News from December 2009
Plaintiff files motion on own behalf for time for appeal
The plaintiff in a personal injury suit that ended in a verdict in May has filed a move with the court asking for time to file an appeal.
Class actions on the rise in St. Clair, Madison counties
Murnane New class action filings in St. Clair County have tripled since last year, from four in 2008 to 12 so far this year.
Hearing in Buske foreign judgment set Dec. 16
A hearing is set in a foreign judgment from Wisconsin that has been entered against one of the parties in a complicated Madison County divorce.
Callis begins shifting cases from retiring Stack
Callis Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack will find his caseload lighter as he counts down to his impending retirement.
Jury awards plaintiff $57k in Troy garage trial
A Madison County trial involving a Troy woman's claim against her neighbors over garage damage caused by a falling tree ended with a jury award of $57,012.56.
Pizza Hut and cop prevail in door injury claim
Ruth Local lawyer Amanda Verett produced no evidence for a claim that Pizza Hut and a policeman injured her, Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has ruled.
Report: States use little tobacco settlement funds for related programs
Myers WASHINGTON - Although states are raking in billions of dollars in revenue this year from the 1998 tobacco multistate settlement, officials are spending a paltry amount on antismoking efforts, a national report says.
St. Clair County and driver sued in U-turn accident
A man claims he sustained injuries to his neck and back after a driver working for St. Clair County attempted to make a U-turn, but struck him instead.
Attorney withdraws in Venezia wrongful death suit, must return $1,600 fee
Schottel St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young ordered St. Louis attorney James Schottel Jr. to return $1,600 that he was paid by the parents of a murdered 22 year-old as a condition for allowing Schottel to end his representation of them.
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Sanford-Brown class action set for case management Dec. 15
A case management conference is set next week in a pending class action suit over alleged misrepresentation at a careers college.
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Crowder to hear motions Monday in atrazine suits
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder is set to hear motions in a series of cases filed over alleged water contamination involving a popular weed killer.
Woman claims plastic surgeon's oversight caused staples to interact with drugs
A woman claims she suffers permanent scarring after a doctor at Plastic Surgery Consultants failed to determine staples used in a breast reduction surgery would counteract with immunosuppressant drugs in the woman's system.
Settlement reached between parties in Buske divorce, child custody, support issues remain
A complicated Madison County divorce featuring the intervention of household products maker S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc. may be nearing its end.
Madison County legal malpractice case settles
Hylla A scheduled two week legal malpractice trial involving a surgeon/lawyer's case against a law firm that represented him in a medical malpractice trial has settled.
Godfrey attorney files amended complaint in fees dispute
A Godfrey attorney engaged in a dispute over fees from several Madison County class action suits has filed a third amended complaint.
Bank of Edwardsville seeks payment on notes
In a Madison County Circuit Court complaint, the Bank of Edwardsville seeks the acceleration of two promissory notes a Missouri corporation executed more than four years ago.
Ford sued over Town Car garage fire
A man has filed suit against Ford Motor Company, alleging a 1997 Lincoln Town Car he owned caught on fire, causing more than $100,000 worth of damages to his garage.
Collinsville CUSD 10 answers teacher's breach of contract suit
Defendants and counterclaimants in a long-running dispute between a reading teacher and Collinsville CUSD 10 board of education have filed their latest answers in a Madison County breach of contract suit.