News from May 2010
Worker claims sexual harassment in suit against Amsted Industries
A Granite City man claims his employer began treating him differently after he made sexual harassment complaints against a manager who allegedly placed a sexually explicit card in his locker.
Madison County Bar Association hosting free workshops
The Madison County Bar Association is hosting free, upcoming workshops in a series entitled, "People's Law School":
Free seminar on domestic violence, family law topics to be held
The Third Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council will host seminars on domestic violence and child abuse topics May 25.
Defense case continues in Country Mutual fire claim trial
Ruth Defense experts and the plaintiff's ex-wife took the stand in Madison County for the defendant as the trial of an unpaid fire claim continued into its third day.
Woman would have terminated pregnancy had she known of defect, suit claims
The mother of a child born with abnormalities has filed suit against Midwest Associates Radiological, Alton Memorial Hospital and a doctor, alleging she would have had an abortion had she known of her child's birth defects before his/her birth.
Dog bites boy, mother files suit
A Madison County woman has filed suit against the owner of a dog who she claims bit her son's leg.
Fifth Third files suit over unpaid loan
A bank claims a couple owes it more than $60,000 for an unpaid loan.
Jurors find for defendant in Granite City bus injury suit
Hylla Madison County jurors took only an hour to find for the defendant in a case stemming from man's alleged head and back injuries related to a jolt on a Granite City bus ride.
Shenanigan's attack renders man incapable of supporting family, suit claims
A man claims has been unable to support his wife and minor dependents after patrons at an Edwardsville bar attacked him.
Elderly man claims ambulance workers dropped him
An 83-year-old Granite City man claims ambulance workers dropped him as they attempted to transport him to the hospital.
Couple files asbestos suits in Madison and St. Clair counties
Cates The same couple who filed an asbestos lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court filed an asbestos complaint six days earlier in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Pharmaceuticals failed to warn African Americans of drug's dangers
The makers of a popular drug used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder find themselves named as defendants in a lawsuit in which consumers claim the drug causes life-threatening skin problems, including a syndrome that causes the top layer of a person's skin to shed and die.
Bus rider's head bump trial goes to jury
Hylla The jury in a case over a man's alleged injuries after a bus jolted him in his seat began deliberations after less than a day of testimony in Madison County.
Testimony continues in plaintiff's case in Country Mutual fire pay-out trial
Ruth Testimony continued in a trial over an insurance company's alleged refusal to pay out a September 2005 Granite City Fire claim.
5/17 - 5/21/2010
Monday, May 17
Case management set in stayed Alton Telegraph defamation case
A case management conference is set in a defamation suit against the owner of the Alton Telegraph and one of its reporters on May 26.
Plaintiff files motion to compel as Rosewood attorney's fees hearing looms
Hylla A plaintiff who won nearly $150,000 after a second nursing home negligence trial has filed to a motion to compel just weeks before a hearing on attorney's fees.
14 new asbestos cases filed April 19-23 in Madison County
Thompson A total of 14 new asbestos lawsuits were filed in Madison County Circuit Court during the week of April 19 through April 23.
Rick Jones moves for default judgment in case against home purchaser
Former real estate mogul Rick Jones has asked for default judgment in a suit he filed against the purchaser of a home in one of his subdivisions.
Trial opens in bus head bump case
The trial of a suit over a head bump opened Monday.