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Recent News About Brown & James
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Brown & James Ranked in 2023 Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® ranked Brown & James in the 2023 “Best Law Firms” list nationally in appellate practice area and regionally in 13 practice areas. -
Five Brown & James attorneys named 2023 Benchmark Litigation Stars
Five Brown & James attorneys named 2023 Benchmark Litigation Stars. -
Montgomery County jurors side with grain truck driver in collision with Prius; Plaintiffs sought $1.5 million
HILLSBORO – Montgomery County jurors returned a verdict for farmer James Reynolds in December, finding he didn’t cause a collision between his grain truck and a Toyota Prius. -
Settlement doesn't mean a settling party's share of blame in injury lawsuit considered 'uncollectable': IL Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled defendants in personal injury lawsuits can't use a settlement by another party to shift some of the remaining liability onto still another party. Dissenting justices called the ruling unfair. -
Wood River tenant, landlord settle suit alleging ceiling fell on plaintiff's head
A Wood River tenant reached a settlement with her landlord in a suit alleging she was injured when part of the ceiling of her rental property fell on her head. -
St. Clair County jurors award motorist $3,000; Plaintiff asked for $6 million
A St. Clair County jury awarded a motorist $3,000 after the plaintiff had requested $6 million in a trial involving a Fairview Heights collision. -
St. Clair County jury reaches defense verdict in trip, fall suit
A St. Clair County jury returned a defense verdict in a woman’s lawsuit alleging she fell in a parking lot. -
Dugan denies request for third trial in suit alleging woman died from blood clot caused by sprained ankle
Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan denied a second request for a new trial in a medical malpractice suit alleging a woman died from a blood clot caused by a sprained ankle. -
St. Clair County jury awards student $5,000 in tuition loss following Lebanon collision
A McKendree University student was awarded $5,000 by a St. Clair County jury in a suit alleging she was forced to withdraw from classes following a collision. -
Madison County jury returns defense verdict in retrial alleging woman died from blood clot caused by sprained ankle
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. -
Retrial underway in suit alleging sprained ankle caused blood clot; Matoesian accused of bias during 2013 trial
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. -
Physician denies liability in suit alleging patient died following colonoscopy
A physician denies that negligence caused a patient to be deprived of oxygen to her brain while undergoing a routine colonoscopy. -
Rudolf grants dismissal in suit alleging patient died following colonoscopy; Plaintiff given leave to amend complaint
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf granted a physician’s motion to dismiss a medical malpractice suit alleging a patient died following a routine colonoscopy. -
McGlynn vacates order granting taxable costs in suit alleging copper sulfate dumped into lake
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn granted a woman’s motion to vacate a judgment he awarded to First National Bank of Waterloo for taxable court costs in a suit alleging the bank dispensed copper sulfate into lake waters. -
St. Clair County jury awards patient $600,000 in suit alleging injuries from breast reduction surgery
A St. Clair County jury awarded a patient $600,000 in a suit alleging she suffered permanent injuries following a bilateral breast reduction surgery. -
McGlynn awards taxable costs to First National Bank of Waterloo in suit alleging it dispensed toxins into lake
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn granted First National Bank of Waterloo’s motion to recover taxable court costs against a woman alleging the defendant dispensed copper sulfate into lake waters. -
Companies deny liability in suit alleging man tripped at Fairview Heights homecoming
A contracting company and electrical company argue that a Fairview Heights homecoming attendee caused his own injuries by failing to keep a careful lookout to avoid an open and obvious condition when he tripped on a raised electrical box. -
Wood River Township intervenes in employee’s personal injury suit
Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder granted Wood River Township’s petition to intervene in an employee’s lawsuit against a homeowner alleging he injured his shoulder when attempting to pick up a bag full of rocks.