News from January 2014
Wrongful termination suit filed against Jimmy Johns owner
A Madison County resident is suing the owner of a Jimmy Johns restaurant in Alton claiming he was terminated after filing workers' compensation claims.
Arguments in suit against East St. Louis officials reset to Feb. 7
A civic activist’s lawsuit against East St. Louis city officials h
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Obamacare rhetoric v. reality
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Case management set in 14-year-old injury suit
MatoesianA case management conference is set March 26 in Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian’s court in what could be the longest-running civil suit in the Madison County courthouse.How old is it? Karin Danahy’s product liability claim against Wood River Ford is so old it was once presided over by a judge who retired in 2002 – P.J. O’Neill.Danahy’s lawsuit, which claims injuries she suffered in an accident
Fifth District reverses Gleeson in Constance v. Brennan fee dispute
Stewart CookThe Fifth District Appellate Court has reversed St. Clair County Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson who in 2011 found in favor of Belleville attorney Michael Constance in a fee dispute with a former partner.Justice Bruce Stewart wrote a non-precedential order published Jan. 22. Justices Melissa Chapman and Stephen Spomer concurred.Stewart held that a five-year statute of limitations had expired
Woman slips, falls outside of Edwardsville movie theatre; sues for negligence
Another personal injury suit has been filed against the operator of an Edwardsville movie theater.
Edwardsville movie theater sued over patron's slip on ice
An Edwardsville movie-goer is suing over a slip on ice in January 2012.