News from January 2011
$5 million priest abuse verdict against Catholic Diocese of Belleville upheld at appellate court
Stewart The Fifth District Appellate Court has upheld a $5 million jury verdict against the Catholic Diocese of Belleville in a St. Clair County sexual abuse case.
Plaintiff seeking to enforce legal malpractice settlement with Goldenberg firm, attorneys
Goldenberg A woman who sued the former Hopkins Goldenberg Law Firm, its current incarnation, and a number of Goldenberg attorneys is asking to enforce a $25,000 settlement reached in 2009.
Carpenter claims neck injuries in auto accident
A Highland man is being asked to pay more than $100,000 after allegedly rear-ending another driver in the township of Marine.
Cougar Drive accident is subject of suit
A woman is suing the driver she says is responsible for injuries she allegedly received in a rear-end crash on the campus of Southern Illinois University.
Sara Buske denies she knew about pre-nup
Beasley Sara Buske, the Edwardsville native involved in a contentious divorce that ended last year, claims she did not know about a pre-nuptial agreement that is at the center of a lawsuit she has filed against her divorce attorneys.
Leasing company sues Alton dentist
A leasing company claims an Alton dentist owes more than $56,000 in medical equipment rental fees.
Jumpin' Jimmy's worker claims retaliatory discharge
A Clinton County woman claims her former employer fired her in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim.
Belleville Taco Bell sued over woman's slip
A St. Clair County woman is suing the owners of a Belleville fast food restaurant after she allegedly slipped and fell near the front counter.
Lung cancer not properly diagnosed, suit claims
The family of a deceased St. Clair woman is suing her doctor after he allegedly failed to properly diagnose cancer in her lungs.
Appellate court denies Tillery leave to appeal in atrazine privilege matter
Tillery MOUNT VERNON – Appellate judges won't review a decision granting free speech privilege to groups whose documents Stephen Tillery of St. Louis demanded in his class action against Syngenta Crop Protection Services.
Legal malpractice case against Goldenberg law firm gets new judge
Mudge A legal malpractice case brought against a number of Madison County asbestos attorneys and the former Hopkins Goldenberg law firm has a new judge.
Hearing on appeal bond in $100k retaliatory discharge verdict postponed
A hearing on a plaintiff's request for a $130,000 appeal bond related to a $100,000 verdict has been pushed off indefinitely.
Jury awards $8k to woman in Alton car accident suit; $6k of total for pain and suffering
Callis A woman injured in an Alton car accident seven years ago has won $8,602 in damages following a two day damages trial this week.
Defendants throw in 'kitchen sink' in move to toss $3 million verdict, plaintiffs say
Seymoure The plaintiffs who won a more than $3 million verdict in a tractor trailer accident suit last year claim that defendants have "thrown the proverbial kitchen sink" into a post-trial motion that, if granted, would set aside the multi-million dollar award and send the case to its second trial.
Route 157 accident is subject of suit
A man and his wife have filed suit against the driver who they claim rear-ended the man's vehicle.
Wood River accident is subject of suit
A Madison County woman is asking for more than $100,000 from the driver of a car that allegedly crashed into her and the driver of the car she was riding in.
Peel's case was a last one for renowned litigator
Solovy Chicago attorney Jerold Solovy, who represented Gary Peel at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and at the U.S. Supreme Court, died Wednesday at his home in Naples, Fla.
Driver totally demolished bus, suit claims
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims disregarded a traffic signal and crashed into a bus.
O'Fallon accident is subject of suit
Two O'Fallon residents have filed suit against the driver who they claim rear-ended a Toyota Camry.
Railroad workers file suit against Union Pacific
Two former Union Pacific Railroad Company workers have filed suit against their employer – one alleging he developed multiple forms of cancer after his work for it and another saying his work caused him to develop degeneration of his hands, wrists and elbows.