News from September 2011
3rd Judicial Circuit's Park to Park for Peace walk set Sept. 10
The Third Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council is coordinating the 8th annual Walk Against Violence in Alton on Saturday, Sept. 10, beginning at 11 a.m.
Jensen's foreclosure ruling for Deutsche Bank reversed at Fifth District
Donovan MOUNT VERNON – Madison County Associate Judge Keith Jensen improperly allowed Deutsche Bank to mount a late defense against a foreclosure, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Aug. 30.
Levaquin suits pile up in St. Clair County
More plaintiffs have added complaints to the growing list of lawsuits in St. Clair County against Johnson and Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical and Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development over an antibiotic that they say caused them severe tendon problems.
Time to pass lawsuit reforms and reduce job loss in Illinois
Akin July was a brutal month for the state of Illinois as the unemployment rate jumped from 9.1 percent in June to a whopping 9.5 percent in July.
Class action battle between Burke and Lakin settled at Fifth District
Burke MOUNT VERNON – Five years after Richard Burke left the Lakin Law Firm, he lost a battle he started with former employer Brad Lakin.
Case management order sets out deadlines in Sara Buske legal malpractice case
Beasley Another case management conference is set next year in a Madison County legal malpractice case brought by Sara Buske against the Springfield law firm of Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Cox.
Motion to compel seeks answers to interrogatories in legal malpractice case
Dripps A Collinsville attorney facing a legal malpractice suit is asking Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth to compel the plaintiff to answer interrogatories and requests for production.
Local attorneys participating in September food drive
Area residents are encouraged to participate in a month-long food drive being sponsored by the Madison County Bar Association aimed at eliminating the shortage at local food pantries.
Passenger sues driver after slamming into pole in middle of parking lot
A woman claims she sustained multiple injuries after a driver allegedly left the road and slammed into a pole in the middle of a parking lot.
Dump truck driver caused Route 3 accident, suit says
A Madison County man claims he sustained injuries after a dump truck driver collided into the rear of his vehicle.
Intoxicated driver caused Route 140 accident, suit claims
A woman has filed suit against the allegedly intoxicated driver who she claims struck her vehicle after failing to obey a red traffic light signal.
Memorial service commemorating 10th anniversary of 9-11 set at Lewis & Clark
North The Riverbend Memorial is sponsoring a service to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attack at the World Trade Center.