News from April 2011
Woman sues ex, bank for identity theft
A St. Clair County woman is suing her soon-to-be ex-husband, her insurance company and a bank for alleged identity theft and conspiracy.
St. Clair man sues driver, road construction company for fall off motorcycle
A Collinsville man and a road construction company are accused of causing a St. Clair County man to crash his motorcycle on the highway.
All associate judges seeking retention in St. Clair County
All of St. Clair County's associate judges will be up for a retention vote this year.
They join their Madison County counterparts who are also all seeking to retain their seats on the bench.
Jury awards $3.7 million to family of worker killed in Millstadt trench accident; second suit filed by family of second man killed still pending
LeChien A St. Clair County jury awarded $3.7 million on April 15 to the family of one of two men killed in a March 2008 trench collapse in Millstadt.
Syngenta files responses to sanctions moves centered on Swiss documents, market share data
Tillery Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. has filed two responses to sanctions moves aimed at it by the lead plaintiff in a proposed class action over alleged water contamination caused by the company's weed killer, atrazine.
Case against Madison County Sheriff's office, others goes to Chapman; pre-trial set for May
Hertz A Godfrey man's suit against Madison County Sheriff Robert Hertz and his department has a new judge to oversee its May pre-trial.
Courts closed Friday for spring holiday
The Madison and St. Clair County Courts will be closed Friday, April 22.
Status conference scheduled in Pink Slip shooting case
A status conference is set for Thursday in a suit over a shooting that took place in 2009 at the Pink Slip Exotic Club.
No action since December in Schottel's suit against Judge Young, Berry
Schottel Jr. There has been no action since December 2010 in a suit filed by St. Louis attorney James Schottel Jr. against former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young and Belleville attorney William Berry.
No action since September 2010 in suit against Bayer over Trayslol
There has been no action since two of the attorneys for five plaintiffs suing Bayer Corp. and two of its pharmaceutical arms over the drug Trasylol filed to bow out of the suit last September.
Attorneys file to withdraw as plaintiffs change law firm in cerebral palsy suit against doctor, St. Louis University
A woman suing St. Louis University and the doctor she claims is responsible for her daughter's cerebral palsy is changing attorneys.
Parents move for sanctions in suit against St. Louis neurologist over adult son's seizures
Mudge The parents of a disabled man who claim his neurologist didn't listen to concerns about his seizures are moving for sanctions in their medical malpractice suit.
Family Violence Prevention Council to hold annual training April 26
The Third Judicial Circuit's Family Violence Prevention Council will hold its annual training event April 26.
Callis adds Buske malpractice case to her own docket; case went through two circuit judges last week
Pranaitis Sara Buske's legal malpractice suit against her divorce attorney and accountants has its third judge in just over a week.
Alton moves for summary judgment in '04 suit over traffic light's role in accident
The City of Alton is moving for summary judgment in a seven year-old case brought by a driver who claims that a 2003 accident was caused by the city's failure to install the right type of stop sign.
Foreclosure mediation program to begin in Madison County
Stobbs A new program that will offer mediation for homeowners in foreclosure cases is slated to begin in Madison County.
Rear-end accident on Greenmount Road is subject of suit
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle.
East St. Louis accident causes injuries, suit says
A St. Clair County woman accuses the driver of another car of rear-ending her while driving in East St. Louis.
Plaintiff moves to strike Kraft's affirmative defenses in class action over worker wages
Phebus The woman who proposes to lead a class of workers at a Granite City Kraft Foods Global plant in a class action over wages is asking the court to strike down the company's affirmative defenses.
Callis enters order seeking to clean up inactive cases
Callis Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has set a deadline for 24 civil cases that have seen little action.