News from June 2009
Driver claims injuries in St. Clair County suit
A Belleville woman has filed suit against the driver who she says hit the side of her vehicle while she was attempting to drive through an intersection.
Vision and memory loss claimed in accident suit
A Clinton County couple is suing a St. Clair County woman after the man says he sustained vision and memory loss following a collision.
ESL accident is subject of suit
Two women say their necks and backs were injured after a man attempting to make a left turn from a right lane struck the passenger side vehicle of the automobile in which they were riding.
St. Clair County online records seminar rescheduled
The St. Clair County Recorder of Deeds has reset a seminar on software that will digitize the county's land records for July 8.
Mother sues over deadly Route 161 accident
The mother of a deceased man has filed a suit against the estate of the alleged intoxicated driver who overturned the car she was driving, a bar and the owners of another bar where the driver allegedly purchased alcohol before the deadly accident.
Driver failed to sound horn in rear-end accident, woman claims
A St. Clair County woman and man say the driver who rear-ended them failed to sound his horn before the impact.
R P Lumber sues to recover unpaid bill
A lumber company has filed suit against a construction company, alleging it did not pay for lumber materials supplied.
Lawyer drops plea to halt manufacture of mini blinds
Lawyer Jeffrey Lowe of Clayton, Mo., has dropped a plea for a Madison County injunction that would have prevented 13 companies from manufacturing, distributing or selling window blinds he deems dangerous.
Tri Cities K of C Hall sued by woman whose chair gave out
A woman says her low back, hips, shoulders, arms, neck, head and teeth were injured after a chair on which she was sitting collapsed.
Passenger claims injuries in Madison County Transit bus accident
A man says his neck, head, back, right shoulder, hand, right and left legs and right and left knees were injured after the Madison County Transit bus he was riding suddenly stopped.
Centrue Bank sues over unpaid promissory notes
A bank is suing two individuals and a company that took out two loans for more than $200,000, saying they stopped making payments in January and February.
Woman paralyzed after getting stuck underneath tractor trailer sues
A woman who says she became paralyzed after getting stuck underneath a tractor trailer has filed suit against 12 people and companies involved in the multi-car collision.
Right Decision, Wrong Author
It is not unusual for justices on the U.S. Supreme Court to serve into their 80s. Appointment to the Court by the President of the United States is a life-time appointment and it is assumed -- and hoped -- that a justice will decide when it's time to step down.
Your real estate attorney's role in a home purchase
With the housing market in the doldrums, it may seem like an odd time to offer advice on buying a home, yet people continue to purchase a home for reasons that range from a job relocation to wanting to change neighborhoods.
Distraction action
Claudia Jean Pryor isn't the first off-balance opportunist we've seen hoping to squeeze a payday out of a moment of gracelessness.
Motions hearing set for Monday in Cueto suit against newspapers, columnist
Cueto Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder is scheduled to hear motions in a lawsuit filed by disbarred attorney Amiel Cueto against a St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist, his employer and five other defendants.
Rick Jones seeks to enforce contract in new suit against Wood River
When Triad Industries owner Ricki Lee Jones stood on top of the world Wood River's city council promised him the moon, and now that he faces a prison term he expects the city to deliver.
Justices: 'No reasonable person' could adopt Bailey's ruling in Buske case
Bailey MOUNT VERNON – Madison County Associate Judge Duane Bailey unreasonably prevented household product maker S.C. Johnson from pursuing a Wisconsin judgment in Wisconsin, Fifth District appeals judges ruled on June 18.
Wal-Mart bike suit comes back to St. Clair again
A product liability suit stemming from a boy's bike accident in 2006, is back in St. Clair County after unsuccessful attempts by defendants Wal-Mart and Dynacraft to remove the case to federal court.
John Deere mower accident suit set for status hearing in August
A 2008 suit stemming from injuries sustained by a toddler who was rolled over by a lawn mower has a status conference scheduled for August.