News from August 2010
Hylla considering summary judgment move in case against Regal Beagle
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla has taken a move by the plaintiff in a dram shop suit against Roper's Regal Beagle in Godfrey under advisement.
Mother claims teachers' union helped conceal reason for firing in sexual misconduct case
Callis The O'Fallon Federation of Teachers has been named as a defendant in a woman's suit over her teenage daughter's sexual relationship with her music teacher.
Trial against volunteer soccer coach set Sept. 7
Stack A personal injury suit against the Glen-Ed Soccer Club and a volunteer coach is set for trial Sept. 7.
Stack to hear motion to dismiss suit against St. Louis Neurological Institute, doctor
Stack A St. Louis-based neurological practice is moving to dismiss a suit filed earlier this summer by the parents of a disabled adult who claim their son was not prescribed the right medicines and testing to prevent him from having frequent seizures.
Plaintiff asking appellate court to bring attorney back into legal malpractice case
A man who claims at least three attorneys botched a lawsuit he filed in Mississippi is asking the Fifth District Appellate Court to bring one of those attorneys back into his suit.
Associate Judge Cook appointed to fill Eckert vacancy
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed Associate Judge Michael N. Cook to fill the circuit court vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Annette A. Eckert, resident circuit judge of St. Clair County in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit.
Granite City property owner sues tenants' insurer
A Granite City landlord is suing the insurance company he says refuses to pay for fire damage to his rental property.
Madison County asbestos jury docket: Sept. 7
Tuesday, September 7
Madison County asbestos motion docket: Sept. 7
Tuesday, September 7
Mother sues driver for injuries suffered in crash
A mother is suing a driver she says is to blame for a crash that injured her and her two children.
Madison County civil docket: Sept. 7-10
Tuesday, September 7
I-55/70 Maryville accident is subject of suit
A woman claims she sustained neck, back, left foot and shoulder injuries during a collision with a driver who failed to stay on the highway.
Property owners sue Granite City over sewer-caused sink holes
A couple is suing the city of Granite City for failing to properly maintain a sewer system into their property.
Godfrey man claims he fell in sink hole caused by Ameren
A Godfrey man claims he fell in his front lawn after tripping in a sink hole caused by Illinois Power Co.
Community Transit sued over boy's accident in Venice
Wilmoth The mother of a minor boy has filed suit against the bus agency that she claims was responsible for her son getting struck by a car, leaving him in a coma for a week.
Jury finds for defendant in Madison County benzene trial
Cialkowski A Madison County jury on Monday afternoon found for 3M Co. of Minnesota in a benzene trial that began two weeks ago. Jurors reached their decision in less than three hours of deliberations.
Governments, courts closed Monday
Madison and St. Clair County government offices and courts will be closed Monday in honor of Labor Day.
Second attorney moves to bow out of pregnant woman's case against Wal-Mart, employee
Ruth A second attorney is asking to withdraw from a suit filed against Wal-Mart and one of its employees by a pregnant woman who claims she was injured in an unwarranted shoplifting stop.
Dancing patron's suit against Martin's Pub on hold while appellate court decides
A case against the owners of a Granite City tavern is on hold as a Sept. 7 trial is off.
Defense wraps up case in benzene trial, closing arguments Monday
Cialkowski Experts testified Friday on workplace safety guidelines and warning labels as defendant 3M wrapped up its case in a Madison County trial over benzene exposure.