News from July 2009
Rear-ended at red light, man claims in suit
A man has filed suit against a driver who he says rear-ended him while he was stopped at a red light.
Wrongful death suit against Venezia's estate set for status conference
A status conference that had been scheduled Thursday in a wrongful death suit against the estate of gambling kingpin Thomas Venezia and the man who allegedly provided a .38 caliber revolver used in what Belleville police described as a murder-suicide, has been reset.
17 new asbestos claims filed in Madison County July 20-24
Browder A total of 17 new asbestos lawsuits were filed in Madison County during the week of July 20 through July 24.
Jones to be sentenced on Thursday
Ricki Jones of Wood River will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 30 at federal court in Benton.
Annoyed judge throws up hands as parties bicker over shoes, routes and costs
"Not to be mean but..." became a judge's oft-repeated refrain during the opening of a non-jury trial involving an Edwardsville attorney's dispute with a landscaping company that worked on retaining walls at his home.
Hearing continued in proposed Coy-AIG settlement
Stack A hearing to ask Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack to give the initial go ahead to the settlement of a class action suit over improper Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discounts has been continued to August.
Attorneys net about 80 percent of settlement in Fairview Heights on-line travel lawsuits
Mitchell Documents released under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request Tuesday show that attorneys who represented Fairview Heights in its four-year battle with 13 online travel companies took more than 80 percent of the total settlement.
Spinal tumor undiagnosed, med mal suit claims
A man has filed suit against the doctors and hospital that he says failed to diagnose him with a spinal tumor.
Saint Anthony's, doctors and sister named in med mal suit
A Madison County woman and her husband blame doctors at Saint Anthony's Hospital for failing to diagnose the woman with a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Attorneys to ask Stack for initial approval in chiropractor's AIG class action settlement Tuesday
Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack will be asked to grant preliminary approval to the settlement of a class action suit over improper Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discounts Tuesday. .
Nation's trial lawyers converge on San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - Trial attorneys from around the country have converged on San Francisco for the next several days.
Retaliatory discharge set for further case management in September
A Madison County retaliatory discharge suit has been set for further case management in September according to court documents.
O'Fallon rear-end accident is subject of suit
Two Illinois residents have filed suit against a driver who they say is responsible for rear-ending the vehicle in which they were riding.
The way to reform health care
To the editor:
Fright knights
The economy may be struggling, but scare-mongering is a growth industry.
Motion to dismiss continued again in ESL burial suit
Defendants in a suit over the burial of the wrong murder victim in East St. Louis will continue to wait to hear whether the suit against them will be dismissed.
Non-jury trial set July 30 in real estate breach of contract suit
A non-jury trial is scheduled July 30 in a real estate breach of contract suit from 2008, according to court records.
Baricevic to run for retention
Baricevic St. Clair County Circuit Chief Judge John Baricevic will run for retention in 2010, the judge confirmed in a telephone interview Friday.
Madison County trial continued due to witness's failure to show
A Madison County non-jury trial over an allegedly stolen car motor could not get under way Wednesday because a witness refused to show up.
Alleged asbestos fraud scheme started years ago
Peirce CHARLESTON, W.V. – A Pittsburgh-based law firm and a West Virginia physician were part of an intricate web of deceit that led to big money for all, say their accusers in a civil fraud lawsuit.