News from March 2011
Memorial Convalescent Center resident claims broken leg
A former patient of a St. Clair County convalescent center is suing the facility for allegedly breaking his leg.
Displaced woman claims Green Tree failed to pay taxes on mobile home
Nolan A St. Clair County woman claims she lost her mobile home when her lending company failed to pay real estate taxes on her property.
Blood clot not treated, says suit against Rosewood
A lawsuit has been filed suit against Rosewood Care Center of Swansea over a resident's blood clot and subsequent death.
Madison county asbestos motion docket: 3/14 - 3/18/2011
Monday, March 14
Madison county asbestos jury dockets: 3/14 -3/18/2011
Monday, March 14
University of Chicago professor calls Tillery's discovery requests 'irrelevant' and 'harassing'; Hearing reset to March 18
Tillery An evidentiary hearing set Thursday in a proposed Madison County class action against Syngenta over its weed killer atrazine has been moved.
Hearing on move to quash Rick Jones' subpoena in suit against Wood River moved
Hylla A hearing on a move to quash the subpoena of a law firm in a breach of contract suit filed by former real estate developer Rick Jones against the city of Wood River has been pushed off.
Roxana rear-end accident trial set Monday continued
Callis A Roxana rear-end accident case set for trial this morning has been continued.
Judge keeps sexual harassment case going, allows discovery to begin
A sexual harassment suit filed against the Illinois Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Foundation and its president, Gary Moore, will go on and discovery will begin again.
Bumpy track caused CN/IC engineer injuries, suit says
A St. Clair County train engineer is suing his former employer, claiming a bumpy track caused him multiple injuries.
Wells Fargo sues over default
A St. Clair County man is accused of failing to pay back a loan of nearly $95,000.
St. Clair County adds another asbestos case
Gori Another asbestos lawsuit has been added to St. Clair County's docket.
Madison County Veterans' Court has 100 percent success rate to date, Callis says
Romani Madison County's Veterans' Court program has hit the 100 percent mark in its success at keeping veterans from re-committing offenses that brought them to the court in the first place.
The lawsuit that won't stay dead
Stephen Tillery doesn't like deadlines except when he does.
Part of finger cut off at buffet, suit claims
A St. Clair County man is suing a local buffet, claiming part of his finger was cut off by a defective chair.
Wood River woman sues over I-270 accident
A Wood River woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle.
Herndon orders plaintiff lawyer to stop asking Bayer employee about Holocaust
Papantino EAST ST. LOUIS – Mike Papantonio, plaintiff lawyer and radio star, badgered a Bayer employee about the Holocaust in a deposition about oral contraceptives on Feb. 25.
What Reagan really said about tort reform
Cochran During the recent 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan, we read many tributes to him and re-read many of his greatest speeches.
Auto dealer blamed in suit for selling car to driver with revoked license
Two Missouri residents claim they suffered multiple injuries after two allegedly intoxicated drivers caused a multi-car collision.
Shiloh rear-end accident is subject of suit
A Highland man is suing the driver of a car he says is responsible for a rear-end crash in Shiloh.