News from August 2013
Woman's ride down corrugated sewer pipe, on a sled, leads to injuries
A woman claims she suffered numerous injuries after she attempted to ride a sled down a sewer pipe at a Collinsville home.
First trial in St. Clair County drug scandal to begin Nov. 18
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Michael Reagan has delayed the drug trial of former St. Clair County probation officer James Fogarty so he can negotiate a plea.
State Farm: Lawyers seeking to void 'Avery' want Karmeier deposition
CloudEAST ST. LOUIS – Lawyers suing State Farm intend to depose Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier, according to the insurer.Patrick Cloud of the Heyl Royster firm in Edwardsville reported the plan to U.S. District Judge David Herndon on Aug. 5 in a lawsuit that seeks to void Avery v. State Farm, an Illinois Supreme Court decision that overturned a $1.05 billion class action judgment from
Driver accused of making improper left hand turn on Highway 159
A woman claims she suffered severe neck, spine and back injuries after a driver failed to yield the right-of-way and struck her vehicle.
Fair Acres Nursing Home sued over resident's ulcers and fall
A nursing home finds itself at the center of a lawsuit in which it is blamed for allowing a woman to develop ulcers and for enabling her to fall.
Greenmount Road accident leads to St. Clair County suit
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle.
Harrison announces bid for circuit judgeship
HarrisonMadison County Associate Judge Clarence Harrison on Monday announced his plan to run for a circuit judgeship in next year’s election.Harrison seeks to fill the seat formerly held by Ann Callis, who resigned in May to run for Congress.Shortly after Callis stepped down, Circuit Judge Dave Hylla took over her position as chief judge and the Illinois Supreme Court in June appointed Associate Judge