News from December 2009
Motion Friday, Dec. 11
Friday, December 11
Appellate Court denies arbitration for Gateway in Madison County Pentium 4 case
Spomer An Illinois Appellate Court upheld Madison County Associate Judge Ralph Mendelsohn's order denying Gateway computer's motion to compel arbitration in a class action case.
Status conference set next week in New Athens cop firing
A status conference is set Dec. 8 in a suit over a New Athens police officer's firing for allegedly doing his job.
12/7 - 12/11/09
Monday, December 7
Status conference set in East St. Louis misidentified murder victim suit
A status conference is set in a case over the misidentification of a murdered East St. Louis man. And his mother, the plaintiff, remains without an attorney, at least according to the case file.
Status conference set in February in hot coffee spill suit
The next hearing in a suit over a coffee spill that allegedly burned an infant will take place well into the new year.
Credit records subpoena to be argued at hearing in suit against funeral home
The purchase of a piano is at the heart of a hearing scheduled over a subpoena issued in a financial dispute between a former funeral home manager and his ex-employers.
CVS files motion opposing class certification in Airshield suit
The defendant in one of a series of suits brought over generic forms of the popular supplement "AirBorne," has filed its reasons for opposing the certification of the class acting against it.
Hearing over attorney's withdrawal in Venezia wrongful death case set Dec. 9
Schottel An attorney attempting to withdraw from a stalled 2007 wrongful death suit has been ordered to appear at Dec. 9 hearing.
Suit filed over Route 111 deaths; Couple and unborn child killed
The brother and sister of a recently deceased couple have filed suit against one intoxicated driver whose license was revoked because of prior driving-under-the influence arrests and another driver who allegedly struck the couple while intoxicated, causing their deaths.
Olin Brass worker claims retaliatory discharge
A man says his employer wrongly terminated him after he sustained a work-related injury.
Mechanic run over by John Deere tractor he was fixing, suit claims
A Worden man and his wife say the man suffered severe injuries after a John Deere tractor rolled over him as he was attempting to fix it.
Woman injured in Highland accident
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she says rear-ended her vehicle while she was stopped at a red light.
Paper explores medical monitoring in Illinois
Zarov CHICAGO - Allowing medical monitoring claims in Illinois would be a risky move if the state Supreme Court ever decides to, a paper recently published in the DePaul University Journal of Health Care Law says.