David Dugan
Recent News About David Dugan
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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. -
Edwardsville law firm ordered to respond in legal malpractice suit over $785K jury verdict
Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan granted Midwest Sanitary Service’s motion to compel an Edwardsville law firm and two attorneys to answer interrogatories in a legal malpractice suit alleging negligent representation resulted in a $785,000 jury verdict. -
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. -
Midwest Sanitary Service says recovery of punitive damages proper in legal malpractice suit over $785K verdict
Midwest Sanitary Service and two employees urge Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan to deny an Edwardsville law firm’s motion to dismiss a legal malpractice suit alleging negligent representation resulted in a $780,000 jury verdict. -
Court conference continued in VAC's suit over $1 million funding dispute
Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan has continued a case management conference in the Veterans Assistance Commission and superintendent Brad Lavite’s suit seeking more than $1 million due to alleged funding shortfalls. -
Motion to dismiss taken under advisement in legal malpractice suit over $785,000 Madison County jury verdict
Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan took an Edwardsville law firm’s motion to dismiss under advisement in a former client’s legal malpractice lawsuit alleging negligent representation resulted in a $780,000 jury verdict. -
Facility service provider counter sues Gori Julian over contract dispute at Edwardsville properties
EDWARDSVILLE – Gori Julian law firm, a national leader in asbestos litigation, has tangled itself in a $70,000 dispute over soap and towels and such. -
Motorist awarded $14,000 in trial over Collinsville crash
A Madison County jury awarded a motorist $14,000 in a suit involving a Collinsville collision. -
Educator, well-known NCAA basketball ref Hightower fighting hometown Alton in discrimination suit
BENTON – A housing development business owned by former NCAA basketball referee and educator Ed Hightower is accused of lying in a discrimination lawsuit the business is pursuing against the City of Alton, Hightower's hometown. -
Lavite, VAC deny affirmative defenses in $1 million funding dispute
The Veterans Assistance Commission and superintendent Brad Lavite denied Madison County’s affirmative defenses alleging the plaintiffs’ suit seeking more than $1 million due to alleged funding shortfalls is “frivolous” and without “basis in fact or law.” -
Asbestos to family law: Barry Julian sworn in as associate judge
Newly appointed Madison County associate judge Barry Julian will preside over the family division after being sworn into his new role on Feb 8. -
Smith to preside over civil case in law division; Plaintiff awarded $50K in arbitration
Madison County Circuit Judge Sarah Smith will preside over a case management conference Feb. 15 in a suit involving a Madison collision in which the plaintiff was awarded $50,000 in arbitration in June. -
Dugan partially grants motion to dismiss legal malpractice suit involving $780K Madison County jury verdict
Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan granted in part an Edwardsville law firm and two attorneys’ motion to dismiss a former client’s legal malpractice lawsuit alleging negligent representation resulted in a $780,000 jury verdict. -
Residency of newly appointed Madison County associate judge - asbestos attorney Julian - is questioned
At the time attorney John Barry Julian would have submitted his application for Madison County associate judge, he was not a registered voter in the Third Judicial Circuit. -
Asbestos attorney Barry Julian appointed Madison County associate judge
Asbestos attorney Barry Julian of Gori & Julian has been appointed an associate judge in Madison County to fill the vacancy left when Sarah Smith was elected circuit judge. -
Asbestos attorney Julian applies for Madison Co. judgeship; Critic says enough with Dems crowding bench - try 'diversity of thought'
Twelve area attorneys have applied for the associate judge position that opened after Sarah Smith was elected circuit judge in Madison County in November, including the co-founder of what has become a national asbestos law firm. -
Madison County saw nine jury trials in 2018; Jurors award plaintiffs more than $186K in damages
Plaintiff verdicts in 2018 may have amounted to two-thirds of the trial outcomes, but jurors sent a clear message to plaintiffs pursuing collision suits after they entered several awards for $1,000 or less. In those suits, a motorist was awarded $1,000 and two bus passengers were awarded $1,000 and $500. -
Truck driver, employer settle suit involving fatal I-55 crash in November 2017
The father of a woman who was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on I-55 in November 2017 has reached a confidential settlement with the truck driver who caused the collision and his employer. -
Dugan upholds MESD board vote to terminate 10 employees in Open Meetings Act dispute
EDWARDSVILLE – Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan declined to overturn a decision of the Metro East Sanitation District board, terminating 10 employees last year. -
Motorist seeks court fees following $1,000 jury verdict
A motorist seeks an assessment of costs after a Madison County jury awarded him just $1,000 and Circuit Judge David Dugan denied his request for a new trial in a suit involving a 2011 Michigan crash.