News from July 2009
Bus passenger sues over injuries suffered in collision
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against a woman, a transportation company and a bus driver after she says the bus got into a collision.
LeChien to run for retention in 2010
LeChien St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien said on Monday that he will run for retention in 2010.
Defendant appeals judge's new trial order in Highland wrongful death case
Attorneys for a Highland surgeon who won a wrongful death suit in April are appealing Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's order which set aside the jury verdict and called for a new trial.
Vandalia man claims lawyer committed a costly mistake
A Vandalia man who runs Jenkins Display business is suing his former attorney and the law firm for which he works, alleging he lost money he would have received had the attorney not made a mistake.
Cottrell, Nissan named in trucker's injury suit
Three trucking companies are being sued by a couple who say the companies' trucks are unreasonably dangerous and led to the man's multiple repetitive injuries.
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Rewarding frivolous filings
$1.25 million to charity. $10,000 to serial plaintiff Lawrence Shipley. $650,000 to demanding lawyers. That's the settlement proposed for a five-year-old Lakin Law Firm-spawned class action suit which is back in Madison County court this week for another swing at resolution.
Horse owner blamed in Route 159 accident
A man who says he yanked his shoulder out of place when he swerved his vehicle to avoid hitting horses in the road has filed suit against the horses' owners.
Judge awards attorneys' fees, tinkers with costs in Spearman case
At the end of a hearing over disputed attorneys fees and costs in a 2002 personal injury suit, Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth said he was sure most of those gathered weren't happy.
Alhambra boom truck accident leads man to sue
A Madison County man who says he was hit in the head by a support beam as a boom truck was lifting it in place has filed suit against the operator of a boom truck, two other individuals and the owner of the truck.
Woman left unattended in bathroom sues Gateway Regional
A woman who was hospitalized after a left hip fracture has filed suit against Gateway Regional Medical Center, alleging she fell after employees left her unattended in the bathroom.
Personal injury litigant upset over jury award, attorney's fees and race component
Walter Spearman If he'd known what it would take to bring a lawsuit over injuries he received in a rear-end crash, Walter Spearman of Edwardsville doesn't know if he'd have done it.
Worker claims he was fired after reporting co-worker's attack on him
A former Securitas employee has filed suit against the company and one of its managers, alleging he was fired after reporting a co-worker's attack against him.
Fairview Heights receives another FOIA over attorneys' fees from online travel suits
Mitchell The Madison County Record has filed a second Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the City of Fairview Heights asking for documents related to attorneys' fees from the city's lawsuits against 13 online travel companies.
Highland Health Care Center sued over patient's decubitus ulcers
The attorney in fact for a man blames the center where the man was receiving physical therapy for decubitus ulcers thst formed on his back and heel.
East Airline Drive accident caused injuries, suit says
Two people are blaming two others for injuries they say they sustained in an automobile collision.
Driver merged, caused woman to swerve and crash, suit says
A woman who says she was caused to crash into a vehicle has filed suit against the driver who merged into her lane and caused her to swerve.
Appellate court overturns O'Malley order in 2004 Allied Home Mortgage class
Wexstten The Fifth District Appellate Court has ruled that St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael O'Malley erred when he denied a motion to compel arbitration in a suit against Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp., a mortgage broker accused in a class action suit of charging customers excessive fees and pocketing the difference.
New budget may render AFSCME injunction over state worker pay moot
An injunction filed by the union representing most of Illinois' state workers may become a much ado about nothing as lawmakers passed an emergency state budget on the same day a proposed injunction was removed from St. Clair Circuit Court to federal court in East St. Louis.
Vioxx litigant agrees to $200k settlement in Madison County
The wife of a deceased man and her attorneys have agreed to accept more than $200,000 in a proposed settlement with Merck and Company.