News from May 2011
Sears class certification reversed at Fifth District
Vieth The Fifth District Appellate Court has reversed St. Clair County Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson who in 2009 certified a class action against Sears Roebuck over fees paid for refrigerator waterline installation.
Tillery asks federal court to unseal all documents in Syngenta atrazine class action
Tillery The City of Greenville is asking United States District Judge J. Phil Gilbert to unseal all of the documents related to a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction filed by one of the defendants in a proposed federal class action over the weed killer atrazine.
Tri-County Petroleum sues over unpaid loan
A company claims it lost more than $100,000 after its borrower failed to repay a loan.
Landlord sues Edwardsville sporting goods store over unpaid lease payments
A landlord claims its Edwardsville tenant has failed to pay rent since March of 2009, leaving it with losses of more than $80,000.
Granite City District 9 sued over worker's fall through hole
A man names the Granite City School District as a defendant in a recently filed complaint after he claims he fell through an unprotected hole while helping to construct a Granite City building.
Move to take exploding ATV suit out of St. Clair County set for hearing
Van Court The makers of Yamaha ATVs will ask St. Clair County Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson May 31 to send a suit over an exploding gas tank to Washington or another county.
St. Clair County suit over St. Bernard attack settles
A woman's suit over an attack by a St. Bernard that she claims left her face mangled is over.
Spragues' car accident suit set for status in August
A personal injury suit filed by Belleville attorney Robert Sprague and his wife, St. Clair County Auditor Patty Sprague, is set for a status conference in August.
Couple sues Glen Carbon roofing contractor
Bjorseth A Buffalo, Ill. couple is attempting to recoup the more than $50,000 they say their insurance company paid them after a roofing business improperly installed their housetop.
Seller seized property after man was three days late on monthly payment, suit says
Hale A man has filed suit against the seller of property, claiming the seller violated a sales contract when he changed the locks on the door of the subject property after the man failed to make a monthly payment.
Gateway Regional sued over man's vascular condition
Falb A man with a history of peripheral vascular disease claims he lost muscle and tissue in his right lower leg after doctors at Gateway Regional Medical Center and at Alton Memorial Hospital failed to properly treat him.
Madison couple sues Illinois Fair Plain over fire loss
Two Madison County residents have filed suit against their insurance company, saying the company refuses to pay them for more than $60,000 worth of damages they sustained during a fire.
Mudge enforces settlement in man's scaffold collapse injury suit
Gloor Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has entered an order enforcing a man's $450,000 settlement of a scaffolding collapse injury case while excluding a clause the plaintiff claimed was not negotiated by the parties.
So Long, Charlie
Chapman When his life is finally judged this time by the Court of THE Supreme, he once again he will hear the word he loved so much...AFFIRMED.
Support of pension reform is critical for state
To the Editor:
Liberty Mutual points to appellate decision as it seeks summary judgment in PPO class
Schmieder Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company are pointing to a May 9 decision by the Fifth District Appellate Court in their quest for summary judgment in a 2004 class action over Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discounts.
Antognoli moves to withdraw as attorney for dairy suing Prairie Farms over marketing agreement
Antognoli Attorney David Antognoli has asked for leave to withdraw from representing the owners of a Highland dairy farm in its suit against Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. over a milk marketing agreement.
Citibank sues over unpaid promissory note
Citibank claims a Belleville man failed to repay it more than $100,000 after it issued him a promissory note.
Edwardsville surgeon accused of malpractice
Short A Madison County woman claims an Edwardsville surgeon permanently injured her bladder during a procedure to treat endometriosis.
Madison county Asbestos Motion docket: 6/1 & 6/3/2011
Wednesday, June 1