News from 2009
23 new asbestos cases filed in Madison County Dec. 7-11
Heller A total of 23 new asbestos lawsuits were filed in Madison County Circuit Court throughout the week of Dec. 7 through Dec. 11.
Madigan has FOIA enforcer in place
Madigan SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has tapped a senior aide to see to it that provisions of the state's Freedom of Information Act are followed by public agencies.
No progress in Locklear faxed ad class action
Matoesian There have been no filings since May in a 2008 class action over faxed advertisements brought by an electric company that has several similar cases pending in Madison and St. Clair counties.
United Community Bank moves to drop Buske foreclosure
The bank that moved to reclaim a restaurant property owned in part by one of the parties in a high-profile Madison County divorce is moving to drop its foreclosure action.
Appellate court receives documents in Highland surgeon's appeal
Crowder The Fifth District Appellate Court has received an appeal brought by a Highland surgeon who won a medical negligence and wrongful death suit earlier this year in Madison County.
New trial denied in Rosewood negligence case
Hylla There will not be a third trial in a six year-old suit over an elderly man's fall that resulted in a mistrial the first time and a verdict of just under $150,000, the second time, in Madison County.
13 new asbestos suits file Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Madison County
Gori A total of 13 new asbestos lawsuits were filed in Madison County Circuit Court throughout the week of Nov. 30 through Dec. 4.
New report shows trouble on the horizon in Metro-East counties
Akin With class action lawsuits on the rise in St. Clair County and the number of asbestos claims increasing in Madison County, the release of the 2009 "Judicial Hellholes" report provides a sobering reminder of how far the lawsuit reform movement has come, but also how much more work still needs to be done.
Customer trips at Jack and Jill's, sues in St. Clair County
A woman claims she suffered from a broken femur after tripping over a cord at her hair dresser's.
Woman taking 14 different drugs suffers polypharmacy overdose, suit claims
The executor of a deceased woman's estate blames a pharmacist and doctor for her death, saying the doctor prescribed unsafe medication and the pharmacist gave her unsafe amounts of the medication.
95 plaintiffs file suit over toxic exposure in Sauget
Yet another group of Illinois residents who live in or near Sauget have filed a lawsuit over the release of various hazardous substances they claim have created a severe health risk and have contaminated their properties.
Motorcyclist blames Dakota driver in Hartford accident
Two people have filed suit against the driver who they say failed to yield to traffic at a stop sign and struck a motorcyclist.
Nursing home sued over blood thinner
The attorney in fact for a former resident of an Edwardsville nursing home claims the patient suffered from massive rectal bleeding after nurses gave her a blood thinner.
Dupo man claims injuries in accident with parked car
A Dupo man says he sustained severe and disabling injuries after the driver of a vehicle struck a parked car.
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It's a Wonderful County!
Hopkins One case, one judge, one lawyer, and we go from an unknown Illinois county to the poster child for Tort Reform overnight. Every single argument in Springfield or D.C. ends up railing about the mess in Madison County.
Woman claims accident caused unborn baby's death in suit against drivers
A woman has filed suit against the two drivers who she blames for the death of her unborn baby.
Attorney withdraws in Spearman case
Ruth Another attorney representing the plaintiff in a 2004 rear-end accident suit has withdrawn from the case.
FEMA's flood insurance plan contrary to proposed legislation
A new plan to rescue flood plain dwellers from high insurance premiums contradicts federal legislation introduced in July by Congressman Jerry Costello.
Eight of 12 class actions filed in St. Clair County in '09 have been removed
Of the 12 new class action lawsuits filed in St. Clair County in 2009, eight have been removed to federal court.