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Madison County civil docket July 24-25

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jul 17, 2019

Madison County judges Smith, Chapman, Dugan, Ruth and Hylla have law cases scheduled on the civil docket for July 24 and 25.

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Healthcare professionals deny liability in suit alleging patient died from anesthesia

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jul 16, 2019

Several medical professionals and healthcare facilities deny liability in a suit alleging a patient died from the general anesthesia he was given.

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East St. Louis denies liability in former fire captain's suit over wages

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jul 16, 2019

The City of East St. Louis argues that a former captain of the fire department failed to exhaust all of his administrative remedies in a suit alleging he was not paid for accumulated sick and vacation days upon retirement.

Attorneys & Judges

Belleville attorney Elaine LeChien picked associate judge

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jul 12, 2019

Belleville attorney Elaine LeChien has been selected to fill the St. Clair County Associate Judge vacancy created following the retirement of former judge Janet Hormberg.

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Gori Julian attorney Amy Gabriel announces candidacy for Madison County Circuit Clerk

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jul 11, 2019

Edwardsville attorney Amy Gabriel of prominent asbestos firm Gori Julian & Associates announced Thursday her candidacy for the office of Madison County Circuit Clerk on the Democratic ticket in the November 2020 election.

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Madison County civil docket July 15-19

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jul 10, 2019

Madison County judges Ruth, Dugan and Smith have law cases scheduled on the civil docket for July 15-19.

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Prenzler, Faccin reach tentative settlement in suit over request for access to county financial system

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jul 8, 2019

Madison County Chairman Kurt Prenzler announced Monday that he and auditor Rick Faccin reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit contesting a resolution demanding read-only access to the county financial system for certain officials.

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Madison County auditor, Board negotiating settlement in suit preventing access to county financial software

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jul 2, 2019

In a request to continue a motion hearing, Madison County auditor Rick Faccin states that he is nearing a settlement agreement with the Madison County Board in regards to a contested resolution demanding access to county financial information for certain officials.

Lawsuits

East St. Louis denies liability in suit alleging student injured on monkey bars

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 28, 2019

An East St. Louis school district argues that it had no notice of an alleged defect in a mother’s suit alleging her son was injured when he fell off the monkey bars.

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Subway argues customer moved light fixture, causing it to fall

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 27, 2019

Subway Real Estate argues that a man alleging he was injured by a falling light fixture at the East St. Louis Subway contributed to his own injuries by handling the overhead light and causing it to fall.

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Suit alleging six-year-old boy was injured at trampoline park settles

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 26, 2019

The mother of a boy who was allegedly injured at a Glen Carbon trampoline park has reached a $15,000 settlement with the defendant on the child’s behalf.

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Madison County jury returns defense verdict in retrial alleging woman died from blood clot caused by sprained ankle

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 26, 2019

A Madison County jury reached a defense verdict for the second time in a medical malpractice suit alleging a woman died from a blood clot caused by a sprained ankle.

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Edwardsville law firm ordered to respond in legal malpractice suit over $785K jury verdict

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 26, 2019

Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan granted Midwest Sanitary Service’s motion to compel an Edwardsville law firm and two attorneys to answer interrogatories in a legal malpractice suit alleging negligent representation resulted in a $785,000 jury verdict.

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Greensfelder CEO Timothy Thornton dies following bike collision

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 26, 2019

Greensfelder chief executive officer and president Timothy R. Thornton, 64, died June 23 following a bike accident.

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Madison County civil docket July 1-11

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 26, 2019

Madison County judges Dugan, Mudge and Harrison have law cases scheduled on the civil docket for July 1-11.

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Matoesian presides over May dockets during brief return before retirement

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 24, 2019

Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian, who had been on leave since September and will retire next month, briefly returned to his office and presided over two May dockets, including a woman's suit alleging she was injured when the rear tires fell off a bus.

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Retrial underway in suit alleging sprained ankle caused blood clot; Matoesian accused of bias during 2013 trial

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 19, 2019

A medical malpractice suit alleging a woman died from a blood clot caused by a sprained ankle is at trial again after the plaintiffs accused Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian of bias in favor of the defense and the appellate court ruled that a retrial was necessary.

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Madison County civil docket June 25-28

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 19, 2019

Madison County judges Stobbs, Chapman, Hylla, Ruth, Dugan, and Matoesian have law cases scheduled on the civil docket for June 25-28.

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Settlement approved in civil suit over fatal November 2017 crash; Warrant issued after truck driver failed to appear while out on bond

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 18, 2019

Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth approved a confidential settlement in a civil lawsuit against a truck driver who has since disappeared while out on bond after causing a multi-vehicle fatal crash on I-55 in November 2017.

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Summary judgment sought in suit preventing access to county financials; County board, treasurer discredit auditor’s ‘obsession’ with ongoing investigation

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Jun 14, 2019

Madison County auditor Rick Faccin calls a resolution demanding access to county financial information for certain officials an attempt to “move the auditor’s file cabinet into their own offices” and argues that allowing access would be improper due to an ongoing investigation.