News from 2010
Saline Township 'wants to pretend' it can't be sued, plaintiffs say
Maag Saline Township is again pushing to dismiss counts against it in a series of suits filed by women who claim a former official sexually harassed them.
'Long arm' law means Illinois courts can reach even foreign defendants
They say the "long arm of the law" always catches up with criminals, but Illinois' Long-Arm statute means state civil courts' can reach defendants beyond state and international borders.
Stack allows GCSFCU more time to file defenses in husband v. wife suit
Broom Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack has given a Granite City credit union more time to bolster its defenses in a suit between a husband and wife over a retirement savings account.
Ruth set to open FELA trial Tuesday
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth is scheduled to preside over a trial in a case brought by a CSX Transportation foreman over work-related injuries.
Courthouses, county offices closed Monday
The Madison and St. Clair County courthouses as well as county offices will be closed Monday for Columbus Day.
Allianz seeks to escape sanctions for failing to send rep to mediation
Stack Allianz Underwriters Insurance, under fire for delaying mediation of lawsuits over contamination from refineries in Hartford, blames an anonymous clerk.
Excavation company and employee accused of causing crash
A St. Clair County man is suing an excavation company after one of its drivers allegedly ran a red light and crashed into him.
Marion County man sues after rollover crash on I-64
A Marion County man is suing a woman he says caused him to roll his truck o I-64.
Mother's husband's employers named in St. Clair County asbestos suit
Gori The son of a deceased woman blames his mother's husband's employers for contributing to her death, saying she inhaled asbestos fibers after her husband brought them home on his clothes.
Alton man sues dog owner and neighbor over pit bull attack
An Alton man is suing his neighbor and her friend, claiming he was attacked by a pit bull while on a walk.
Forest Lakes Retail Centre accused of failing to repay loan
An Indiana man claims Forest Lakes Retail Centre borrowed $300,000 from him and then refused to repay it.
Collinsville woman sues after being rear-ended near home
A Collinsville woman is suing the driver she says rear-ended her on the same street on which she lives.
Norfolk Southern sued over tamping gun injury
A Norfolk Southern Railway worker claims he sustained injuries to his neck and back while operating a tamping gun for the railroad.
Plaintiff asks for costs in Union Pacific wrongful death case
Matoesian The daughter of a man killed by a Union Pacific train in Missouri and who took away more than $30,000 from a September trial is now asking for around $5,000 in trial costs.
Regal Beagle plaintiff seeks costs, wants judge to decide verdict set-off
The plaintiff who walked away with $35,000 in a dram shop suit against Roper's Regal Beagle tavern in Godfrey is now asking a judge to determine what set-off is needed in the case and to approve just over $2,500 in court costs.
Cahokia school district case over faulty security measures, student sexual assault stalls
A suit against Cahokia Community Unit School District No. 187 filed by the mother of a student allegedly sexually assaulted by a school intruder has stalled in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Status conference reset in Spragues' personal injury suit
The parties in a personal injury suit filed by attorney Robert Sprague and his wife, St. Clair County Recorder of Deeds Patty Sprague, have reset a status conference.
Kinder Morgan River Terminals sued over worker's termination
A man claims he suffered damages of more than $1 million after his employer terminated him.
Twist FroYo partner sues co-owner
A Madison County man claims he has lost out on 50 percent of the shares of stock in a company after his co-shareholder allegedly started hiding important documents from him.
Glen Carbon residents file legal malpractice claim
Two Madison County residents claim they lost the chance to gain at least $100,000 after their attorneys allegedly misrepresented them in a lawsuit filed more than five years ago.