News from August 2005
Matoesian will decide if case against Memorial will transfer to St. Clair County
Belleville Memorial Hospital Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian will hear a motion to transfer a wrongful death case against Belleville Memorial Hospital to St. Clair County at 9 a.m. on Aug. 24.
Castrol seeks dismissal from suit
Castrol Industries is asking Circuit Judge Daniel Stack to be dismissed from a suit filed by an employee of Owens Brockway Glass Container in Godfrey who claims he was sickened from exposure to Syntilo 9918 and other “metal working fluids.”
Wal-Mart's $1.39 class action suit in conference
After months of delays, Wal-Mart may finally get a chance to present its argument that gift cards cannot be redeemed for cash to Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron during a case management conference ar 9 a.m. on Aug. 24.
Mack truck rear end collision leads to $100k suit
A St. Charles woman who was rear-ended by a Mack truck is suing its owner, Grossman Iron & Steel of St. Louis, for more than $100,000 in damages.
Unsolicited fax case up for certification, management
Circuit Judge Daniel Stack The first class action case filed in Madison County Circuit Court after President George W. Bush signed the Class Action Fairness Act into law Feb. 18 will be up for a case management conference and class certifiction Aug. 24 in Circuit Judge Daniel Stack's third floor courtroom at 9. a.m.
Pothole suit against Granite City in case management
691 Oaklawn A case management conference is set for a "pothole" lawsuit against Granite City in Madison County Circuit Court Judge Andy Matoesian's courtroom at 9 a.m. on Aug. 24.
Post trial motions to be heard in $43 million Ford verdict
Bradley Lakin Plaintiff's attorneys Charles Chapman and Bradley Lakin, who won a $43 million verdict against Ford in April for client Dora Jablonski, will be face-to-face once again with defense attorney Jim Feeney in Madison County Circuit Court.
Man representing self in personal injury suit will be in federal court
One month after filing a personal injury lawsuit in Madison County, Joe Smith of Troy will be fighting his battle in federal court, at least for the time being, as the three defendants removed the case to federal court on Aug. 12.
Medical malpractice suit filed against SLU and physician
SLU Jennie Fosnock of Fairview Heights filed a medical malpractice complaint against James Wade, M.D., Healthcare Physicians of Southern Illinois and St. Louis University in St. Clair County Circuit Court Aug. 5 claiming they failed to perform a routine screening which could have led to the timely treatment of colorectal cancer.
Man who loses arm in wood chipper sues Sears
A man whose left arm was destroyed by a Sears wood chipper filed a $200,000 product liability lawsuit against Sears Roebuck & Co. in St. Clair County Circuit Court Aug
In defense of elections
A new report is reiterating what we already knew about 2004’s Lloyd Karmeier versus Gordon Maag campaign ‘battle royale.’ It was the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history.
Belleville police subject of $2 million rights violation suit
Belleville Police Department Bryan Joseph Schmittling claims Belleville police officers violated his civil rights by ignoring his pleas for medical assistance after an auto accident Dec. 20, 2004, and then torturing him with a taser gun.
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St. Clair County Republicans lose ground to southern Illinois leader
Steve Reeb After decades of carrying the voice for southern Illinois Republicans, the Metro-East lost its leadership reign over the 12th Congressional District.
Second Madison County class action case moves to federal court
Judge Philip Kardis Another Madison County lawsuit has bounced to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act that Congress passed in February.
Matoesian taking another look at $104k judgment against Granite City
Judge Andy Matoesian Armettia Peach paid nothing for owning a $70,000 house in Granite City.
Railroad worker files FELA case in St. Clair County
John J. Gerdausky, a railroad machinist suffering from asbestosis, filed a seven-count Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and Locomotive Boiler Inspection Act (LBIA) lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court Aug. 4.