News from June 2011
Madison County Asbestos Jury Docket : 6/20/2011
Monday, June 20
Madison County Civil Docket : 6/20 - 6/24/2011
Monday, June 20
Ingersoll-Rand blamed in asphalt roller death
A Coulterville man died after an asphalt roller overturned, crushing him, according to a recently filed lawsuit.
Southern Illinois Brain and Spine Center, doctors named in med mal complaint
A Collinsville man claims his doctors failed to timely diagnose him with a serious spinal condition, which can cause permanent paralysis if left untreated.
Helping Hands sued over transport incident
Davis The child of a recently deceased woman has filed suit against a transportation agency after she says employees allowed the woman to ride in a vehicle on her wheelchair without being properly secured, causing the woman to hit her head while riding the bus.
Strange Dew
You pour a big glass of milk from the carton you just brought home from the store, take a giant swig, and spit it out again. It's gone bad, it tastes disgusting, and you rush to rinse your mouth out.
Lawmakers make some noise on lawsuit reform but once again fail to take any action
Akin If lawmakers were indeed serious about job growth and job creation, then they would have done more than merely talk about lawsuit reforms. Year after year lawsuit reforms are introduced in the Illinois General Assembly and year after year these bills get bottled up in committees and never see the light of day.
Woman wins $95 million in sexual harassment suit against ex-boss, Aaron's Rents
Cates A 20 year-old rental store clerk has won $95 million from a federal jury on claims that sexual harassment by her boss at a Fairview Heights rent-to-own store ended in a sexual assault.
Knockers owner moves to dismiss battery suit
The owner of Knockers Bar and Grill is asking Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian to dismiss a suit brought by a man who claims he was attacked and injured while at the bar.
CSX gets more time to file post-trial motion in $2.56 million FELA verdict
Callis CSX Transportation has been given more time to file its post-trial motion in the wake of a $2.56 million Madison County judgment entered against it in a Federal Employer's Liability Act trial.
Accident case set for trial Monday settles
A suit over an Alton car accident that had been set for trial Monday has settled.
Medtronic, hospital sued over facial surgery
Collignon Gunn A Brooklyn man claims he lost the ability to blink his right eye after a doctor struck a facial nerve in a complicated surgery.
Chiropractor plans to appeal class certification reversal, brief says
Schmieder Chiropractor Frank Bemis intends to seek Illinois Supreme Court review of a decision that stopped his class action against Travelers Casualty, according to Robert Schmieder of LakinChapman.
Ford dealership not liable for what it didn't know, appellate court rules
Welch MOUNT VERNON – Truck buyers Adam and Lindsey Dawson can't sue Jack Schmitt Ford for failing to tell them what the dealer didn't know, Fifth District appeals judges ruled on May 27.
Facebook lawsuit assigned to District Judge Murphy
EAST ST. LOUIS – Class action lawyer Stephen Tillery of St. Louis rises to guard the privacy of adolescent Facebook friends whose parents didn't guard it.
High court launches committee to study ways to get high tech
Kilbride The Illinois State Supreme Court has announced the creation of a committee to study how more court business can be conducted electronically.
Public can now listen to Madison County Board meetings online
Von Nida The public has a new way to find out what went on at a meeting of the Madison County Board and committee meetings.
Worden accident case set for trial Monday
Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis is scheduled to open the trial of a Worden accident suit Monday.
Mudge to hear motions in revealed STD test results suit
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge is set to hear a series of moves filed in a suit brought by a woman who claims a romantic rival leaked the results of a sexually transmitted disease test.
Antognoli withdraws in Highland dairy owners' suit against Prairie Farms
Antognoli Attorney David Antognoli has bowed out of a misconduct suit brought against Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. by the owners of a Highland Dairy.