News from December 2010
Locklear Electric moves for default judgment in '08 faxed ad class action
A Wood River electric company that has led a number of class actions in both Madison and St. Clair counties is moving for a default judgment in one those suits filed two years ago.
Pre-trial set in damages trial of Arkansas man's FELA suit against Union Pacific
Ruth A pre-trial conference is set next week in the retrial of the damages issue in an Arkansas man's FELA suit against Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Car passenger sues after collision
A woman claims injuries after a rear-end collision in Belleville.
Man claims dealership failed to pay medical bills
A man says his former employer and its insurance carrier failed to pay his medical bills after he was injured at work.
Injured railroad worker files complaint against Illinois Central
An Illinois Central Railroad worker claims he sustained injuries to his neck, shoulder, hips and ankles during his more than 40-year career with the railroad.
I-64 ramp roll-over death leads to lawsuit
After a man died in a car accident, the driver of the vehicle faces a lawsuit accusing him of losing control of the vehicle, causing it to flip over an embankment.
Woman injured in crash with Canadian truck
A woman says she was injured when a truck owned by a Canadian firm struck her from behind.
Executor sues Washington University after wife discharged, dies in crash
A man claims his deceased wife was negligently discharged from the hospital causing her to crash her car and die.
Crowder, Tognarelli certified as peer mentors
Tognarelli Madison County Circuit Judges Barbara Crowder and Richard Tognarelli have been certified as judicial mentors by the Illinois State Supreme Court.
Kohl's in Edwardsville sued over boy's eye injury
Steele A mother is suing an Edwardsville department store after her son allegedly injured his eye on a clothing rack.
Syngenta answers amended complaint in federal atrazine class action
Tillery EAST ST. LOUIS - Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. and its Swiss parent company have filed an answer in a proposed atrazine class action suit brought by the city of Greenville, denying they should be subject to Southern District of Illinois' jurisdiction.
Asbestos filings up in St. Clair, Madison filings top 650
Gori St. Clair County's asbestos docket has jumped so significantly in the last year to the point that presiding Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson is now scheduling monthly motion calls.
Status conference set in Spragues' personal injury suit
LeChien A personal injury suit filed by Belleville attorney Robert Sprague and his wife, St. Clair County Recorder of Deeds Patty Sprague, will be in court Thursday for a status conference.
7th Circuit hammers Krislov in denying rehearing in Sears class action
Krislov CHICAGO – Attorney Clinton Krislov has taken a second pounding from the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Madison County Civil Dockets: 12/20 - 12/24/2010
Tuesday, December 22
Case management conference set in suit over music teacher's relationship with teen
Callis A case management conference is set in a suit brought against O'Fallon School District #203, its teachers union and a former high school band teacher the plaintiff claims had a sexual relationship with her teenage daughter.
Fidelity sued over life insurance benefits
Caffey An Alton man is suing his deceased mother's insurance company after it allegedly refused to pay her life insurance benefits.
Wood River crash is subject of suit
A Wood River man is suing the driver of an SUV he was riding in for allegedly driving drunk and crashing into a house.
Argosy Casino gamer claims finger injury
A Madison County man is suing a local casino after he allegedly had his finger slammed in a door.
Bayer says discovery production in Yaz litigation could weigh 200 tons
Weber EAST ST. LOUIS – Now that U.S. District Judge David Herndon presides over suits against Bayer from all around the nation, plaintiffs want him to exercise jurisdiction over Bayer all around the world.