News from January 2011
Injuries claimed in Hartman Lane accident
A man claims he sustained injuries after a driver struck him when she failed to stop a stop sign.
Madison County Civil Docket : 1/10 - 1/14/2011
Monday, January 10
Collinsville rear-end accident is subject of suit
A Missouri man claims he sustained back injuries after a driver rear-ended the vehicle in which he rode.
Crane joins GJN in St. Louis
Crane ST. LOUIS - Attorney David D. Crane has joined the law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman L.C. as a member with extensive experience litigating commercial and civil cases at the trial and appellate levels.
Thomas Wilson joins HeplerBroom as partner
SPRINGFIELD – Thomas H. Wilson has joined HeplerBroom LLC in the Springfield office as a partner. He was formerly a partner at Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Ltd.
Sandberg Phoenix opens fourth office in O'Fallon
Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C., a full-service law firm headquartered in St. Louis, announced that it has opened its fourth office in O'Fallon.
New partners named at HeplerBroom
Elworth Attorneys Robert Elworth, Brian Huelsmann and Amanda Mueller have been elected partners of HeplerBroom LLC.
Laidlaw asks to file motion under seal in sexual assault case
Ruth The bus company formerly known as Laidlaw Transit Inc. is asking to file some deposition testimony under seal in a case brought by a woman who claims the company failed to stop her daughter's sexual assault as she left one of its buses.
Defense asks to push off retaliatory discharge trial in suit against Millennium Rail
Mudge Defendants in a retaliatory discharge case filed last year are asking to push off a Jan. 10 trial date.
Mannheim responds to punitive damages request; pre-trial Tuesday in tow truck suit
Hylla The employer of a tow truck driver who killed a man and his infant son three years ago in a Granite City accident has filed its opposition to a request for punitive damages.
American Coal employee alleges he was fired after work comp claim
A coal worker from Hurst is suing his former employer for wrongful termination after he was allegedly fired for filing a workers' comp claim.
Brinkmann Construction sued by worker claiming injuries on the job
A St. Clair County man is suing his former employer, claiming he was hurt using construction stilts on the job.
Widow sues over husband's Fentanyl death
The widow of a Madison County man claims a local pain treatment center is to blame for her husband's alleged drug overdose.
Inmate assaulted in jail sues Hertz and man accused of murder
An Illinois prison inmate is suing Madison County Sheriff Robert Hertz and a fellow inmate after he was allegedly assaulted while housed in the Madison County jail.
Family says 'do not resuscitate' order didn't exist
The family of a St. Clair County man claims an Alton hospital and its doctors are to blame for his death.
Granite City accident is subject of suit
A Madison County woman is suing the driver of a car she says pulled out of a restaurant parking lot and crashed into her.
Dwight Kay is Record Person of the Year
Kay The Madison County Record applauds State Representative-elect Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) for convincing voters in November to retire Democratic incumbent Jay Hoffman of Collinsville.