News from 2010
Williams Venker & Sanders relocates in Belleville
The St. Louis-based law firm Williams Venker & Sanders has moved its Belleville office to 23 Public Square, Suite 415.
Herndon tosses cases from Yaz litigation
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS – Carey & Danis law firm of Clayton, Mo., lost 23 suits against drug maker Bayer for failure to supply any facts behind their claims.
Tillery, Katz, Sprong want $800k judgment restored; File cross appeal against Carr
Katz CHICAGO – Stephen Tillery, Steven Katz and Douglas Sprong ask U.S. Seventh Circuit appeals judges to restore $804,742.48 that District Judge David Herndon of East St. Louis subtracted from sanctions against their former partner Rex Carr.
Wood River attorney Lance Mallon dies
Mallon Wood River attorney Lance R. Mallon, 61, died today following a battle with lung cancer.
Driver claims pickup truck backed into him
A man claims serious injuries after a pick-up driver backing out of a garage ran into him.
Driver ran stop sign in Belleville, suit claims
Falvey A man says he was injured when a Belleville man collided with his vehicle after running a stop sign.
Mascoutah accident is subject of suit
A man says he was injured when another driver collided with him in a Mascoutah intersection.
Young, Berry move to dismiss suit over Venezia wrongful death fee
Young ST. LOUIS - St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young is moving to throw out a lawsuit filed against him in federal court over a retainer fee he forced St. Louis attorney James Schottel Jr. to return to clients.
Discovery continues in Syngenta atrazine class action in federal court
Tillery EAST ST. LOUIS - An order settling a dispute over discovery documents is the latest action in a federal suit brought against the makers of the weed killer atrazine.
Legal community joins fight for normal life waged in Madison County Veterans Court
Romani For some veterans returning from the fight overseas, the fight at home may be just as daunting if it involves run-ins with the law.
Testimony opens in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. tractor trailer accident trial
Seymoure A Missouri highway patrol officer and accident reconstructionist testified Wednesday in a Madison County trial involving a 2007 Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. traffic accident.
Katz appointed associate judge in St. Clair County
Katz Belleville attorney Julie K. Katz has been appointed associate judge in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit after having received a majority of votes cast by circuit judges.
Mesothelioma case settles during jury selection in Madison County
Fitzgerald A mesothelioma suit brought against Union Carbide Corp. and other defendants settled Tuesday even as prospective jurors occupied seats in Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's courtroom.
Jury finds for defense in AT&T vs. Thiems case
Godfrey Thiems Construction Inc. of Edwardsville has won a case brought against it by AT&T over cable lines Thiems' workers severed four years ago while working in front of an Edwardsville middle school.
Suit seeks $50K from Shenanigans and underage assailant
Falvey A man is seeking damages from a Belleville bar and a patron he claims was drunk and under age.
Case management conference set in suit over delayed MRI
Hylla A case management conference is set in a woman's suit against her former doctor over a delayed MRI test and hospital admission.
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.