service, stating their answers to questions were mailed to the plaintiff in a Madison County personal injury suit.
Juneau answers suit saying plaintiff's claim is not sufficient
Callis Juneau Associates has filed a motion to dismiss a Madison County lawsuit claiming the plaintiff did not file a claim sufficient to form a valid lawsuit.
Ruth approves worker's withdrawal of motion to dismiss
Ruth Trial to start Jan. 23 for barge worker who claims his arm was mangled by a large metal ball
Home Depot answers St. Clair County trip and fall suit
Mendillo In its answer to a slip and fall lawsuit, Home Depot claims a plaintiff who alleges she tore her Achilles tendon at its Belleville store was negligent for her own injuries.
County Board member asks for Crowder's resignation
Madison County Board member Mike Walters asked for Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's resignation in an address to the full board on Wednesday night.
Ruth sets case management conference for Feb. 1 in case against Quik Trip
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth on Dec. 14 set a case management conference for Feb. 1 in a suit against Quik Trip.
Lawyer enters appearance in suit against Big Daddy's Disco Diner
Jennifer Kunze entered her appearance Dec. 15 as attorney for Smeetz Inc., doing business as Big Daddy's Disco Diner, which was incorrectly sued as Big Daddy's 618.
Dunstan calls for judicial review of contributions made to Crowder's campaign
Madison County Chairman Alan J. Dunstan is requesting the State of Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board conduct a review to determine if recent contributions made to Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's campaign committee violated the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.
Baxmeyer Construction denies it is responsible for Fredman Brothers' water-damaged furniture
Ruth Baxmeyer Construction Co. responded to a lawsuit filed by Fredman Brothers Furniture Co., denying it is responsible for furniture damaged by leaking water.
Plaintiffs ordered to respond to defendant Prairie Farms' motion to compel
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla on Dec. 16 granted Prairie Farms Dairy's motion to compel plaintiff Michael and Denise Richter to respond to all questions and requests for information within 30 days.
Rural King responds to tree stand suit
Ruth Rural King Holding Company on Dec. 9 denied allegations made against it in a suit filed by a man who says the company manufactured a tree stand ladder that negligently collapsed beneath his weight.
Ford asks to apply previous discovery in suit claiming F-150 accelerated into tree against driver's will
Mudge Ford Motor Co. is asking that discovery taken in a previous action be entered in a recent suit filed by a man who claims his F-150 pickup accelerated into a tree against his will.
Gleeson orders Brennan to pay Constance $1.6 million
St. Clair County Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson on Friday ordered Edward Brennan to pay his former law partner Michael Constance $1.6 million in a dispute arising from a $10.5 million settlement reached with tennis star Jimmy Connors.
St. Clair County employee set to receive $116K work comp claim; Salary in '07 topped $80K
McGlynn An office manager at the St. Clair County Circuit Clerk's office is set to receive more than $116,000 from a workers' compensation claim that alleges her job caused her to develop carpal tunnel syndrome.
Gleeson still deliberating in Constance vs. Brennan
More than two months since a bench trial concluded in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson is still deliberating a dispute between two former Belleville law partners.
Hamel property suit defendant files answer to complaint
Kemper Defendant Jeffrey Cummings on Dec. 8 filed a one-page answer to a complaint filed against him, denying allegations that he dishonored his lease agreement with his tenant and left the tenant with more than $40,000 in costs.
Private detective issues summons to Wal-Mart manager to answer complaint
Hylla Christopher McClintock, an employee of A Closer Look Investigations, a private detective agency in Godfrey, served Glen Masterson, manager of Wal-Mart in Wood River, a summons to file an answer to a Madison County personal injury lawsuit.
Defendant in slip and fall case claims it is wrongly named in suit
Matoesian A defendant in a Madison County slip and fall suit, Shriji Group - which does business as Shop 'N Save - filed a motion to be dismissed from a suit filed by a woman who claims she fell on a pool of water while shopping.
Eunice Smith Home responds to lawsuit after being sued over resident's death
Ruth Alton Memorial Hospital answered a complaint filed against it, denying allegations that Eunice Smith Home is responsible for a resident's death within two weeks of being admitted to the facility.