News from July 2010
Stack to hear motion on attorney's lien in boy's electrical shock case
Stack The plaintiffs in a case stemming from a boy's electrical shock are asking a Madison County judge to sort out what, if anything, their former attorney is owed.
Jersey County man seeks $2 million in auto accident case
A Jersey County man seeks a judgment of no more than $2.03 million after he says an intoxicated driver struck him.
Virginian files asbestos case in St. Clair County
Lowe Another asbestos lawsuit has been added to the growing list of cases in St. Clair County's asbestos docket.
Belleville rear-end accident is subject of suit
A woman claims she sustained injuries to her neck, back and shoulders after a driver rear-ended her.
Bank sues over unpaid promissory notes
First National Bank of Waterloo claims a St. Clair County woman owes it more than $60,000 after she defaulted on three separate promissory notes.
Alcohol blamed in Alorton accident
A Belleville couple has filed suit against the minor son of a Belleville doctor who they claim struck their vehicle while intoxicated.
Modular home sat on two pieces of property, woman claims
A Washington Park woman has filed suit against the realtors who sold her a modular home, claiming they did not disclose the fact that it sat on two pieces of property.
Parents of murder victim finally receive retainer fee refund
Schottel BELLEVILLE – Parents of murder victim Jennifer Anderson waited in vain all day last Thursday for a $1,600 refund from a lawyer they expected to dig into their daughter's death.
U.S. judiciary is massive institution of disorder
To the Editor:
Don't decommission Zion plant
To the Editor:
We're mad because we didn't get audited!
People buy insurance as protection against something that's not likely to happen.
Justices uphold award against builder, calling him 'contumacious'
MOUNT VERNON – Robert Higgins avoided a lawsuit so flagrantly for so long that indignant Fifth District appeals judges called him contumacious.
Parties agree to mediation in botched paternity test suit
Matoesian The parties in a suit over a botched paternity test that allegedly kept a man from his child for more than a decade have agreed to mediation.
Fifth District says 10-year-old car accident suit belongs in Missouri, not Illinois
MOUNT VERNON – Madison County judges kept a car crash lawsuit for 10 years when it always belonged in Missouri, according to Fifth District appeals judges.
Medical malpractice filings down, class actions hold steady in Madison County mid-year
While Madison County has seen an uptick in asbestos lawsuits filed at the Edwardsville courthouse, medical malpractice lawsuit filings are down and class action cases are holding firm.
Madison County asbestos cases up from last year
Crowder Madison County's already swelled asbestos docket has packed on more cases at this year's mid point than it had at the same time last year.
Appellate court decision keeps OB court battle alive
Wexstten MOUNT VERNON - Eight years after physician Christina Midkiff left Maryville Women's Center, she still doesn't know where the law will allow her to practice.
Crowder to hear motion to transfer in train injuries case
A railroad company is asking that a suit over a man's injuries be moved out of Edwardsville and sent to Macoupin County.
Driver failed to maintain proper lookout, suit says
A woman and her husband claim a driver failed to stop before striking their vehicle and causing the woman to sustain injuries.
Renters blame landlord in infant's carbon dioxide death
The parents of a deceased infant blame the owner of their home for allowing carbon dioxide and other toxic fumes to seep into their rental property, resulting in their child's death.