News from June 2014
Insurance company sues driver to recover paid claim
An insurance company was forced to pay one of its clients more than $50,000 after a driver rear-ended his vehicle, according to a recently filed lawsuit.
Facts don't support I-LAW claims
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Local attorney teams with Chicago's Complex Litigation Group in class action against Caterpillar
CHICAGO - Two Illinois limousine companies are seeking more than $5 million from one of the state’s largest manufacturers, claiming it used deceptive practices to sell them defective engines.
Firstco Mortgage accused of wrongly denying death insurance claim
A man has filed suit against his mortgage company, alleging it refused to pay the remainder of his mortgage after his wife’s death, violating an agreement.
Casey's in O'Fallon and Home City Ice blamed for woman's slip and fall
A woman has filed suit against the store where she claims she was shopping when she fell on a liquid.
Suit involving Belleville rear-end accident blames allegedly intoxicated driver
An allegedly intoxicated driver is being blamed for running a stop sign and causing a rear-end collision, causing a woman to sustain multiple injuries.
Edwardsville rear-end accident leads to suit
MotilA man claims he suffered neck and back injuries when a driver rear-ended his vehicle.Phillip J. Voss filed a lawsuit May 27 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Terrence L. Murphy.In his complaint, Voss alleges he drove a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu west on Governors Parkway in Edwardsville and was stopped at a stop light at its intersection with Esic Drive on July 8, 2012. Suddenly, Murphy,
Karmeier attorney says plaintiffs changed theory of liability to expand discovery
CoxIllinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier claims plaintiffs in a racketeering suit against State Farm changed their theory of liability so they can expand their discovery of records from his 2004 election.His lawyer, Courtney Cox of St. Louis, protested the change in a June 5 brief seeking to block a subpoena on Karmeier’s records.“Seeking to enlarge the scope of discovery for their impermissible
Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket: 6/16 - 6/20/2014
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