News from July 2008
Man claims J.B. Hunt tractor trailer forced him off roadway
A St. Clair County man is suing J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and its driver, alleging he was run off the roadway by a tractor trailer on northbound Interstate 55 near Lincoln.
Dram shop suit filed against Jerzey's
Jerzey's sports bar in O'Fallon has been named in a dram shop lawsuit filed July 9 in St. Clair County Circuit Court, court papers show.
Union Pacific engineer claims injuries from excessive lateral motion
A 41-year veteran employee of Union Pacific Railroad has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit claiming he suffered injuries to his neck, back, spine, knees and body while he worked for the company from 1965 through 2006.
Go Avvo!
Congress is prohibited from making laws that prohibit free speech.
But that doesn't mean Illinois lawyers cannot enact their own rules that do, if only to prevent others from talking about them.
Declaration of Blagojevich Independence
To the editor:
Firing back at King Richard (in self-defense)
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has chosen to make the gun issue personal. Okay, I'll bite.
British inventors allege Rex Carr cheated them, lied to SEC
Rex Carr CLAYTON, Mo. – Attorney Rex Carr of St. Louis fooled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and cheated British inventors, according to a suit the inventors filed in St. Louis County circuit court.
Lawyer rating site appeals to Illinois Supreme Court
SPRINGFIELD - An Internet site that allows clients to rate their lawyer's performance has hit a snag in its effort to expand into Illinois, and has asked for the state Supreme Court's help.
Green light: Cop must produce five years of personnel records in Pizza Hut case
Byron To support a claim that Troy policeman Clarence Jackson handled a Pizza Hut door so roughly that he injured local attorney Amanda Verrett, attorney Thomas Maag is searching for evidence that Jackson roughed up a citizen 11 years ago.
Crowder certifies Liberty Mutual class action
Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder certified a Lakin Law Firm suit against Liberty Mutual Insurance as a class action June 30, but as the Lakins proceed they face a powerful new adversary.
Stack certifies class action against Hartford Insurance
Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack has certified a class action complaint against Hartford Insurance Company alleging the insurer engaged in a scheme to reduce payouts under medical payments coverage in property and casualty insurance policies by using biased third party software programs to adjust claims.
Salmonella poisoning trial to get under way July 14
Casa Romero Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron will preside over a civil trial involving a man who claims food he was served at Casa Romero in East Alton on May 21, 2005, was tainted with salmonella.
Friday, July 18
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Thursday, July 17
9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, July 15
10 a.m.
Monday, July 14
9 a.m.
Amiel Cueto seeks $98.5 million over busted land deal
Amiel Cueto Amiel Cueto filed a 31-count complaint against 11 defendants in St. Clair County Circuit Court alleging they failed to complete a $9 million land deal on riverfront property he owned in East St. Louis.