News from June 2012
Defense counsel group elects new president
Even though his term as president of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC) only lasts one year, Chicago attorney R. Howard Jump wants to plan for the group's future.
Daughter of woman killed by husband says father was not at fault
Brown The daughter of a woman who was killed by her husband wants the lawsuit to stop and says the defendant, her father, was not at fault. He had a mental condition and was taking prescription drugs.
Wal-Mart asks Matoesian to grant motion to compel in discovery dispute
Bradley In defense of a Madison County slip and fall lawsuit, Wal-Mart filed a motion to compel Tuesday, claiming it had not received any of the plaintiff's discovery responses.
Defense verdict reached in pedestrian's suit against teen driver
Hodges The jury in Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla's courtroom found a verdict in favor of the defense following a three-day trial over a woman's injuries after she was struck by a teenager's pickup truck on Route 159.
Supreme Court forms commission to address access to justice
The Illinois Supreme Court has created a commission to enhance, facilitate and promote equal access to the state's civil courts and administrative agencies.
Madison County Abestos Jury Docket: 6/18/2012
Monday, June 18
Jury awards Edwardsville woman $8,081 for 2010 car accident
Mudge A Madison County jury on Tuesday found in favor of the plaintiff at the end of a two-day damages trial in Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge's courtroom.
Pellet gun injury led to removal of child's eye, suit says
Darr The guardian of a minor child alleges the child lost her left eye after a boy shot her with a loaded pellet gun.
Hampton Inn of Collinsville sued over guest's slip in hot tub
Malm A Yorkville man has filed suit against the Collinsville hotel where he claims he was staying when he slipped on tile in a hot tub.
Madison County Abestos Motion Docket: 6/18 - 6/22/2012
Monday, June 18
Madison County Civil Docket : 6/18 - 6/22/2012
Monday, June 18
First American Title sues over improper title search that led to bad refinance
Tatoian A title company claims another company caused it to grant insurance to a couple who did not really own the home they had attempted to refinance.
Deer hunter sues Cabela's and Tenpoint after losing thumb in crossbow
Rankin A man claims he lost his thumb after using a crossbow that he was told was the best and safest crossbow he could purchase.
Trial expected to conclude Wednesday in pedestrian's case against teen driver
Hodges Closing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday in Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla's courtroom in a woman's case against a teenage driver who struck her as she crossed a highway in Glen Carbon.
Chicago legal giant, past ITLA president dies
Corboy Chicago trial lawyer Philip Corboy, co-founder of Corboy & Demetrio P.C. and a past president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association (ITLA), died early Tuesday in his home in Chicago. He was 87 years old.
County clerk, two others receive grand jury subpoenas
Von Nida At least two Madison County employees and one elected official received grand jury subpoenas today from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, county leaders said.
Trial over woman's auto accident injuries in Mudge's courtroom
Mudge A trial started Monday in Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge's courtroom, involving an Edwardsville woman's case against a St. Louis man following an accident the two were involved in Nov. 9, 2010.
Opening arguments to start Tuesday in auto-pedestrian accident trial
Mudge Opening arguments will begin Tuesday in a Madison County trial involving a pedestrian who was struck by a car while crossing Route 159.
Syngenta asks court to deny renewed request to unseal documents
Pope EAST ST. LOUIS - Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta AG has urged the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to deny a pair of interveners' request for a ruling on its April 2011 motion to unseal documents in the class action lawsuit over the weed killer atrazine.
And they say there's always room for Jell-O
You can play Jenga by yourself or with friends. It's fun for all ages.