News from January 2011
Route 159 accident in Fairview Heights is subject of suit
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to yield the right-of-way and struck his vehicle.
Applebee's named in slip and fall suit
A Centreville woman is suing the owners of an Applebee's restaurant after allegedly slipping on a wet floor as she walked in the door.
Plaintiff asks to change discovery schedule in St. Louis Bread Company coffee spill case
A February case management conference has been set in a couple's suit against the owner of the St. Louis Bread Company chain over spilled coffee that allegedly burned an infant.
Lawsuit Loan Shark bill to be heard in committee Thursday
SPRINGFIELD – As Illinois lawmakers wrestle with raising the individual income tax rate to help keep the state solvent, a piece of legislation that would expand opportunities for personal injury attorneys may be on a fast track for passage in the current lame duck session.
Carr's former partners serve discovery requests in quest for $635K judgment
Tillery EAST ST. LOUIS – Rex Carr's former partners, skeptical of his claim that he can't pay a $635,171.21 judgment, pry for dollars in 24 corners of his life.
Madison County numbers: Foreclosures up; Asbestos down - maybe
Foreclosure filings in Madison County were up more than 20 percent from last year -- 1,271 in 2009 to 1,549 in 2010.
Area legislators weigh-in on tax increase proposal
McCarter As Illinois faces a staggering $13 billion deficit, state senators from the Metro-East are split over an income tax increase that could come up for vote by early next week.
Worker struck by ladder sues Bam Contracting
A construction worker claims a subcontractor is to blame for injuries he allegedly received when he was hit by a ladder on the job site.
Driver claims Bi-State bus caused rear-end crash
A St. Clair County woman is suing a Belleville bus driver she says rear-ended her at a stop light.
Henry serving as interim St. Clair County Circuit Clerk; New clerk must be named within weeks
The St. Clair County Board has one month to select a new Circuit Clerk to replace former Clerk Brendan Kelly, who left the position in December to become St. Clair County State's Attorney.
Case management pushed off in suit over accident at Cahokia Mounds
A case management conference in a suit brought against two ATV riders who injured a Department of Natural Resources officer while illegally riding in the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site has been pushed back.
Geo's Wings sued over patron's parking lot trip
A St. Clair County woman is suing the owners of a Belleville restaurant after she allegedly fell off a sidewalk and broke her hip.
Alton and Southern sued by employee claming cumulative trauma
A man claims he sustained back injuries after years of working as a truck driver and laborer for a railroad company.
Woman claims injuries in Granite City accident
A Madison County woman is suing the driver of a car she says crashed into her in Granite City.
Patient claims hospital and doctor failed to recognize heart attack
A Madison County man claims his doctor and an Alton hospital failed to properly care for him after he allegedly suffered a heart attack while in their care.
Madison County Jury Docket : 1/10/2011
Monday, January 10
Father in botched paternity test case settles with lab
Ruth A man who sued a laboratory that allegedly botched a paternity test over a decade ago has settled his case.
Fairview Heights and driver sued over North Illinois accident
A woman claims an employee for the city of Fairview Heights rear-ended her vehicle.
Rosewood Care Center plaintiff asks for new schedule after expert witness dies
Hylla The plaintiff in a negligence suit against Rosewood Care Center is asking for a new case management schedule due to the death of one of her experts.
Harrison to hear motions to dismiss in botched adoption suit
Madison County Circuit Judge Clarence Harrison II is set to hear motions to dismiss parts of an Edwardsville couple's suit against Lifelink International Adoption Services and several of its employees.