News from March 2011
Belleville attorney Gossage recognized for pro bono work
Gossage Belleville lawyer Roza Gossage is being recognized by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) for her pro bono work, helping members of the military and their families with legal issues.
Mudge gives plaintiffs more time to depose doctor in case over son's seizures
Mudge The parents of a disabled man who are suing his St. Louis neurologist over seizures that eventually landed him the hospital have been given more time to depose that doctor.
Plaintiff wants expedited trial in armored car crash wrongful death case
Carey A woman suing the armored car company that she claims was responsible for her husband's 2010 death in a burning car accident wants to speed up her suit's trial.
Investors claim they were bamboozled in suit against Trenton man
A Trenton man may have to pay more than $50,000 to elderly investors who say he bamboozled them out of more than $750,000 in a Ponzi scheme.
Fuldner Properties sues to recover judgment
A Madison County real estate company is asking to paid what it was already awarded in a previous lawsuit.
Another four asbestos lawsuits filed in St. Clair County
Gori Four more asbestos lawsuits have been added to the growing list of cases in St. Clair County's asbestos docket.
Parent sues Belleville school district over child's playground injury
The mother of a minor child claims her son sustained injuries to his right leg after falling on a hole in the playground.
Home Depot sued by woman who tripped on garden hose
A Fairview Heights woman has filed suit against Home Depot, where she alleges she fell over a hose, sustaining injuries to her left arm, wrist, elbow, left knee, hip and body.
No action since '09 in Locklear Electric faxed ad class action
Ruth No action has taken place in more than two years in a Madison County class action suit filed over faxed advertisements.
Car accident suit set for trial Monday moved to arbitration docket
Hylla A suit over a 2007 car accident near an Alton High School that had been set for trial March 21 has been moved to the arbitration docket.
Expert witness hearing moved to April in Holiday Shores atrazine class action
Mudge A hearing on when an expert witness from the University of Chicago was retained by the defendant in a class action over the weed killer atrazine has been moved for a second time.
Madison county asbestos motion docket : 3/24 - 3/25/2011
Thursday, March 24
Madison County Asbestos Jury Docket : 3/21/2011
Monday, March 21
Madison County Civil Dockets: 3/21 - 3/25/2011
Monday, March 21
Rear-end accident in East St. Louis results in injuries, suit says
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle, causing her to suffer physical and emotional injuries.
Cahokia pedestrian claims injuries in crosswalk
An O'Fallon man has filed suit against the driver who he claims struck him as he was attempting to cross the street.
Frank Scott Parkway accident causes injuries
After an intoxicated driver rear-ended him, an Illinois man sustained serious injuries, according to a recently filed lawsuit.
I-55 accident victim claims driver failed to avoid crash
A Salem man is suing a St. Clair County driver he says crashed into his stopped car on I-55.
Third party moves to quash subpoenas in Syngenta atrazine class action
Lamb Attorneys for the University of Chicago are asking Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge to quash a series of subpoenas that would require their presence at a March 18 hearing in a class action brought against Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. over its chemical atrazine.
Driver caused accident by riding in center of road, suit claims
A St. Clair County man is suing the driver of a car for allegedly driving in the middle of a Smithton road and crashing into him.