News from April 2011
Injuries claimed in Route 140 accident
An Alton father and son are suing the man who crashed into them after he allegedly ran a red light.
Deckhand claims back injuries in suit against Columbia Marine
A Madison County man is asking for more than $100,000 after he was allegedly hurt while working on a boat.
Rear-end accident on Frank Scott Parkway results in suit
A St. Clair County woman is suing the driver of the car that allegedly rear-ended her on Belt West.
Baxmeyer Construction sued over pedestrian's injuries
A Madison County man is suing a construction company after one of its employees allegedly hit him with a work truck.
Cueto takes class notice under advisement in CVS immune supplement case
Burke A September trial date is set as St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto ponders the form of class notice that will eventually be sent to people who bought a generic form of an immune system supplement made by CVS Pharmacies Inc.
Status continued to June in janitor's suit against high school students over horseplay injury
A status conference has been continued until late June in a personal injury suit brought by a Belleville high school janitor and his wife against the parents of students whose horseplay allegedly led to the injury.
Environmental groups file to unseal documents in federal atrazine class action against Syngenta
Learner Two environmental groups are moving to vacate an order sealing documents in a federal suit against the leading maker of the weed killer atrazine.
Madison County courts launch new Web site
Madison County Circuit Court has a new Web site.
Leskera moves to dismiss Lutman legal malpractice suit
Pranaitis Collinsville attorney John Leskera is moving to dismiss a legal malpractice suit filed against him earlier this year by his former client, bar owner Gary Lutman.
Funeral home personal injury suit set for trial Monday
Hylla An East Alton funeral home and its owner are moving to dismiss a personal injury suit over a fall in its driveway that is set for trial Monday.
Hylla orders Jones to supplement discovery responses, moves trial date in breach of contract suit against Wood River
Hylla Former real estate developer Rick Jones has been ordered to add to discovery responses requested by the City of Wood River in a 2009 breach of contract suit Jones filed against the city.
Worker's defamation case against Metro Sports Inc. in court Friday
Defranco Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian is set to hear motions Friday in a defamation of character suit brought by a former employee of Metro Sports Inc. in Alton.
Homeowners sue Erie Insurance over hail damage claim
A Brighton couple claims an insurance company owes them for hail damage to their home.
Belleville neurosurgeon sued in St. Clair County
Strellis A St. Clair County doctor is accused of malpractice after his patient was allegedly hurt during back surgery.
Touchette Regional and doctors named in suit
Dripps The daughter of a recently deceased woman blames numerous doctors at Touchette Regional Hospital for causing her mother's death, but is asking the court to allow her lawyer extra time to compile a medical report.
Insurance broker claims 20 percent commission has not been paid
An insurance broker from Missouri is suing a St. Clair County insurance company for allegedly failing to pay him commission.
Collinsville accident results in woman's injuries
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims struck her, allegedly causing her to sustain severe and permanent injuries.
Passenger claims injuries in Route 3 accident
A man has filed suit against the allegedly drunken driver who crashed into the vehicle in which he was riding.
Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket : 4/11 & 4/13/2011
Monday, April 11
Matoesian to hear motion for damages in suit against Lutheran Church, teacher
Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian is set to hear a plaintiff's plea for damages against the only remaining defendant in a 2006 negligence suit filed against The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, its Southern Illinois district, Metro-East Lutheran High School, and a former staff member.