Illinois Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Recent News About Illinois Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
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Former Slab Masters employee denies allegations in breach of contract suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – A former Slab Masters employee argues that a non-compete agreement is unenforceable in response to a suit alleging he left the Caseyville company to work for a competitor. -
Belleville man sues construction company claiming driver ran over him twice
BELLEVILLE – A Belleville couple is suing Klemme Construction alleging that one of its employees caused the plaintiff to suffer severe injuries. -
Belleville father alleges son was injured by vicious dog, sues owners
BELLEVILLE – A Belleville man is suing a couple alleging that their dog attacked and injured his son. -
Woman claims defective walker sold on Amazon caused her to fall and become paraplegic
BELLEVILLE – A woman who claims she became paraplegic after falling from a walker is suing the manufacturer, medical providers and Amazon for selling her the product. -
Duebbert answers ARDC complaint challenging law enforcement officer conduct
SPRINGFIELD – Ron Duebbert, who lost a job as judge due to testimony from two law enforcement officers, challenges their conduct in proceedings before an agency that aims to take away his law license. -
High Court won’t take up nursing home BIPA class action rejected at Fifth District
SPRINGFIELD – Supreme Court Justices won’t review an appellate court decision that shrank a class action for nursing home workers from 21 locations to one. -
St. Clair County Court updates responses to COVID-19 emergency
All civil, criminal and traffic matters, including jury and bench trials, hearings and status conferences are continued 60 days. -
Kelly and County move to dismiss claims in Duebbert's malicious prosecution suit
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County and former state’s attorney Brendan Kelly moved to dismiss Ron Duebbert’s malicious prosecution suit on Feb. 28, claiming he failed to demonstrate there was no probable cause. -
O'Fallon woman sued for allegedly embezzling $1.68 millon from retired Memorial doctor
An O'Fallon woman is accused of stealing $1.68 million from retired Memorial Hospital emergency medicine physician Dr. Thomas F. Byrne, 72, who's now living in Florida. -
Fifth District flushes half-million toilet paper injury verdict out of St. Clair Co.
MOUNT VERNON – Pilot Travel Center in East St. Louis couldn’t have foreseen that two pounds of toilet paper would fall on someone entering a restroom stall, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Jan. 27 in a published opinion. -
Judge Hoerner asks Germany to allow Sprague and Tillery to depose Syngenta consultant
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County Associate Judge Kevin Hoerner has asked the government of Germany to let attorneys Bob Sprague and Stephen Tillery grill a Syngenta consultant about Parkinson’s disease. -
Vacancy in Twentieth Judicial Circuit announced; Seat will be filled until December 2022
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier has announced an application process for appointment to an at large circuit judge vacancy in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, created by the removal of circuit judge Ron Duebbert on Jan. 10. -
Man sues maker of liquid food over father's injuries, death, claiming maggots or other contaminant in product
BELLEVILLE — A man is suing Abbott Laboratories for injuries his father suffered before his death. -
Unnatural accumulation of ice prompts slip and fall suit against Menards
BELLEVILLE - An unnatural accumulation of ice in the parking lot of a store has prompted a slip and fall lawsuit. -
Belleville attorney is sued over 2017 rear-end crash on Route 15
BELLEVILLE – Lawyer Charles J. Baricevic caused a traffic collision that injured two persons in two vehicles, according to a suit filed in St. Clair County circuit court. -
Jurors find for Allstate in Sieron’s Hawk Properties wall collapse claim
BELLEVILLE – Jurors in the court of Circuit Judge Christopher Kolker found Allstate Insurance properly denied a claim from a business of the Sieron real estate family. -
Eyecare clinic, doctor, sued over claims failed to warn about dangers of contact lens brand
BELLEVILLE - An eye clinic and doctor face a lawsuit over claims they failed to warn a client about the dangers of keeping a brand of contact lenses in for too long and while sleeping. -
Starbucks customers claims injured while exiting the store
BELLEVILLE - A Starbucks customer claims she was injured by a hydraulic door closer when exiting one of its stores. -
Nursing care center accused of neglect in complaint filed on behalf of former resident
BELLEVILLE - A care home faces accusations in a lawsuit that its staff neglected a resident to the point of abuse. -
Couple claims dislodged pipe caused poisoning, brain injuries to themselves, child
BELLEVILLE - A family claims they were poisoned by carbon monoxide and are blaming a dislodged furnace exhaust pipe, according to a lawsuit filed against a roofer they are allege was partly responsible.