Christina Stueve News
Hearing continued in case against Cottrell; Jurisdiction appeal pending at Seventh Circuit
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge on Friday continued a hearing on a Cottrell Inc. motion for a stay in a case of a man and his wife suing the trucking company over injuries from a fall.
Congressman Johnson touts conceal carry legislation during Edwardsville visit
Johnson Congressman Tim Johnson (R-Urbana), running for re-election in a new district that includes part of Madison County, touted his sponsorship of conceal-carry legislation on a recent visit to Edwardsville.
Lopinot to hold hearing in lawsuit against parking lot owners and designers
Knapp St. Clair County Associate Judge Vincent Lopinot will hear a motion to compel on Feb. 14 in a case of a woman who filed suit against the owners of a Belleville building where she claims she fell in a parking lot.
Hearing today in man's case against Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Carlson Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge will hold a hearing at 9 a.m. today in a case against Norfolk Southern Railway filed by a man who claims a train hit him while he lay unconscious on railroad tracks near Staunton in 2007.
East St. Louis moving to dismiss officer's suit
Wagner The City of East St. Louis is moving to dismiss a case involving a former police officer who says he is owed nearly $60,000 allegedly promised to him after resigning from the police force.
Harrison to hear requests to alter 2013 asbestos trial date settings
Harrison Madison County Associate Judge Clarence Harrison will hear requests for changes to a preliminary order assigning trial weeks for the 2013 asbestos docket on March 26.
Ruth resets hearing in woman's claim that a couple's dog bit her daughter
Bedesky Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has reset summary judgment arguments involving a personal injury suit over a dog attack.
Local attorneys react to new Illinois Supreme Court rule of allowing cameras into courtrooms
Keefe Jr. Local attorneys have mixed feelings over the state's new pilot program of allowing news cameras into courtrooms.
Doctor requests woman to produce information in case against him
Gutknecht Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth reset a hearing on a motion to compel in a woman's case against her employer, a co-worker and a doctor after she was allegedly forced to undress in front of her co-worker while being examined at a doctor's office for a work-related injury.
Ruth orders plaintiff to answer questions in suit against Sharky's over bar fight injuries
Hasenstab Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth ordered the plaintiff in a personal injury suit to provide answers to the defendants' questions and requests for production of information within 14 days of a Jan. 20 order.
Judge orders FBI to submit report in case against Granite City and police officers
Kamadulski O'Leary Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla on Friday ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigations to provide information to both parties in a lawsuit against the City of Granite City and several of its police officers.
Barge construction company asks judge to remove expert testimony from case
Dripps National Maintenance and Repair, a tugboat shipyard and barge repair facility, on Tuesday requested that Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth prevent an economics expert from testifying on behalf of a man suing the company.
McGlynn allows East St. Louis Board of Elections referendum to go on ballot
Hawkins East St. Louis voters will decide March 20 whether or not to retain the city's elections board.
Pepsi hires new attorneys in mouse in Mountain Dew case
Nester Attorney Michael Nester and the law firm of Donovan Rose Nester in Belleville was hired on Wednesday by PepsiCo to take on a case in which a man is suing the company with claims that he found a mouse in a can of Mountain Dew.
Brennan appeals Gleeson's decision over share of $10.5 million settlement
Kionka Attorney Edward Brennan filed a notice of appeal to St. Clair County Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson's decision ordering him to pay former law partner Michael Constance $1.6 million in a dispute arising from a $10.5 million settlement reached with tennis star Jimmy Connors.
Hearing contined in St. Stanislaus suit against Greensfelder
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto continued a hearing on Tuesday in a legal malpractice case filed by a break-away Roman Catholic Church – St. Stanislaus Parish – against its former lawyers.
Homeowner answers handyman's complaint
A Belleville property owner is fighting back in a suit filed against him by a handyman who says a garage door fell on his head and back.
Pepsi given another extension to answer amended complaint in mouse in Mountain Dew
Unsell PepsiCo was granted a two-week extension to answer a second amended complaint in a case filed by a man who claims he found a dead mouse in a can of Mountain Dew.
Matoesian orders case set for trial Wednesday to go to arbitration
Ohl Amount of money sought by plaintiff's attorney brought down on date of trial
Alton woman receives more than $46,000 for injuries sustained in 2010 car wreck
Glisson Jurors in Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge's courtroom on Tuesday awarded an Alton woman more than $46,000 in damages following a brief trial over a 2010 car wreck.