News from December 2010
Dishwasher sues Pasta House owners after co-worker stabs him with kitchen knife
Telken A man has filed suit against the owners of a restaurant where he says he was repeatedly stabbed.
Union Carbide and other asbestos defendants seek reforms in Madison County 'magnet' court
Shultz Seven businesses that constantly defend asbestos suits in Madison County have urged Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder to curtail the county's role as a litigation magnet.
New asbestos cases filed in St. Clair County
Gori More asbestos lawsuits have been added to the growing list of cases in St. Clair County's asbestos docket.
Third party motion to quash defense subpoena in Syngenta atrazine suit moved
Perica The parties in one of a series of proposed class action suits over alleged water contamination by the weed killer atrazine have pushed back a hearing on a move to quash a discovery request.
Husband's suit against wife who allegedly left him in bathtub, ordered to mediation
Mudge A lawsuit filed by a man who claims his wife of more than 20 years left him for days in a bathtub without food or water and then allegedly stole his retirement savings is headed to mediation in January.
Case management order, trial date set in mother's band teacher suit
Falb A case management order has been entered setting the timeline leading up to a potential trial in a suit against O'Fallon School District #203, its teachers union and former band teacher Matthew Lang over Lang's sexual relationship with the plaintiff's teenage daughter.
Callis recuses in street worker's retaliatory discharge suit against city of Madison
Callis Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has recused herself from a street worker's retaliatory discharge case against the city of Madison brought over injuries sustained while lifting a dead animal.
Courts closed for Christmas holidays
The Madison and St. Clair County courthouses are closed Friday, Dec. 24 for Christmas Eve.
Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket : 12/27 - 12/31/2010
Tuesday, December 28
Mudge takes disputed Bemis-Cincinnati class action settlement claim under advisement
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has taken under advisement a disputed claim allegedly worth more than $500,000 in a 2005 Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discount class action brought by chiropractor Frank Bemis.
Motions to dismiss Saline Township sexual battery cases pushed off to January
Ruth A consolidated motion hearing to dismiss a series of sexual battery cases against Saline Township and former Township Supervisor Alvin Steiner has been pushed off into the new year.
Surviving the late-night knock
The late-night knock was a fact of life in the Soviet empire -- something that could happen to any citizen for any reason or no reason. That knock could foreshadow a gruesome death or a life of misery in remote captivity and never seeing your loved ones again.
It's a Wonderful County!
Hopkins His personal injury practice, a modest success over the years, was now in danger of extinction. The chorus of Tort Reformers had reached a fever pitch, threatening to alter the legal landscape immeasurably, in ways not to his liking.
The Video Conferencing Question: To IP, or Not IP?
Pohlman Challenging economic times are leading law firms to closely assess every business practice as they seek to complete tasks more efficiently and to lower costs.
Madison County inching closer to 'Hellhole' status
Akin The release of the annual "Judicial Hellholes," report has once again delivered some bad news for Madison and St. Clair Counties.
Lakin team wants to 're-write' Bemis settlement agreement for late filer, defendants say
Lakin An insurance company that settled a 2005 Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discount class action brought by chiropractor Frank Bemis claims that Bemis and the class want to "re-write the parties' Settlement Agreement," because one class member didn't follow its terms.
Ruth to hear Saline Township's motions to dismiss sexual battery suits
Tom Maag Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth is set to hear another round of dismissal moves today in a series of sexual battery cases filed against Saline Township and its former township supervisor Alvin Steiner.
Defendant opposes plaintiffs' move for punitive damages, pre-trial set in tow truck case
Hylla One of the defendants in a woman's suit over the two truck accident that killed her husband and infant son in November 2008 has filed his opposition to a motion seeking punitive damages.
Napp recognized for volunteerism; recipient of 'Community Quarterback Award'
Napp (left) pictured with Lucia Rodriguez, an owner of the St. Louis Rams, after receiving the 2010 Georgia Frontiere Community Quarterback Award. Rodriguez is the daughter of Frontiere, who died of breast cancer in 2008. A Madison County associate judge who tries to "pay it forward every day" was recently selected among 150 volunteer leaders across the bi-state area for a top honor.
Cueto sets class hearing in Finley CVS case
Cueto St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto has set a class notice hearing in January in a case over the effectiveness of CVS Pharmacies Inc.'s version of the immune system supplement "Airborne."