News from December 2011
Highland Supply sues Puerto Rican vendor
Two corporations have filed suit against the company that they claim owes them more than $60,000 for materials.
Alton accident results in injuries, suit claims
A woman claims she sustained neck, back and hip injuries after a driver struck her vehicle.
Former asbestos Judge Byron enjoyed fund-raising advantage
Byron Thirty thousand dollars dragged Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder into disgrace, but no one batted an eye when Madison County's first asbestos judge, Nicholas Byron, raked in that kind of money in 2002.
Gleeson still deliberating in Constance vs. Brennan
More than two months since a bench trial concluded in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson is still deliberating a dispute between two former Belleville law partners.
Hamel property suit defendant files answer to complaint
Kemper Defendant Jeffrey Cummings on Dec. 8 filed a one-page answer to a complaint filed against him, denying allegations that he dishonored his lease agreement with his tenant and left the tenant with more than $40,000 in costs.
Private detective issues summons to Wal-Mart manager to answer complaint
Hylla Christopher McClintock, an employee of A Closer Look Investigations, a private detective agency in Godfrey, served Glen Masterson, manager of Wal-Mart in Wood River, a summons to file an answer to a Madison County personal injury lawsuit.
Defendant in slip and fall case claims it is wrongly named in suit
Matoesian A defendant in a Madison County slip and fall suit, Shriji Group - which does business as Shop 'N Save - filed a motion to be dismissed from a suit filed by a woman who claims she fell on a pool of water while shopping.
Madison County judicial contests - when they happen - are costly
Yepsen Lawyer donations are a natural source of revenue for electing judges in Madison County, or anywhere in Illinois.
Eunice Smith Home responds to lawsuit after being sued over resident's death
Ruth Alton Memorial Hospital answered a complaint filed against it, denying allegations that Eunice Smith Home is responsible for a resident's death within two weeks of being admitted to the facility.
Madison and St. Clair counties 5th on 'Hellhole' list
Akin Madison and St. Clair counties have been ranked fifth among the American Tort Reform Association's (ATRA) annual "Judicial Hellholes" report released on Thursday.
Philly again the biggest 'Judicial Hellhole'; Madison-St.Clair counties ranked 5th
Joyce WASHINGTON - Philadelphia's civil courts system has been named the nation's worst by the American Tort Reform Foundation for a second consecutive year.
Crowder says she will return $30K donated by asbestos lawyers
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder said in a prepared statement that she would be returning campaign contributions she received from asbestos attorneys that came shortly after she issued a ruling favorable to those attorneys.
Harrison prepares to take on asbestos docket
Harrison Newly appointed asbestos Judge Clarence Harrison said Wednesday that he is not certain why Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder was abruptly removed from the docket on Monday, or why he was chosen to replace her.
Troy property owner sues Pekin Insurance alleging wind damage claim underpaid
Gorman The owner of a Troy property alleges his insurance company refuses to pay him an adequate sum for damages sustained to his premises after tornado force winds struck the area earlier this year.
Third grade students participate in Madison County mock trial; Crowder presides in case involving Big Bad Wolf
Third graders participate in a Madison County mock trial on Tuesday. Third grade students from Worden Elementary School in Edwardsville performed a mock trial Tuesday in Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's courtroom in the case of B.B. Wolf (a/k/a Big Bad Wolf) vs. Curly Pig.
Jury awards more than $2 million to man injured by Imo's pizza delivery driver
Armbruster A Madison County jury on Tuesday awarded $2,284,500 to Matthew Bruntjen in a week-long trial over a 2009 auto accident caused by an Imo's pizza delivery driver.
Crowder removed from asbestos docket
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has been removed as presiding asbestos judge and re-assigned to handle chancery, miscellaneous remedies and eminent domain cases in the court's civil division, according to an administrative order entered Dec. 12.
Four class actions filed against Madison County cities; Suits claim excessive tow fees after DUI arrests
Holland Four putative class action lawsuits have been filed against the cities of Edwardsville, Collinsville, Granite City and Alton, alleging the cities overcharged for towing fees after arresting drivers accused of driving under the influence.
Father of murder victim sues men accused of crime
Cueto The father of a recently deceased man seeks an unspecified amount of money from two men who he claims murdered his son.
Class actions filed against Edwardsville and Collinsville; Drivers accused of DUI claim cities over-charged towing fees
Holland A Madison County man and woman have filed separate putative class action lawsuits against the cities of Edwardsville and Collinsville, alleging the cities overcharged for towing fees after arresting drivers accused of driving under the influence.