News from March 2011
US 40 accident is subject of Madison County suit
A Highland man has filed suit against the driver who he claims struck the side of his vehicle, causing him to be trapped inside.
Mother sues New Baden claiming son injured feet in burn pit
Beasley The mother of a minor boy has filed suit against the village of New Baden after she says her son sustained second- and third-degree burns when he fell into an open burn pit.
ARDC to hold Fahrenkamp hearing May 13
SPRINGFIELD – Regulators of Illinois lawyers have set a May 13 hearing on charges that attorney David Fahrenkamp of Edwardsville owes the Internal Revenue Service $228,659.72.
Leskera gets extension to respond to legal malpractice suit
Dripps Collinsville attorney John "Jack" Leskera has more time to file his response to a legal malpractice suit filed against him this year by former client Gary Lutman.
Couple settles suit against Dioceses of Peoria and priest; Affair resulted in pregnancy and coerced abortion, suit claimed
Callis A Madison County lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Peoria over a woman's alleged affair with a priest is settled.
STD test results suit in court on March 15
Schwade Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge will hold a hearing March 15 in chambers on motions including a dismissal move and a plea to enter a third party complaint in a suit over the alleged revelation of sexually transmitted disease (STD) test results in a romantic squabble.
Brain injury claimed in workplace hose incident
A St. Clair County man has filed suit against the companies that he blames for manufacturing an allegedly defective hose that struck him in the head, causing brain injuries.
Millstadt couple sued by visitor claiming injuries from shop vac
A Millstadt couple is accused of injuring a house guest with a shop vacuum.
Woman injured by file cabinet in waiting room sues doctor
While sitting in the overcrowded waiting room of a doctor's office, a woman sustained head, neck and back injuries when a filing cabinet fell on top of her, according to recently filed court documents.
Federal court denies motions to quash U of C professor's depositions in atrazine case
Coursey A University of Chicago professor whose role as an expert witness is central to discovery disputes in two proposed atrazine class actions says he will comply with discovery requests.
Hopkins, other personal injury attorneys, named to Leading Lawyer list
Hopkins Madison County Record columnist John J. Hopkins has been named to the prestigious Leading Lawyers directory of attorneys.
Cueto to hear class notice issue in CVS immune supplement class action March 30
Finley St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto is set to hear arguments on how a class of CVS Pharmacies Inc. customers will be notified about a class action suit brought over the effectiveness of an immune system supplement.
Spragues' suit over car accident gets new judge
LeChien A personal injury suit filed by attorney Robert Sprague on his own behalf and that of his wife, St. Clair County Auditor Patty Sprague has a new judge.
Status hearing moved to June in St. Stanislaus suit against Greensfelder firm
Cueto A status hearing in a suit brought by a break-away Catholic church against its former attorneys has been moved to June.
Lawyer seeks compensation for work done while partner Mallon was sick
Mallon Less than two months after resigning from her position as an attorney for the Mallon and Hale Law Firm, Dawna Hale seeks compensation for the substantial amount of work she claims she performed throughout her tenure at the firm.
Local retired judges on 'lavish' list produced by taxpayer group
Harrison Retired Illinois Supreme Court Justices Moses Harrison of Caseyville and Philip Rarick of Troy enjoy the best judicial pensions in the state, according to a top 100 list produced by the National Taxpayers United of Illinois.
Kienstra seeks more than $1.6 million in breach of contract claim
A St. Clair County concrete company is suing a basement building business for allegedly failing to pay for concrete.
Mudge to hear motions in suit over seizure medicine prescription
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge will hear motions Friday in a suit brought by two Bethalto parents who claim that his doctor gave their son drugs that did not prevent seizures that resulted in his hospitalization.
Ruth to hear Madison's summary judgment motion in worker's retaliatory discharge suit
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth is set to hear a summary judgment motion filed by the City of Madison in a case brought by a former worker who claims he was wrongly fired.
Defendants moving to file counterclaim in abortion clinic battery suit
Defendants in a Madison County suit brought over a woman's abortion are moving to file a third party complaint in the case.