News from December 2011
Crowder receives $30K in campaign contributions last week
Lawyers from the three largest Madison County asbestos firms contributed $30,000 to asbestos Judge Barbara Crowder's campaign committee last week.
Jury in pizza delivery case sent home; Plaintiff asks for $11 million
Armbruster Madison County jurors were sent home after 5 p.m. Monday after deliberating for nearly four hours in a trial involving a 2009 auto accident caused by an Imo's pizza delivery driver.
Madison county Asbestos Motion Docket: 12/21 & 12/22/2011
Wednesday, December 21
Madison County Civil Docket; 12/19 - 12/23/2011
Tuesday, December 20
Jury listens to day four of testimony in case involving Imo's pizza delivery driver
Armbruster Madison County jurors listened to the fourth day of arguments Friday in a trial involving a 2009 auto accident caused by an Imo's pizza delivery driver.
Depending on who asks, Greenville's water is either safe or unsafe to drink
You can't have it both ways.
French lesson for the president
To the Editor:
Illinois Law Now: Identity theft protection questions, and others, answered
Question: How can I protect myself from identify theft while holiday shopping?
Wang joins Gallop as associate in labor and employment law
Wang The Gallop law firm announced recently that attorney Johnny S. Wang has joined the firm as an associate in its Labor & Employment Law Department.
Parents and Tillery should take 'Like' Facebook class action to California, lawyer says; Briefs show teens continue to use FB
Tillery EAST ST. LOUIS – Mark Tamblyn and Ian Barlow of Sacramento, who dropped a class action against Facebook and joined Stephen Tillery of St. Louis in a similar action here, should return to California and take Tillery along, Facebook owners assert.
Crowder sets 2013 asbestos docket; Three local firms get 82 percent of trial slots
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has provided Simmons Browder law firm of East Alton with 185 valuable trial slots in her asbestos court for 2013.
Pattern jury instructions available on Illinois Supreme Court website
Kilbride Illinois pattern jury instructions, for civil and criminal cases, can now be accessed on the Illinois Supreme Court website at www.state.il.us/court.
Two Republicans vying for Romani's seat in primary; No Democratic challenge to Napp
Rabe Another attorney is seeking election to the Third Judicial Circuit and soon-to-be-vacant seat of retiring Judge Charles V. Romani, Jr.
Gatekeeper: Garage attendant Ed Wall gets to know his customers with a smile
Ed Wall at his post at the St. Clair County Courthouse parking garage. Ed Wall always has a warm greeting for customers at the St. Clair County parking garage.
Highland Health Care Center sued over resident's heart failure
Two daughters of a recently deceased woman have filed suit against the nursing home that they claim neglected their mother, allegedly allowing her to die from congestive heart failure.
Ford faces Madison County wrongful death claim; 'Edge' fuel pump unfastened during impact, suit says
Ford Motor Co. and two Alton car dealerships face a lawsuit that seeks more than $1 million after plaintiffs allege a defectively manufactured vehicle caused the deaths of a couple in a fiery car crash.
Semi driver sued over fatal accident in Alton
The parents of a recently deceased man have filed suit against the truck driver who they claim struck their son's vehicle in an intersection, causing his death.
Smurfit Stone worker alleges he lost job over work comp claim
A man has filed suit against his former employer, alleging he lost his job because he fought to obtain his workers' compensation benefits.
Farming company sued after worker killed by combine
A Madison County woman says her husband was killed on the job when he was run over by a tractor.
Inmate sues Madison County sheriff and psychiatrist claiming psychotropic drug caused diabetes
A Madison County jail inmate says he developed diabetes as a result of a psychotropic drug given to him while in custody.