News from 2010
Plaintiff's case begins in retrial of 2003 medical malpractice case
Crowder Testimony got under way Wednesday morning in the second trial of a medical malpractice suit over the diagnosis of a woman's skin cancer.
Highland resident sues over parking lot trip and fall
A woman has filed suit against the owners of a Highland building, alleging she sustained injuries after tripping on a parking block.
Worker struck by metal ball on head seeks benefits
Despite the fact that his employer has offered to pay him benefits, a man has still filed suit against it, saying he is entitled to additional benefits after he sustained injuries while working.
Med-mal retrial gets under way Tuesday with jury selection
Carr The re-trial of a seven year-old wrongful death suit got under way Tuesday with jury selection.
Judge sorts through motions to dismiss Saline Township sexual misconduct suits
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth admitted at a hearing Monday that even he had trouble keeping track of which counts in six sexual misconduct suits filed against Saline Township and a former official were at the heart of a number of motions to dismiss.
Injuries claimed in Moro Township accident
A man claims he suffered injuries to his right shoulder and clavicle after a driver crossed into his lane and struck him.
Barge worker claims poor visibility led to injuries
A man claims he sustained knee injuries after tripping over rigging while boarding a barge.
IL Supreme Court committee to hear public's opinion on proposed discovery changes
The Rules Committee of the Illinois State Supreme Court is asking the public for its opinion on three proposals for changes to the civil discovery process.
AT&T pierced company's plumbing, suit claims
A Collinsville corporation alleges it was forced to pay more than $11,000 in sewer repair costs after a telephone company drilled through its plumbing.
CSX conductor claims injuries over 42-year career
A CSX Transportation worker claims his work for the railroad caused his degenerative spinal condition.
Trade groups fight subpoenas in Syngenta atrazine class action
Tillery A number of trade groups representing the chemical and fertilizer industries in Illinois are fighting subpoenas issued in one of a series of class action cases over alleged water contamination by a popular weed killer.
Jurors in McLean County asbestos trial deadlocked; Judge declares mistrial
Wylder BLOOMINGTON – Two mesothelioma sufferers fell short of a unanimous jury verdict on their claim that a conspiracy among corporations caused their disease.
Defendant opposes new trial request in charging dog injury case
Callis The Granite City woman whose dog allegedly inflicted emotional distress that garnered a $10,000 verdict, opposes the plaintiff's move for a new trial in Madison County.
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Asbestos 'historian' is a major 'revisionist'
"He's sort of like one of the historians of the asbestos story over the years," is how McLean County Circuit Court Judge Michael Prall described Barry Castleman, the so-called expert witness who testified recently on behalf of plaintiffs in an asbestos case against Owens-Illinois in Prall's courtroom.
Swansea accident results in suit
Driscoll A man has filed suit against the driver who he says struck his vehicle as the driver attempted to make a left-hand turn.
Ban on atrazine would stagger agriculture, experts say
Frank Critics of the federal Environmental Protection Agency's ongoing re-review of the commonly used pesticide atrazine and pending lawsuits against its makers say the potential ramifications could be staggering if the pesticide was ever banned.
Combined FELA and legal malpractice case settles, had been set for trial Monday
A suit combining claims of legal malpractice with ones related to the Federal Employers' Liability Act was dismissed last week.