News from February 2011
Obamacare will be found unconstitutional
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Fairview Heights woman sues over rear-end accident
A Fairview Heights woman is suing the driver of a car that allegedly rear-ended her.
Insurers, business groups and tort reformers file brief opposing secondhand exposure theory
Stack A coming ruling from the Illinois Supreme Court could offer asbestos attorneys with a new group of plaintiffs based on a case arising from Madison County.
Ruth clarifies discovery issues in nurse's defamation suit against Saint Anthony's
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has recently resolved some discovery disputes in a former nurse's defamation of character suit against Saint Anthony's Hospital and his former co-workers.
Shop 'N Save customer sues after tripping over soda display
A Madison County woman is asking for more tha $50,000 from an Edwardsville grocery store after she allegedly fell over a soda display.
Whistleblower sues former employer
A St. Clair County man is suing an automotive shop he says fired him for being a whistle blower.
Hearing continued on plaintiff's motion for new trial in CSX FELA case
Collignon Gunn A plaintiff's motion seeking a new trial in a Federal Employer's Liability Act case against CSX Transportation will be heard Feb. 25.
East Country Transport satisfies judgment, drops appeal in retaliatory discharge case
Mudge A company that saw a $100,000 verdict entered against it in a retaliatory discharge trial last year has dropped its appeal of that judgment and satisfied the plaintiff.
Mudge orders wife to hand over financials in Dodd suit
Meadows Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has ordered a woman to turn over financial statements and other documents needed to end both her 2007 divorce and a civil suit filed a year later by her husband of more than 20 years.
Driver claims injuries in McDonald's parking lot
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims struck her vehicle as she was driving in a McDonald's parking lot in Shiloh.
Heartland Institute's move to halt discovery in Syngenta atrazine case reset
Mudge A move by a non-party to one of a series of class actions brought over alleged water contamination by a common weed killer has been pushed back.
Oscars 2011: Predictions, observations and the Best Picture of the Year
Hopkins Best Picture: The King's Speech
Delivery driver sues US Steel after oxygen can falls on leg
A Madison County delivery man is suing one of his clients, claiming an oxygen tank fell on him.
Joe Man's Bar and Grill sued by woman claiming sexual assault
A woman has filed suit against the bar where she claims she was sexually assaulted and attacked.
Refrozen melted snow turned to black ice and slip and fall
A woman has filed suit against the owners of a building where she claims she fell because of an accumulation of black ice in front of the building's entrance.
Attorney, wife file amended complaint in botched international adoption case
An Edwardsville attorney and his wife have filed their amended complaint in a suit over a botched international adoption.
Illinois Farmers seeks to recover insured's loss
An insurance company has filed suit against the manufacturer of a fan in an attempt to recoup more than $100,000 it says it lost when its insured's home caught on fire.
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Madison County Asbestos Jury Docket: Monday, Feb. 21
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Hylla stays Sears washing machine class action
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla has halted a 2010 class action brought over washing machines that allegedly took too long to work and could possibly explode.