News from March 2011
Christmas Day accident is subject of suit
A man is suing the driver he says was intoxicated and crashed into him on Christmas Day.
Chain reaction accident causes injuries, suit claims
A driver is asking to be paid more than $50,000, claiming he was hurt in a chain-reaction crash in O'Fallon.
Hearing set March 24 in '05 Cincinnati Insurance PPO settlement dispute
Mudge A dispute involving the settlement of a 2005 Madison County class action against Cincinnati Insurance Company over Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discounts will be heard March 24.
Trial involving car accident caused by dog continued
Callis A trial involving a Troy woman whose dog allegedly caused a car accident was continued Monday in Madison County.
Mudge ends '01 Federal Express class action; Lead plaintiff could not show he received late delivery
Goldenberg A 10 year-old Madison County class action against Federal Express over alleged late deliveries is over.
Woman injured at Fairview Heights bar sues man who hit her
A St. Clair County woman sustained a broken wrist after a fellow bar patron assaulted her in a parking lot, according to recently filed court documents.
Couple sues Quest Diagnostics over woman's trip on cardboard box
A St. Clair County couple has filed suit against Quest Diagnostics of Fairview Heights over injuries sustained during a trip and fall incident.
Stephen Tillery's sound and fury
In recent times we have seen our share of threadbare lawsuits, including some worn thin by plaintiffs attorney Stephen Tillery.
The Top Ten Irish Movies of All Time
Hopkins If you get one movie from this list, get this one.
Callis to hear motions in dispute between father and children over Granite City properties
Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis is set to hear motions March 18 in a dispute between a Granite City man and his children over how certain properties and businesses he owned came into his offspring's hands.
Crowder opens first day of comments on 2012 asbestos scheduling
Shultz Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder on Friday said she was open to suggestions about how to schedule cases for trial in the court's packed asbestos docket.
Suit filed over collapse of flooring company
A man's alleged drug addiction caused a flooring company to undergo bankruptcy and left another partial owner of the company stuck coughing up thousands of dollars in unpaid bills, according to recently filed court documents.
Kay promotes civil justice reform agenda
Kay State Rep. Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) is sponsoring civil justice reform legislation that targets joint and several liability, venue and premises liability.
Appellate court upholds life sentence in '94 Belleville murder
Baricevic MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Chief Judge John Baricevic harbored no prejudice when he sentenced Bobby Williams to life in prison for killing store clerk Sharon Bushong, Fifth District appeals judges decided on March 8.
Syngenta attorneys object to Holiday Shores' notices requiring them to appear
Reeg Attorneys for the defendant in one of a series of proposed class actions over the weed killer atrazine are calling on a Madison County Judge to quash hearing notices they say are "an abuse of the discovery process."
Belleville accident is subject of suit
A Belleville woman wants more than $50,000 from a woman she says ran a stop sign and crashed into her.
Oil and gas lease not paid to couple, suit claims
An oil and gas company has allegedly failed to pay an Illinois couple for their 1 percent interest in oil and gas leases, according to recently filed court documents.
18-wheeler driver blamed in I-44/55 rear-end accident
A Missouri woman claims she sustained permanent injuries to her head when the driver of an 18-wheeler rear-ended her vehicle.
Driver claims injuries in rear-end accident
A man claims he suffered permanent bodily injuries after a driver rear-ended him as he stopped for a school bus.
Homer Adams Parkway accident causes injuries, suit claims
A Madison County woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims swerved into her vehicle.