News from May 2011
Granite City police officers beat man during booking, suit claims
A man claims he suffered great pain and anguish after Granite City police officers assaulted him as he was being processed in the booking area.
Nameplate manufacturer sues over unpaid debt
A St. Clair County nameplate manufacturer claims an Ohio data company owes more than $175,000 for work already completed.
Cahokia liquor store sued by customer shot in robbery
A Cahokia man is suing the owners of a local liquor store after he was allegedly shot during a robbery.
Collinsville, AT&T and Berco sued over man's sidewalk trip
Lanter A Collinsville man wants to be paid more than $150,000 after falling in a hole in the sidewalk allegedly left by a construction company installing cable near his home.
Driver accused of sleeping at wheel
A Madison County man is suing the driver of a car who allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed.
End of era for bound law books: High court OKs online citation
Kilbride In another bow to the digital age, those bulky law books containing officially reported Illinois court opinions soon will be going the way of 8-track tapes and boom boxes.
Woman's suit against Illinois American over husband's suffocation in utility vault suit in court
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge is set to hear a plea to settle a woman's suit over her husband's suffocation death in a utility vault June 3.
Trial off in suit against St. Mary's Health Care Center
A trial set this coming Monday is off as Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has given the parties in a negligence suit against the owners of Edwardsville Nursing & Rehab Center more time to file pleadings related to a motion to dismiss two counts of the suit and to a sanctions move.
Jan Doe seeks to remove Quest attorney in suit over revealed STD test results
A woman who claims a romantic rival leaked the results of her herpes test is now asking that the pro hac vice status of defendant Quest Diagnostics Inc.'s attorney be revoked.
Sara Buske moves to drop accounting firm from suit against divorce attorneys
Beasley Sara Buske's 2010 malpractice case against her divorce attorneys and accountants is one defendant lighter.
Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket: 6/6, 6/8, & 6/10/2011
Monday, June 6
Madison County Asbestos Jury Docket: 6/6/2011
Monday, June 6
Madison County Civil Docket: 6/6-6/10/2011
Monday, June 6
When guards need guarding
At Menard Correctional Facility north of Springfield, it's not easy to tell the inmates from some of the guards. That's because a gaggle of the guards were committing acts that look a lot like an insurance scam.
High court directs appellate court to decide McLean County asbestos cases
SPRINGFIELD – Fourth District appeals judges in Springfield can't dodge their duty to define duty for 38 asbestos suits against Illinois Central Railroad, the Illinois Supreme Court decided on May 25.
Van Court joins HeplerBroom as associate attorney
Van Court Rebecca L. Van Court has joined HeplerBroom LLC in the Edwardsville office as an associate attorney with a special emphasis on toxic tort defens
Madison County Bar Association gathers for memorial to own
Bagpiper Marty Petrie plays a solemn rendition of "Amazing Grace" following eulogies given in honor of seven members of the Madison County Bar Association who passed away last year. They remembered a painter, a judge, an advocate for the poor, a real estate lawyer, scuba diver, a Missouri Tigers' fan, and "Zeke."
Courts, county offices closed Monday
The Madison and St. Clair County courts and government offices will be closed Monday, May 30 in honor of Memorial Day.
Parties set schedule in suit over Boy Scout camp accident; Hylla finds motion to compel moot
Hylla The parties in a suit filed against the Lewis & Clark Council of the Boys Scouts of America have set the path to the suit's May 2012 trial.
State bar association members give Madison, St. Clair associate judges high marks
Katz With the vote for their retention coming shortly, Madison and St. Clair Counties' associate judges can take comfort in an April 2011 poll showing that their colleagues from the state's bar association believe all 26 of them should continue on the bench.