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Court security officer settles defamation suit against Venice
A Madison County court security officer has settled his defamation suit against the city of Venice.
Lakin sentenced to six years in federal prison
Tom Lakin U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert sentenced Tom Lakin to six years in prison this morning after Lakin plead guilty to drug charges.
Hospital, docs will not answer med-mal complaint until certificate of merit is filed
Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City will not answer Kausar Ahsan Iqbal's medical malpractice suit until the plaintiff files a certificate of merit.
Parties settle lawsuit over Granite City crash
Deona Chiappa has settled her personal injury suit against Carol Ogle.
Defendant: Plaintiff's injuries not as severe as suit alleges
Laidlaw Transit and its employee claim the plaintiff in a personal injury auto accident suit was not injured to the extent he claimed in his suit.
Slip and fall case against Lowe's settles
A man who tripped and fell face first on a piece of plywood at the Alton Lowe's Home Center has settled his personal injury lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.
Jury sides with doctor in botched breast surgery
A Madison County jury ruled in favor of Maryville plastic surgeon Dr. R. Craig McKee on Friday after deliberating nearly 16 hours over two days in a medical malpractice case over a breast reduction surgery.
Jurors still deliberating in case against plastic surgeon
Madison County jurors were still deliberating Friday morning in a case against a plastic surgeon accused of removing too much breast tissue in a reduction surgery nearly nine years ago.
Trial against Dynegy over man's fall from bulldozer to begin
Crowder A trial against Dynegy Midwest Generation is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Oct. 6, in Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's courtroom.
Walgreens wants Greene County claimant's case transferred out of Madison County
Walgreens wants a lawsuit that alleges it gave the wrong dose of medication to a patient transferred from Madison County to Jersey County.
Collinsville tavern, attacker sued
A man who was assaulted at a Collinsville tavern filed suit against Steve Joe Piper alleging he was attacked for no reason.
Oncologist doubts credibility of lawsuit's certificate of merit
Oncologist Thomas Ryan, M.D. wants a wrongful death complaint filed against him in Madison County dismissed over objections to the lawsuit's certificate of merit.
Norfolk wants Indiana man's FELA claim dismissed on forum non conveniens
Norfolk Southern Railway wants Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian to dismiss a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) suit based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
Motions in limine decided in surgeon's trial
Matoesian Jurors in a medical malpractice trial against a plastic surgeon accused of negligently peforming a breast reduction surgery will not hear evidence that the plaintiff was a public aid recipient.
Surgeon on trial for removing too much breast tissue
A plastic surgeon who allegedly removed too much breast tissue in a reduction surgery nearly nine years ago will go on trial this week in Madison County.
Judge denies post-trial motions in Magna Bank case
Carr Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel J. Stack has denied all post trial motions in the case of Magna Bank v. Thompson Coburn.
Railroad seeks to transfer FELA case
Norfolk Southern Railway will be in court on Oct. 3, arguing its motion to transfer a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) complaint based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
Fla. investor seeks to lead class against H&R Block
An investor in Cape Coral, Fla., says he wants to be the lead plaintiff in a class action case filed in Illinois against H&R Block.
Appeals court to hear Schnucks Market case
The Fifth District Appellate Court will hear Paula Johnson's pro se appeal on Oct. 6, in Mt. Vernon.