News from May 2007
Wal-Mart opponent presses judge for another chance
Shop 'n Save meat cutter Diane Tettaton of Collinsville wants a Madison County judge to reconsider his order nixing her challenge to the city's financing of a Wal-Mart-anchored retail center.
Wednesday, May 23
9:30 a.m.
Monday, May 21
9 a.m.
Byron awards $311,700 to Pizza Hut door victim
Nicholas Byron Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron awarded Amanda Verett a $311,700 default judgment for injuries she allegedly received while holding a Pizza Hut door open for a Troy police officer.
SB1296 passes in House Committee
Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW) rolled a traveling billboard around the state capitol prior to Wednesday's committee hearing in protest of SB1296. The House Judiciary Committee has passed Senate Bill 1296, a proposal that in effect shifts the burden of compensation to the party with the most money rather than the most responsibility in tort cases.
Callis announces use of electronic standardized orders of protection
Chief Judge Ann Callis has recently approved the use of electronic standardized orders of protection for the Third Judicial Circuit.
Buttock ulcer leads to $50k lawsuit
A man who sustained a skin breakdown on his buttocks filed suit against Robings Manor Rehabilation & Health Care Center in Madison County Circuit Court May 10, seeking damages in excess of $50,000.
Highway pedestrian's estate files wrongful death suit against big rig driver
The estate of Christine Hathaway filed a wrongful death suit against Moyer Transportation and Karl Murphy in Madison County Circuit Court May 10, alleging Murphy was negligent in driving his tractor trailer.
Judge says he won't tolerate witness harassment in Lakin case
Federal Judge J. Phil Gilbert has informed Tom Lakin that he will begin selecting a jury on Jan. 10, 2008, at 9 a.m., with the trial to begin four days later in Benton.
Truck driver claims Madison cops battered him for no reason
A St. Louis truck driver filed suit against two Madison police officers in Madison County Circuit Court May 9, alleging they battered and tasered him for no reason.
New associate judge says it's 'only fitting' he now presides over cases
More than 100 attorneys and law enforcement officials attended Madison County Associate Judge Keith Jensen's swearing-in ceromony May 14.
Two med mal trials end in mistrial in Madison County
Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder declared a mistrial in Madison County's latest medical malpractice trial.
Med mal suit filed against Troy family physician
Richard Hunsaker The estate of Larry Dean Hinnen filed a wrongful death suit against Dolores Cantrell, M.D., of Troy Family Health Center in Madison County Circuit Court May 14, alleging Cantrell deviated from the standard of care in treating Hinnen.
House was full of undisclosed defects, suit says
A Belleville couple claims a home they purchased at 617 Abend St. last year is riddled with defects that were not properly disclosed at the time they closed on May 3, 2006.
Early dance termination leads to parking lot fracas, lawsuit
Club Casino Raneshia Hopkins is suing an East St. Louis nightclub for an injury she sustained four-and-a-half years ago after fights broke out at a teen dance.
DirecTV gave customers traditional DVD players instead of portable ones, class action claims
When Belleville attorney Christopher T. Kolker signed a two-year contract for DirecTV digital television service last summer, he expected that a free portable DVD player would arrive in the mail in six-to-eight weeks. Instead, he got a traditional, full-sized, stationary DVD player with no viewing screen.
Oklahoma woman claims mesothelioma in asbestos filing
An Oklahoma woman who suffers from mesothelioma filed an asbestos suit against 84 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court May 10, alleging she was exposed to airborne asbestos fibers from her father's and husband's clothing.