News from February 2011
Appellate court will hear Met Life's appeal of Madison County class action
Bozarth MOUNT VERNON – Fifth District appellate justices will review former Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack's certification of a class action against Met Life.
Law license doesn't qualify Pizza Hut plaintiff as hydraulics expert, justices rule
Maag MOUNT VERNON – Amanda Verett's law license doesn't qualify her as an expert on hydraulic hinges, Fifth District appellate judges have decided.
Defense moving to dismiss wrongful death suit against Anderson Hospital, doctor
Mudge Anderson Hospital and a local doctor are moving to dismiss a wrongful death suit set for trial on Valentine's Day for lack of prosecution.
8-year-old Tillery class action against Gateway gets new life at Supreme Court
Tillery SPRINGFIELD – Half of Stephen Tillery's class action over the speed of Pentium processors died at the Illinois Supreme Court, but the other half has gained new life there.
Multi-million dollar Ste. Genevieve, Mo. tractor trailer accident suit settles
Carlson The parties in a tractor trailer accident case that won a former trucker and his wife more than $3 million in damages last year has settled.
St. Clair County another national asbestos docket? Appellate court is deciding
Cates MOUNT VERNON – Fifth District appellate justices must decide whether St. Clair County can act as a national magnet for mesothelioma suits like Madison County.
Route 161 crash is subject of suit
A Swansea woman is asking a Smithton driver to pay more than $50,000 after the two were involved in a car crash.
GJN expands bankruptcy practice with veteran attorneys
Lander ST. LOUIS - Attorneys David A. Lander and Eric C. Peterson have joined Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C. as partners.
Doctor and Memorial accused of negligence in tubal ligation
A St. Clair County woman is suing her doctor for injuries he allegedly caused during a tubal ligation procedure.
Belleville nursing home named in wrongful death complaint
A Belleville nursing home is accused of causing the death of a woman living there.
Royal Bamboo sued over back rent
A St. Clair County property owner is suing tenants it says failed to pay rent.
Sparta man sues over Belleville accident
A Sparta man is suing a Belleville woman who allegedly crashed her car into his.
Hylla set to hear settlement over man's, baby's death in Granite City tow truck accident
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla is set to hear the final pleas to approve a settlement in a suit brought by a woman who lost her husband and nine month-old son in a Granite City tow truck accident in 2008.
Plaintiff, two defendants seek to settle Olin conveyor belt injury suit
Mudge Several parties in a suit over injuries a man allegedly suffered when his right hand got caught in a roller conveyor machine at Olin Corporation in East Alton are asking for approval of a settlement in the suit.
Man sues over trip on slippery substance at gas station
A man wants to be awarded more than $50,000 after he says he fell on a slippery substance at a gas station.
Two suits filed over same Caseyville accident
A woman and man claim they suffered disability and disfigurement after a driver ran into the car in which they rode.
Madigan sues Granite City marketing firm over customer lists
Madigan CHICAGO - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that she has filed a lawsuit against a Granite City marketing firm that allegedly misrepresented potential customer lists it sold as being verified and screened.
Memorial Hospital, emergency physicians named in wrongful death complaint
The husband of a recently deceased woman blames doctors at Memorial Hospital and Belleville Emergency Physicians for causing his wife's sudden death.
Two more Yaz suits filed in St. Clair County
Denton Two more New Jersey residents have filed suits against the manufacturers of the birth control pill Yasmin and Yaz in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
No decision yet in Sears washing machine class action
Hylla Although a case management conference is now set in a class action brought against Sears Roebuck & Co., there is still no decision months after a September hearing on whether Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla will stay or even dismiss the case.