News from May 2011
Madison County Civil Docket : 5/23 - 5/27/2011
Monday, May 23
Mudge sets date to review documents in Syngenta atrazine case
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has set a June date to privately review documents in a 2004 proposed class action against Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. over alleged water contamination caused by atrazine.
Madison County Jail employee submits affidavit supporting dismissal of prisoner's suit
Ruth An employee at the Madison County Jail has submitted an affidavit in support of dismissing a suit brought against Madison County Sheriff Robert Hertz and his department over psychiatric care that a prisoner claims he was denied.
Widow seeks to settle wrongful death suit against Illinois-American
Pesce The widow of a man who suffocated to death in a utility vault in the Forest Homes – Maple Park Public Water District is asking to settle her wrongful death claims for an undisclosed sum.
Federal judge quashes subpoenas aimed at Heartland Institute
Tillery CHICAGO – Stephen Tillery can't compel the Heartland Institute to reveal the sources of its support, U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan decided on May 13.
Hartford pollution class action ends; Total recovery at $39 million
Mudge Eight years of class action litigation over petroleum pollution in Hartford ended on May 2, when Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge approved a $4 million settlement of claims against Apex Oil and Sinclair Oil.
Frank Scott Parkway accident is subject of suit
Field A woman and her husband claims the woman sustained severe and permanent injuries after a driver attempted to exit a parking lot and struck her.
Plaintiff claims children injured in stranded vehicle
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle as it sat stranded in the middle of the road with three children inside.
Fire truck rear-ends Dodge Neon, suit claims
A St. Clair County woman claims she sustained pain after a person driving a fire truck rear-ended her vehicle.
Yet another cookie cutter class action with ties to the Metro East
Akin On April 20, a news report from the British Broadcasting Corporation revealed that Apple Inc. could track the location of iPhone users through the iOS 4 operating system. On April 29, an Illinois resident working with a Metro East lawyer proposed a statewide class action against Apple Inc.
The PIGs are getting into the corn
Oxymorons can be amusing. Self-contradictory phrases like "peace protest" and "workers' paradise" are inherently funny -- and instructive as well, alerting us to the two-sided nature of the thing described.
Documents for summary judgment move filed in Hope Clinic abortion clinic battery case
The parties in a battery case brought against a Granite City women's clinic and its staff have filed supplemental materials related to summary judgment moves that will be argued later this month.
Hylla set to open trial against St. Anthony's Health Center Monday
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla is set to open the trial of a former rehabilitation patient's suit against St. Anthony's Health Center in Alton.
Damages trial in FELA case against Union Pacific pushed off
A damages trial in a Federal Employer's Liability Act case against Union Pacific Railroad Company that was set for Monday has been continued.
Greenmount Road accident causes injuries, suit claims
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle.
Industrial Parkway rear-end accident is subject of suit
A Centreville woman is suing the driver of a car she was riding in and the driver of a car that allegedly crashed into them.
Couple sues driver and owner of construction truck over accident
A St. Clair County couple is suing the driver and owner of a construction truck that allegedly rear-ended them.
Passenger sues over Route 159 accident
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended him at an intersection.
Spinal injuries claimed in ESL accident
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims caused a collision after swerving over the center lane.
One-way street accident is subject of injury suit
A Missouri woman is suing the driver of the car that allegedly crashed into her on a one-way street in Belleville.