News from August 2011
Green Mount Road accident is subject of suit
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle.
Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket 8/30/2011
Monday, August 29
American Family sues claiming insured allegedly set fire
An insurance company has filed suit against the woman who it claims set a fire to one of the properties the company insured.
Sugarloaf accident is subject of St. Clair County injury suit
A man claims he suffered injuries to his hand and elbow after a driver pulled from a driveway to the road in front of him.
Woman sues local jewelry for $600K claiming she was wrongly accused of scam
A woman seeks more than $600,000 from a jewelry store, claiming she should never have been banned from the St. Clair Square mall after police accused her of scam and theft.
LP tank explosion leads to suit against Amerigas and others
A St. Clair County man and his wife have filed suit against the manufacturers of a gas tank that they say contained a gas leak, causing an explosion.
Norfolk Southern sued after trainer pinned between rail cars
The family of a deceased man is blaming a railroad company for causing the man's death, saying he died after being pinned in between two railroad cars.
China House and attacker sued over robbery
An East St. Louis man and his wife have filed suit against the alleged robber who they claim stole from the man and threatened him with a shotgun outside a Chinese restaurant.
Pharmacists named in Yaz wrongful death suit
Cates The mother of a recently deceased girl has filed suit against the manufacturer of a birth control pill, alleging her daughter died after developing a blood clot formed while taking the pill.
Securities broker allegedly used investments for personal use, suit claims
The administrator of an estate alleges the deceased woman's financial advisor utilized investment money for personal use.
Catholic and Community Credit Union sues over unpaid loan
A St. Clair credit union has filed suit against a Columbia couple that it claims failed to repay it more than $50,000.
Matoesian sets aside default order in case against First Student
Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian has set aside a default judgment order in a case against First Student, Inc. and William Tarrant.
Madison County Civil Docket : 8/29 - 9/2/2011
Monday, August 29
Ron Paul vs. Club for Growth on tort reform
Cochran The Club for Growth's disdain for Constitutional limits on federal power is closer to the views of the pro-ObamaCare crowd than it is to the Founding Fathers or the Tea Party movement's views.
Correction
A headline posted on a recent story involving the atrazine federal class action lawsuit incorrectly stated, "Environmental group says Tillery schemed to exert pressure on Syngenta." The headline has been changed to, "Environmental group pushes to unseal Syngenta documents."
Appellate Court calls asbestos attorney's bluff
In poker, the cards speak for themselves. In other words, a hand is what it is – regardless of what the player may think it is.
Environmental Law & Policy Center sets record straight
Learner It's time to get the facts straight about the efforts by the Environmental Law & Policy Center and the Prairie Rivers Network to ensure that documents filed with the Court in the Syngenta atrazine pollution case aren't hidden from the public.
ISBA to hold teleseminars in September
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) will hold the following continuing legal education Teleseminars (via telephone), from noon to 1 p.m. (CST), in September:
Syngenta says Tillery's amended atrazine complaint seeks 'open checkbook'
Tillery BENTON – Stephen Tillery proposes that Corn Belt communities completely remove weed killer atrazine from water supplies not because they must but because they can.
Alton woman sues Nationwide Credit claiming emotional distress
Eason An Alton woman claims a debt collector refused to leave her alone, even after she began making $25 payments in an attempt to resolve her financial obligations.