News from March 2012
Mudge ado about nothing
A big factor contributing to the escalation of health care costs in America is the excessive reliance on diagnostic tests.
It's Time for a 'Regulatory Cocktail' Against Unethical Debt Collectors
Bartmann Medical researchers came up with a breakthrough in the 1980s in their quest to cure patients of HIV. They developed the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, which non-scientists called a "drug cocktail." Even though any single medicine was not powerful enough to cure people with HIV, it was discovered that the right cocktail of drugs could be highly effective.
Arguments under advisement in woman's suit seeking access to trust fund
Mudge Mudge to steer direction of woman's case to access her mother's trust fund
Defendant answers complaint over allegedly defective custom cabinets
Unsell R.P. Lumber Company fought back Thursday in an Edwardsville couple's lawsuit over allegedly defective custom cabinets. Company says it did not manufacture the "product at issue."
Michelle Coady joins HeplerBroom in Springfield
Coady SPRINGFIELD – Michelle Coady has joined HeplerBroom LLC in the Springfield office as an associate attorney.
16 Heyl Royster attorneys selected as Illinois 'Super Lawyers'; Eight are 'Rising Stars'
Hunsaker Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen announces that sixteen of the firm's lawyers have been selected for inclusion on the list of 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers and eight lawyers have been selected as 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars.
Gallop's Wang elected president of Missouri Asian-American Bar Association
Wang ST. LOUIS - Gallop attorney Johnny S. Wang has been elected president of the Missouri Asian-American Bar Association (MAABA), which orchestrates professional support activities, offers professional mentoring, and provides diversity role models for its membership and supporters.
Supreme Court remands Simpkins v. CSX to Madison County in split decision
Garman SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court has remanded a second hand asbestos exposure case to Madison County to decide whether CSX Transportation had a duty of care to a railroad worker's wife who suffered from mesothelioma.
Ballot access championed in high court decision; Justices unanimously reverse Gleeson and Fifth
Freeman SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court has unanimously reversed two lower court decisions that kept a St. Clair County Republican candidate off the ballot in the November 2010 election.
Granite City homeowners respond to letter carrier's requests to produce information
Mudge Defendants James and Renee Beyer, through their attorneys at Reed, Armstrong, Gorman, Mudge & Morrissey certified their second supplemental responses to a letter carrier plaintiff's request for production were mailed March 20.
Matoesian sends benzene case back to Callis for reassignment
Matoesian Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian on March 21 approved Defendant BP Products of North America's request for a substitution of judge in an ongoing benzene lawsuit.
Jury brought in, then sent home after lawyers settle asbestos case
Behnen A Madison County jury that had been picked for an asbestos trial was sent home Wednesday afternoon.
Strong showings in Washington and Clinton counties put Meier over the top
Meier A relatively high voter turnout in Washington County helped put Okawville farmer and county board member Charlie Meier over the top in the three-way GOP primary race for state representative in the 108th House District.
In spite of defeat, Hawkins plans for another referendum on ESL elections in November
Hawkins Matt Hawkins, president of the East St. Louis Alliance for Change, said he is not giving up on an effort to dismantle the Elections Board of East St. Louis.
Defendants seek to be dismissed from Mississippi man's benzene case
Holiona Lion Oil Company through its attorneys is asking Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth to dismiss it from a Mississippi man's benzene lawsuit for lack of personal jurisdiction.
Highland physician sued over alleged ear damage
A Madison County man is suing a Highland physician assistant he says injured his eardrum during a routine exam.
Granddaughter seeks inheritance from stepmother
The granddaughter of a deceased woman has filed suit against her father's wife and his estate, alleging her father and his wife conspired to take inheritance money due to the granddaughter.
Edwardsville realtor sues former broker for luring employees
Gilbert An Edwardsville realtor says he wants one of his former brokers to stop trying to lure employees from his office to hers.
Madison County Civil Dockets: 3/26 - 3/30/2012
Monday, March 26