Illinois Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
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Elderly relative of State’s Attorney Gomric pleads not guilty to sex abuse charge
BELLEVILLE – Nick Gojmeric of Smithton, a 92-year-old relative of St. Clair County state’s attorney James Gomric, pleaded not guilty of sexual abuse on Oct. 30. -
Long term care company accused of biometric privacy violations in suit, class action sought
BELLEVILLE - A former employee of a southern Illinois long term care company is claiming her one time employer violated provisions of a biometric data privacy act. -
Christmas Day tumble on stairs prompts lawsuit against club
BELLEVILLE - A Christmas Day incident on the stairs at the entrance to a club has prompted a lawsuit against the owners. -
Defendant in medical malpractice case wants out of St. Clair County court
BELLEVILLE – Chiropractor Thad Vuagniaux of Edwardsville, defending a claim that he injured a patient’s brain, objected to St. Clair County jurisdiction on Oct. 17. -
Lawsuit filed against Hayden Wrecking Corporation over worker's alleged injury
Hayden Wrecking Corporation is in the middle of a lawsuit after one of its employees physically harmed a third-party truck driver during a job in August. -
Herbst Properties sued following injury on company-owned property
Apartment rental agency Herbst Properties is facing a lawsuit for allegedly breaching a “duty to exercise ordinary care” over a visitor's trip and fall incident. -
Rudolf transfers suit to Marion County where alleged injury occurred, in wake of Fifth District ruling
BELLEVILLE – Four days after appellate judges told St, Clair County Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson to send a suit to the county where the injury happened, Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf sent a suit to the county where the injury happened. -
Level headed appellate court reins in forum shopping
There once was a time when southern Illinois' appellate court system provided cover for some of the most outlandish claims in the nation (retailer class actions awarding millions in fees to lawyers and coupons to consumers over disputes involving pennies comes to mind), with no aspect of commerce immune from litigation. -
Patient sues Associated Physicians Group over alleged botched epidural
BELLEVILLE — A patient is suing a medical group, alleging he was injured in 2017 from an epidural during a pain procedure performed without authorized consent. -
Woman sues Belleville skating rink after allegedly falling, breaking both wrists
BELLEVILLE — A woman is suing a Belleville roller skating rink claiming she broke both her wrists in a fall in March of last year. -
Appellate court stops Cerro trial in St. Clair County on defense petition for emergency relief
MOUNT VERNON – Appellate judges stopped a St. Clair County trial against metal recycler Cerro Flow after Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson granted judgment on liability and prepared to determine damages. -
Oh, what a tangled web James Clayborne wove!
“So, sue me.” -
Clayborne's representation of investor Thane Ritchie hit snag; $20 million default judgment should be 'closely scrutinized,' says bankruptcy trustee
BELLEVILLE – Former state senator and attorney James Clayborne, who claims Chicago investor Thane Ritchie owes his law firm more than $500,000, risked his reputation for the high profile hedge fund manager. -
Suit alleges handyman convinced disabled woman to sell familial mineral rights
BELLEVIEW – A woman's legal guardian are suing her former handyman for allegedly coercing the plaintiff into selling her familial mineral rights to him. -
Hospital wants wrongful death suit transferred from St. Clair Co. to Clinton Co., where allegations arise
BELLEVILLE – St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese seeks to transfer a Carlyle woman’s wrongful death suit from St. Clair County circuit court to Clinton County. -
Attorney for Monsanto files succinct good faith motion in Sauget pollution case
BELLEVILLE – Attorney Bruce Cook, defending Monsanto’s mass pollution settlement, boiled the meaning of good faith down to “consideration and release.” -
In $71 million Viptera fee fight, former judges Herndon, Stack, Baricevic take sides
EAST ST. LOUIS – Retired judges David Herndon and Daniel Stack improperly took sides in a $71 million fee dispute involving farmers suing over Syngenta’s genetically modified corn seeds, Alabama lawyer Lewis Garrison alleged on May 9. -
Fifth District reverses Baricevic, finding prisoner’s petition improperly denied due to trivial error
MOUNT VERNON – Former 20th Circuit chief judge John Baricevic improperly denied a prisoner’s petition due to a trivial error, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on April 1. -
Economic statements of St. Clair Co. associate judges show wealth – and substantial student loan debt
SPRINGFIELD – Resources of St. Clair County associate judges range from relative comfort to a type of strain that affects a significant swath of the American population – student loan debt – according to a review of their statements of economic interest filed with the Illinois Supreme Court. -
Statements of economic interest show local judges have strong interests in corporate America
BELLEVILLE – Attorney Barry Julian’s appointment as an associate judge in Madison County shocked many in Illinois due to his perceived wealth from having built one of the nation’s largest asbestos firms, but St. Clair County voters choose circuit judges from the same high class.