News from December 2014
Madison County foreclosures Dec. 1-5
December 1, 2014
Madison County real estate Nov. 21-25
November 21, 2014
St. Clair County foreclosures Nov. 25-Dec. 4
November 25, 2014
St. Clair County real estate Nov. 24-26
November 24, 2014
Suit filed over barge worker's death due to chain hoist accident
A Madison County man's family filed suit against several companies for his untimely death.
Weight loss supplement caused liver damage, suit claims
Photo provided by plaintiff attorney.
Attorney sues insurance company for dropping malpractice coverage
BurkartA Madison County attorney is suing his malpractice insurer for conspiracy to avoid covering him.Thomas W. Burkart filed the claim in Madison County Circuit Court on Nov. 14, naming the Illinois State Bar Association Mutual Insurance Company, Johnson & Bell, P.C. and Peter R. Ryndak as defendants.According to the suit, Burkart was being sued for malpractice when a conflict of interest arose
Too much tendon removed in trigger release surgery, suit says
BartholomewA man and his wife have filed suit against the doctor who they claim removed too much of the man's tendon from his hand, rendering the hand useless.Donald George and Patricia George claim defendant Dr. Joon Ahn performed a right middle finger trigger release on Donald George's hand on Nov. 30, 2010. During the procedure, Ahn removed too much of Donald George's tendon, resulting in the loss
Woman files lawsuit against attorneys who she claims led her astray in divorce proceedings
A woman has filed suit against the attorneys who she claims were supposed to represent her in a divorce proceeding.
Asbestos law gets no scrutiny and passes quickly
“So, what's the rush?”
Hands Up...Don't Think
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Lawyers behind Price v. Philip Morris ordered to produce '04 campaign documents; Judge calls them 'essential' to State Farm's defense
TilleryFive top tort lawyers must deliver 34 documents to State Farm about their role in the Illinois Supreme Court election of 2004, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Williams ruled on Dec. 5. He declared the documents essential to State Farm’s defense in a class action alleging that it corrupted the Supreme Court through secret support of candidate Lloyd Karmeier. Williams overruled assertions of privilege
Supreme Court sets briefing schedule in pension case; slates oral argument for March
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments in March over the closely-watched challenge to the state’s pension reform law.
Metro sued over passenger's trip on platform
A man is suing the operators of the St. Louis-area light rail for injuries allegedly sustained in a fall on a train platform.