News from November 2010
Sears class decertified at 7th Circuit; Lawyer tactics skewered as 'close to settlement extortion'
Posner CHICAGO – U.S. Seventh Circuit appeals judges accused lawyers Clinton Krislov and Mark Boling of tactics close to extortion in a class action against retailer Sears Roebuck, and they backed up the accusation with a letter from Boling himself.
Case management conference set in Lincoln Town Car fire suit against Ford
Sivia A case management conference is set next week in a man's suit against Ford Motor Co. stemming from a garage fire he claims was started by a Lincoln Town Car.
Tillery asks Crowder to certify questions on atrazine discovery order
Tillery Holiday Shores Sanitation District is asking that a higher court also hear its discovery-related questions after a defendant it is suing in Madison County was allowed to raise First Amendment issues with the Fifth District Appellate Court.
Stack to hear plea for class certification in suit against Sanford Brown
Richmond Several former Sanford Brown College students are asking a Madison County judge to certify a class action against the college and its corporate parent.
Tractor trailer causes accident on Route 203, suit claims
A woman has filed suit against the driver of a tractor trailer who she claims merged into her lane when it was not safe to do so, causing a collision.
Jury selection gets under way in Ste. Genevieve Mo. accident trial
Seymoure Jury selection got under way Tuesday morning in a suit over injuries and property damages caused by a 2007 tractor trailer accident on a highway in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo.
Jury begins deliberations in AT&T vs. Thiems trial
Godfrey The jury began deliberations late Tuesday afternoon in a suit against an Edwardsville construction company brought by AT&T over severed underground cables.
Madison County Civil Docket: November 15 - 19, 2010
Monday, November 15
Mascoutah tree trimmer claims shoulder injury
A Mascoutah man is accusing his former employer of negligence after allegedly injuring his shoulder during a tree-trimming job.
Belleville loft apartment worker sues after falling in elevator shaft
An Imperial, Mo. man is suing a real estate developer and several contractors after he allegedly fell down an elevator shaft at a downtown Belleville loft apartment under construction.
O'Fallon asks for stay in suit over music teacher's relationship with student, appeal pending
Callis O'Fallon School District #203 has asked a Madison County judge to stay action in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a girl who allegedly had a sexual relationship with her music teacher while it appeals an order that kept the suit in Madison County.
County offices, courts closed for Veterans' Day
Madison and St. Clair county offices as well as the circuit courts will be closed Thursday in honor of Veterans' Day.
Patient with brain tumor did not regain consciousness after surgery, suit claims
Four Belleville medical practices have been named in a wrongful death suit.
AT&T severed cables trial begins in Madison County
Ruth Opening statements were heard Monday in a Madison County civil trial against an Edwardsville construction company and its excavating arm over allegations they severed AT&T cable lines.
St. Clair County class action takes aim at Discover Card
O'Malley Five St. Clair County residents have filed a class action against Discover Card for enrolling them in a costly payment protection plan.
Callis hears pre-trial motions in Ste. Genevieve Mo. accident case
Seymoure While Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis joked she was there to "make everyone happy," both parties in a tractor trailer accident suit set for trial Tuesday had reasons to be less than thrilled with her rulings.
Illinois Power, Illinois Bell sued over distracted man's trip on loose wire
A Cahokia man has filed suit against Illinois Bell Telephone and Illinois Power, saying they are to blame for him tripping and falling over a loose wire lying on the ground.