News from 2009
Pre-trial set Dec. 3 in Pontoon Beach car accident suit
Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack is scheduled to oversee the pre-trial hearing of a Pontoon Beach car accident suit and its counterclaims next week.
Defendants ask Crowder to overturn rulings on 'Dead Man's Act' motions
Crowder Two defendants and counterclaimants in a complex Pontoon Beach negligence suit have filed a motion asking Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder to reconsider her rulings restricting testimony that fell under the state's "Dead Man's Act."
Suing for pennies
Sure, it's only 58 cents, but it's the principle of the thing. Right?
Getting back a revoked driver's license
If your driver's license is revoked for any reason, you must apply to the Illinois Secretary of State's office to have it returned.
Deferral decision on 'relating back' critical in atrazine suits
Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder ended months of suspense by approving expansion of water contamination claims against makers of weed killer atrazine, but suspense remains over the statute of limitations.
Insurer sues contractors over homeowners' chimney fire
An insurance company has filed suit against the company and contractors that installed a chimney at an Edwardsville couple's home, alleging a fire started in the chimney that caused more than $250,000 worth of damages to the house.
Farmers claim cooperative not paid $2.4 million for hogs
Three pork farms say a financial services company refused to release $2.4 million to a farm cooperative after it purchased hogs from the farms.
Asbestos legal malpractice trial continued to February
Crowder A Madison County trial involving an asbestos plaintiff's legal malpractice claim has been continued.
Hylla holds pre-trial conference in legal malpractice trial set to begin Dec. 7
Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla sat with attorneys in a long-running legal malpractice suit Tuesday morning to hammer out details of a Dec. 7 trial that is expected to last two weeks.
ESL school district sues company after alarm system fails to detect break-in
East St. Louis School District No. 189 says it sustained losses of more than $1.9 million after an unknown person broke into a school and set it on fire.
State Farm sues flooring company claiming worker left lit cigs in waste can
A flooring company is responsible for a fire at a couple's Lebanon home after its employee left a cigarette in a waste bucket, causing the fire, State Farm Insurance claims in a St. Clair County lawsuit.
Tax fraud non-jury trial continued to February
A non-jury trial over a man's false filings with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that left one couple allegedly bankrupt will take place in February.
Glen Carbon car accident suit set for trial Monday
Matoesian Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian will preside over the trial of a suit stemming from a 2006 accident in Glen Carbon Monday.
The trial is set to open at 9 a.m.
Another suit filed against GSK over Avandia in St. Clair County
More than 30 people say GlaxoSmithKline was wrong in selling a diabetes drug without first warning of potential serious side effects from which they or their deceased relatives suffered.
Avalanche driver threw car into reverse, causing injuries
Two people say they were injured after a driver threw his car into reverse and caused a collision.
Freeburg rear-end accident is subject of suit
A man has filed suit against the driver who he says struck the back of his vehicle.
Friend who drove pickup into pond, sued by mother
The mother of a deceased man claims her son died after one of his friends drove his car into a pond while intoxicated.
Motion 12/2 & 12/4/09
Wednesday, December 2
Critic says WhoCanISue.com plays to 'worst elements of human nature'
Wolfe A new Web site that offers real-time legal chat for the aggrieved has some critics questioning if WhoCanISue.com stands for justice or is merely a lawsuit manufacturing tool.
11/30 - 12/4/09
Thursday, December 3