News from July 2011
Mudge grants motion to compel in days leading up to pre-trial of retaliatory discharge suit against Millennium Rail Inc.
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has granted a motion to compel filed by the plaintiff in a retaliatory discharge suit brought against Millennium Rail Inc. and Watco Companies that is set to see a jury July 18.
Ruth set to hold additional case management conference in '04 Liberty Mutual PPO class action; summary judgment moves still pending
Schmieder An additional case management conference is set in a 2004 class action over allegedly improper Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discounts taken by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Companies.
Mudge orders parties to cooperate on deposition scheduling in PKM personal injury case
Dripps Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has ordered the remaining parties in a personal injury suit filed over a roller conveyor belt injury to "cooperate" in the days leading up to the suit's July 18 trial.
Carol Dodd files to amend divorce settlement
Craney The woman whose divorce from her husband of more than 20 years sparked a lawsuit with allegations of neglect after a fall in the bathtub and swiped retirement savings is moving to amend her divorce's settlement.
Class certification sought in Kraft workers' wage case
Joseph Phebus Lead plaintiff Joan Jones has moved for class certification in a proposed action brought against Kraft Food Global Inc. on behalf of workers at its Granite City plant over allegedly unpaid wages.
Syngenta seeks protective order blocking 100 subpoenas of non-parties to class action; Subpoenas seek 10 years of atrazine records
Reeg Atrazine maker Syngenta Crop Protection LLC is seeking a protective order to block the subpoenas of 100 non-parties in a proposed class action over the weed killer brought by lead plaintiff the Holiday Shores Sanitary District a week before a hearing in the case.
Scruggs, other shady lawyers highlighted in film
Scruggs WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A documentary that debuts Monday night chronicles personal injury lawyers who abused America's civil justice system.
Injuries claimed in East Roosevelt Road accident
A Madison County woman claims she experienced pain and suffering after a driver attempted to pass her, causing a collision.
Neck and back injuries claimed in Route 158 accident
A St. Clair County man is suing the driver of the car that allegedly rear-ended him.
McDonald's drive-through accident is subject of suit
Two St. Clair County women are suing the driver of the car that allegedly backed into them in the McDonald's drive-through.
Parents sue allegedly drunk driver over son's death
The parents of a St. Clair County man are suing the man they say killed their son in a crash while allegedly driving drunk.
Madison County Recorder's office to implement e-recording
Rice Madison County Recorder Matt Rice is encouraging citizens to become familiar with a new technology that will help streamline the process of recording documents and help to make his office more efficient.
McLean County continues inching closer to becoming a 'judicial hellhole'
Akin Illinois' reputation as a lawsuit magnet was not made overnight. It took time as hotspots such as Madison, St. Clair and Cook Counties became destination jurisdictions for personal injury lawyers looking to hit the "Lawsuit Lottery."
Chapman set to hear motions in suit over real estate purchase Monday
Madison County Associate Judge Thomas Chapman is set to preside over all pending motions in a couple's breach of contract suit filed over their purchase of property located in Camden County, Mo.
Matoesian grants Tobin, law firm summary judgment in legal malpractice case
Matoesian An appeal is under way following attorney Gregory Tobin and his law firm's summary judgment win in a legal malpractice case brought by a former client that has been entangled with an investigation by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee of the Illinois State Supreme Court (ARDC.)
Ruth set to hear motion to compel in homeowner's suit against Edwardsville over basement flooding
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth is set to hear a motion to compel filed by an Edwardsville homeowner against the city over a backed up sewer incident next week.
Saline Township sexual harassment cases settle in mediation
Six sexual harassment and battery suits filed against Saline Township and former Township Supervisor Alvin Steiner are over.
Bayer can't elicit testimony from employees on Yaz usage, Herndon rules
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS – Drug maker Bayer can't ask past and present employees if they or their families use oral contraceptives Yasmin, Yazand Ocella, U.S. District Judge David Herndon ruled on June 29.
Superseding indictment says former commissioner advanced casino plan; Brad Lakin, Jones's daughter part of development
Lakin ST. LOUIS – Former St. Louis County planning commission chair Douglas Morgan secretly advanced a casino plan for himself and offspring of Madison County felons Tom Lakin and Rick Jones, according to federal grand jurors.
Hearing set again on attorneys' move to bow out of Cahokia water suit
A new hearing date has been set on a withdrawal move filed by the attorneys for several former employees of the Commonfields of Cahokia Public Water District who are suing the district and its trustees over their firings.