A Madison County court ruled the divorce of an Edwardsville couple that had been fought by a Wisconsin-based household goods maker will go ahead, pending the resolution of custody matters.
Crowder The plaintiffs in a 2004 wrongful death suit that was decided by a jury in April are asking for a new trial due to what they say was a judge's error. Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder told attorneys from both sides that she will consider whether her refusal to grant a mistrial after a witness violated one of her pre-trial rulings tainted the trial.
A Madison County associate judge will use parts of a collusion complaint he threw out June 12 in his attempts to determine whether an Edwardsville divorce has merit.
The jury was out less than an hour before it awarded a Maryville-based company just over $80,000 the company had been seeking from its insurance company.
Bailey The maker of common household items like Windex and Pledge furniture polish has no standing to argue Thomas and Sara Buske filed a "sham divorce."
A negligence suit brought over injuries sustained in a 2007 rear-end accident in Troy is set for trial Monday. The plaintiff is asking for $50,000 and costs.
A hearing to determine whether a cleaning-product manufacturer can intervene in an Edwardsville divorce is on for Friday before Madison County Associate Judge Duane Bailey.
Crowder After she left court Thursday, Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder rethought her position regarding a trial slated to begin Monday in a complex negligence suit.
Bailey Former Triad Industries owner Rick Jones of Wood River seeks to undo his April 16 divorce from Dorothy Jones, claiming she hasn't kept her part of the bargain.
Attorneys for one of the parties in a complicated Pontoon Beach negligence suit appeared startled Thursday when what they thought was a motion in limine hearing turned into a settlement announcement that would leave them facing trial alone.
More motions will be heard Thursday in a 2007 Pontoon Beach negligence case that has sparked a number of counterclaims as it has added and lost defendants.