News from July 2009
Car accident victims sue driver and Schnucks
Four plaintiffs in a Madison County lawsuit claim an allegedly intoxicated driver ran into them while they were attempting to cross an intersection in a vehicle.
$1.3 million in IRS penalties derailed Jones divorce
Bailey Nobody told Dorothy Jones that her divorce from former Triad Industries owner Rick Jones exposed them to more than $1 million in Internal Revenue Service penalties.
Man claims salsa made him extremely sick in suit against Los Tres Amigos
A man has filed suit against a Wood River Mexican restaurant, alleging he became extremely sick after eating salsa.
I-270 accident near Route 360 is subject of suit
A Madison County man says an Edwardsville man caused injuries to his hand, wrist, thumb and back after rear-ending him.
Woman claims obstetrician at fault for son's brain damage
The mother of a boy has filed suit against Gateway Regional Medical Center and a doctor, alleging her son was born with severe brain damage after doctors failed to timely perform a C-section when he was being born.
Mother sues Madison County sheriff for withholding meds from jailed son
A mother whose son died after he suffered a seizure and diabetic attack while in jail is blaming the Madison County sheriff for allegedly not allowing her son to take his prescribed medication.
Lawyers in asbestos MDL settle dispute over 'dysfunctional database'
PHILADELPHIA – Lawyer Jeffrey Varas of Hazelhurst, Miss., who charged that defendants in national asbestos litigation generated false allegations against his clients from a dysfunctional database, withdrew the charge a week later.
Illinois Supreme Court orders review of Travelers class certification
Bozarth MOUNT VERNON – Illinois Supreme Court Justices have ordered appeals judges in Mount Vernon to review Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack's certification of a LakinChapman class action against Travelers Casualty and Surety.
Stack asks for shortcut to Illinois Bell's production of 600,000 documents
Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack, having ruled that Illinois Bell has owed money to some business customers since 2001, hopes the telephone company can find an easy way to count the cost and spread it around.
Canadian oil sands and Midwest prosperity
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Injunction over state employee pay moved to federal court
Illinois Human Services case worker Barb Reardon didn't want to talk politics when it came to her union's request to force the state to pay her and tens of thousands of state workers Wednesday.
Jammed asbestos docket derails Shipley PPO fairness hearing
Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack decided a jammed asbestos docket had to take precedence over a fairness hearing in a disputed class action suit against a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) network.
Judges ponder retention in 2010
Stack Too soon to be thinking about next year's judicial elections?
St. Louis Bread Co. responds to coffee spill burn suit
The owner of the St. Louis Bread Co. has filed a claim for contribution against the mother of an infant who was allegedly scalded by spilled coffee at its restaurant in Shiloh.
Cueto hands off MegaMillions suit for administrative hearing
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto has sent a suit over a MegaMillions lottery ticket to the Illinois Lottery Control Board for an administrative hearing.
Developer sued by woman claiming free speech violations seeks dismissal
SSM Contractors Inc. is asking for dismissal of a suit filed by a woman claiming free speech violations.
Moser and Marsalek attorney elected to MODL
Zuckett Moser and Marsalek attorney Tracy Zuckett has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers for a two-year term.
Status conference reset in New Athens cop firing
A suit brought by a former New Athens police officer over his firing has a status conference set for August. The former officer contends he was fired for attempting to do his job.
Motion to dismiss wrongful burial suit to be heard by O'Malley
The City of East St. Louis and one of its detectives sued over the burial of a misidentified murder victim are asking the court to dismiss the suit.
18 new asbestos cases filed June 29-July 3
Browder A total of 18 new asbestos lawsuits were filed in Madison County during the week of June 29 through July 3.