Katz Belleville attorney Julie K. Katz has been appointed associate judge in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit after having received a majority of votes cast by circuit judges.
Maag A summary judgment motion is pending and the path to trial is set for a defamation case filed by two Belleville business owners against the head of a citizen's group aimed at protecting Belleville's heritage.
The parties in a personal injury suit filed by attorney Robert Sprague and his wife, St. Clair County Recorder of Deeds Patty Sprague, have reset a status conference.
Stack MOUNT VERNON - Employers Mutual Insurance wants Fifth District appeals judges to stop a class action Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack certified.
Wexstten MOUNT VERNON – Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack kept a mesothelioma suit that belonged in Michigan, Fifth District appeals judges ruled on Sept. 21.
Maag A status conference has been set in a defamation of character suit brought against a Belleville citizens' group and its leader by two local business owners.
Matoesian A man's suit against his former attorneys in a worker's compensation claim over alleged legal misrepresentation is set for case management next week.
Burke Feuding former law partners are set for a hearing as their fee disputes filed in two counties await the results of mediation ordered by Madison and St. Clair County judges.
The defendant in a personal injury suit brought by a Belleville attorney on his own behalf and that of his wife, the St. Clair County Recorder of Deeds, has filed his answer and appearance in the 2009 suit.
Defranco A case management conference will be held tomorrow in a wrongful death suit brought against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., a physician and his practice.
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla is set to hear a move to push back an October wrongful death trial involving a woman who lost her husband and son in a November 2008 Granite City car accident.
Cueto Members of a St. Clair County class action against Kmart and Sears Roebuck and Co. will receive two vouchers for $5 off any $20 Kmart purchase, according to an order signed by Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto.
Clayborne SPRINGFIELD – Developers of University Town Center, already seeking about $1 billion in state subsidies, additionally plan to call on taxpayers to erect two huge stores.
Mendillo The doctor whose treatment of a 17 month-old boy 10 years ago testified in a St. Clair County med mal trial Thursday that she had followed the standard of care and re-run questionable labs just prior to his death.
Pediatrician Dr. Marc Weber testified that he believed the defendant in a St. Clair County medical malpractice trial deviated from the standard care when she treated a toddler who presented with "toxic" symptoms 10 years ago.