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Suit alleging sexual assault at East St. Louis high school at trial in Gleeson’s court
A mother’s lawsuit alleging her disabled daughter was removed from class and sexually assaulted by another East St. Louis high school student is at trial in Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson’s courtroom. -
Belleville attorney Hoerner files for Fifth District Appellate Court; Overstreet also files
Belleville attorney Kevin Hoerner has submitted paperwork to run in the spring primary as a Democratic candidate for the Fifth District Appellate Court, in a seat being vacated by retiring Justice Richard Goldenhersh. -
JSS Hospitality LLC alleges partner breached duty in hotel development
EDWARDSVILLE – A Madison County company alleges that it was prevented from developing a hotel in Glen Carbon because a partner entered into another agreement with another investor. -
Wrongful death suit filed against Cedar Ridge Health and Rehab Center
BELLEVILLE – A man is suing a Lebanon nursing home for failing to transfer a patient when her condition worsened, allegedly causing her to die of a stroke shortly after. -
St. Clair County responds to residents' motion to strike bid rigging suit; Parties seek to extend August trial date
St. Clair County and former treasurer Charles Suarez filed a response to several residents’ motion to strike their reply supporting summary judgment, claiming that their reply sufficiently argues “exceptional circumstances” to file the reply in a suit alleging they participated in a bid rigging scheme. -
Passenger alleges injuries from 2016 collision
BELLEVILLE — A passenger is suing a motorist for allegedly hitting the car he was riding in. -
Yandle denies tax buyers’ motion to file reply in support of summary judgment in St. Clair County bid rigging suit
U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle denied a group of St. Clair County tax buyers’ request to file a reply in support of their motion for summary judgment while St. Clair County and the former treasurer filed their own separate reply in a suit alleging they participated in a bid rigging scheme. -
Tax buyers seek summary judgment in St. Clair County bid-rigging suit; Residents file individual oppositions
St. Clair County residents alleging several tax buyers participated in a bid-rigging conspiracy filed oppositions to the defendants’ motions for summary judgment. -
St. Clair County settles discrimination suit with former clerk
A discrimination suit against St. Clair County Circuit Clerk Kahala Clay settled Jan. 30, the day it was set to go to a jury trial in federal court in Benton. -
St. Clair County treasurer, tax buyers seek to exclude engineer's testimony in bid-rigging class action
St. Clair County Treasurer Charles Suarez and several tax buyers accused of participating in a bid-rigging conspiracy seek to exclude an engineer’s testimony and opinion. -
Woman’s suit alleging she fell while cutting grass voluntarily dismissed
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson granted voluntary dismissal in a woman’s suit alleging she fell on a city retaining wall while cutting her grass. -
Pedestrian allegedly dies after being struck by motorist
BELLEVILLE — A family claims their father died after being struck by a vehicle while walking along Illinois Route 161. -
Hearing set for Belleville’s motion to dismiss woman’s suit alleging she fell while cutting grass
The City of Belleville’s motion to dismiss a woman’s suit alleging she fell on a city retaining wall while cutting her grass is set for a hearing this month. -
Judge Kelley grants relief from judgment in sex assault suit involving Cahokia daycare
St. Clair County Associate Judge Randall Kelley granted the operator of a Cahokia daycare’s motion for relief from judgment in a lawsuit alleging a child was sexually molested in her care. -
Weber leading in Fifth District Appellate Court campaign contributions; Candidates raise more than $388K total
Campaign finance records with the Illinois State Board of Elections show that Jefferson County Circuit Judge Jo Beth Weber has received the most Fifth District Appellate Court campaign contributions for the third quarter with a total of $153,721. -
Cahokia daycare operator denies being served lawsuit alleging sexual abuse
The operator of a Cahokia daycare claims she wasn’t served the case before summary judgment was entered against her in a lawsuit alleging a child was sexually molested in her care. -
Belleville firm that defends county is big contributor to judges seeking to stay on bench
Becker Hoerner law firm of Belleville, which earns hundreds of thousands a year representing St. Clair County in civil suits, contributed $5,000 each to campaigns of circuit judges Robert Haida and Robert LeChien this year. -
Driver claims he was injured in Fairview Heights accident
EDWARDSVILLE – A man claims he was injured when another driver struck his vehicle in an accident in Fairview Heights. -
Candidates for Fifth District and Twentieth Judicial raise mostly modest sums in first quarter
First quarter fund-raising by candidates for the Fifth District Appellate Court was most active in Judge Brad Bleyer's campaign, according to records from the Illinois State Board of Elections. -
East St. Louis school alleges immunity in student’s slip and fall lawsuit
The East St. Louis School District 189 says it is immune from liability in a student’s lawsuit alleging she slipped and fell in the high school gymnasium.