News published on Madison - St. Clair Record in November 2015

The asbestos motion docket for Madison County will be held at 9 a.m. on Nov. 9 in Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs' courtroom, room 327. There is only one motion to be addressed.

A list of recent real estate transactions for Madison County. Including Alhambra, Alton, Bethalto, Collinsville, Cottage Hills, East Alton, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Godfrey, Granite City, Hamel, Hartford, Highland, Madison, Maryville, Moro, Pontoon Beach, Roxana, St. Jacob, Troy, Wood River and Worden.

A list of recent St. Clair County foreclosures. Including Belleville, Cahokia, Collinsville, Columbia, Fairview Heights, Marissa, New Baden, Shiloh, Summerfield, Swansea and Trenton.

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. is one of six firms in Missouri to be ranked "highly recommended" in Benchmark Litigation's 2016 edition. The firm also is ranked as a recommended firm in Illinois for 2016.

A list of recent real estate transactions for St. Clair County. Including Belleville, Cahokia, Caseyville, Collinsville, Dupo, East Carondelet, East St. Louis, Fairmont City, Fairview Heights, Freeburg, Lebanon, Marissa, Mascoutah, Millstadt, New Athens, New Baden, O’Fallon, Rauscher, St. Libory, Shiloh, Smithton, Swansea and Waterloo.

Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder approved a $100,000 settlement on Oct. 16 in a lawsuit against a foster mother alleging a girl died while in her care. Crowder scheduled a hearing in the case for Nov. 24 at 1:30 p.m. Rene Butler, independent administrator of the estate of the late Cyrenity Gordon, deceased, filed the lawsuit on Aug. 21 against Apryl Pitman, the foster mother in whose care Gordon had been placed.

Twenty HeplerBroom lawyers have been named as "Leading Lawyers" and 11 as "Emerging Lawyers" in 2015.

Granite City has denied the allegations raised against it in a man’s lawsuit alleging he stepped on an insufficient manhole cover and fell in the sewer. According to Andrew Flood’s July 28 lawsuit, he claims he was in a vehicle accident at Maryville and Edwardsville roads in Granite City on March 20.

A Glen Carbon shopping center removed a customer’s lawsuit alleging she fell on uneven steps to federal court.

Wal-Mart claims a customer contributed to her own alleged injuries by failing to avoid a puddle of liquid on the ground.

Aches and pains of over-indulging.

A Jefferson County nursing home seeks to transfer a lawsuit alleging a patient died after falling several times.

A Madison County couple accused of negligence when a guest was injured by a fireworks display argue that the woman was “aware and appreciated” the danger of watching fireworks.

We'll never forget East St. Louis Assumption Catholic High School, which closed in 1989.

In its annual “Best Law Firms” list, U.S. News & World Report has continued to rate Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. among the top law firms in the St. Louis metropolitan area in several legal areas. The ranking is the result of an evaluation process that includes the collection of client and attorney evaluations, peer review from industry leaders, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.