News from November 2011
Dicta: Democrats for Cook?
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Case management conference set in Alton's suit against boat owners
Callis A case management conference is set for Dec. 14 in a Madison County suit brought by the City of Alton against boat owners Layne and Leslee Gibson.
Econoline driver claims F150 crashed into him
A man claims he sustained permanent injuries after a driver crashed into his vehicle.
Laura Callahan joins Gallop as marketing director
Callahan ST. LOUIS - Laura B. Callahan, a veteran marketing executive with expertise in financial services, hospitality, pharmaceuticals and beverage industries, has joined the Gallop law firm as marketing director with responsibility for developing and executing marketing, branding and business development strategies.
Tillery: Atrazine removal is a common law issue for the Court, not EPA
Tillery BENTON – U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert must cleanse water supplies of weed killer atrazine because the Environmental Protection Agency can't, Stephen Tillery argues.
P U Part II: Something's fishy near the courthouse
Last week the smell of skunk nearly overcame courthouse employees after a citizen, who had been sprayed by a skunk the night before, entered the courthouse to pay a bill.
Supreme Court won't reopen Avery v. State Farm
Karmeier SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court announced today that it will not reopen Avery v. State Farm.
Herndon denies Yaz plaintiffs access to Bayer secrets
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS – Plaintiff lawyers who possess secrets of drug maker Bayer can't reveal those secrets to the world, U.S. District Judge David Herndon ruled on Nov. 10.
O'Fallon woman claims injuries in suit
An O'Fallon woman has filed suit against the driver of a vehicle who she claims rear-ended her.
Family of slain woman sues cop and O'Fallon
Falb The family of a deceased woman has filed suit against the police officer who they claim wrongly shot and killed a 20-year-old woman.
Ruth signs protective order in case against O'Fallon school district
Falb Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has ordered settlement documents reached with Alton school officials be kept confidential.
January hearing set in St. Stanislaus suit against Greensfelder
A hearing is set on a move that would send a legal malpractice suit filed by a break-away Roman Catholic Church - St. Stanislaus Parish - against its former lawyers to Missouri.
Driver rear-ended at stop sign sues
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle while she sat stalled at a stop sign.
Gleeson still deliberating in Constance vs. Brennan
More than a month since a bench trial concluded in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson is still deliberating a dispute between two former Belleville law partners.
Title company sues over forged signature and fraudulent deed
Glassman A title insurance company was forced to pay a man more than $90,000 after a woman fraudulently signed the man's name to papers, in effect deeding his property to another person without his knowledge or consent, according to recently filed court documents.
Madison chemical plant explosion is subject of new class action
Holland Two Madison County residents fear future medical repercussions after they say magnesium was released into the air near their home following an explosion at a chemical plant.
Woman seeks under-insured benefits from Allstate
A Madison County woman wants her insurance company to pay for an under-insured motorist claim.
Hustler Club sued over man's wrong way drive on I-64
A New Jersey corporation claims it incurred repair costs of more than $100,000 when an allegedly intoxicated driver struck its truck head on.
Debt collector denies man's claims that it broke the law during repossession
The defendant in a Madison County case over allegations that a debt collector broke the law when it repossessed a vehicle filed an answer to the complaint on Nov. 8.
Casey's store manager says she was fired for filing work comp claim
A Bridgeport, Ill. woman says she was fired from her job at a convenience store after filing a workers' compensation claim.