News from July 2016
Woman claims Roundup caused illness
EAST ST. LOUIS – A Madison woman alleges that a biotechnology company's herbicide caused her to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Man accuses city of Anna officers of false arrest, excessive force
EAST ST. LOUIS – A Union County man alleges he was injured by city of Anna police officers.
Should investigators hired by the State's Attorney be able to arrest suspected drug traffickers?
A special investigation unit designed to crack down on drug trafficking on main thoroughfares in Madison County is on hold while the Illinois Supreme Court reviews the legality of a program that arguably gives state’s attorneys their own police force.
Yandle certifies eye drop class action; Plaintiffs claim dispensers release unnecessarily large drops
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle certified a class action on a claim that makers of eye drops for glaucoma patients design their droppers to waste fluid.
Fifth District: Miranda warnings and alcohol do not mix
MOUNT VERNON – Miranda warnings and alcohol don’t mix, according to Fifth District appellate judges.
St. Clair County real estate July 1-8
A home at 12 Rocky Ford in Belleville sold July 5 for $450,000.
Madison County real estate July 11-14
Read the latest in Madison County real estate transactions. 476 Point of View Drive in Edwardsville sold for $375,000 on July 14.
Madison County foreclosures July 18-22
Recent foreclosure filings in Madison County include cases in Alton, Collinsville, Godfrey, Granite City, Roxana and Troy.
Madison County asbestos jury docket Aug. 5
Just a single case is set on the asbestos jury docket next week in Madison County.
Madison County civil docket Aug. 2-5
More than a dozen cases are set next week on Madison County's major civil docket.
Madison County asbestos motion docket Aug. 1-5
More than 200 cases have been set for Madison County's asbestos motion docket next week, presided over by Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs.
Alton nursing home denies liability in widow's suit
Eunice Smith Home in Alton denies negligence in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claims her late husband fractured his spine while walking unassisted, which later led to his death.
Madison County truck tire injury suit dismissed; was first case filed in '16
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has dismissed with prejudice the first major civil case filed in 2016.
Doctors deny negligence in Madison County medical malpractice case
Defendants in a Madison County medical malpractice suit deny they are negligent in failing to correctly diagnose a patient's leg pain.
Nursing home denies negligence in Madison County wrongful death case
Alton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center denies negligence in a wrongful death suit filed in Madison County in February.
Gold tooth in Pillsbury biscuit case continued to October
A July 20 status conference in a lawsuit alleging a man discovered someone’s gold tooth when he bit into a Pillsbury baked biscuit has been continued to Oct. 5.
House guest's suit over knife injury to the eye settled and dismissed
A personal injury lawsuit against an O’Fallon woman who stood accused of negligently handling knives and injuring a house guest has been settled.
Seat manufacturer denies counter claims of driver involved in fatal accident
Magna Seating denies the counter claims of a driver being sued in St. Clair County over the death of Cheryl Schmeder last year.
Bi-State denies liability in bus passenger's injury suit
Bi-State Development Agency denies negligence in a lawsuit brought by a passenger who claims injuries when an unsecured wheelchair rolled into her when the Metro bus was involved in an accident.
Illinois Central seeks to transfer another injury claim out of St. Clair County
Lawyers for a railroad engineer claiming his former supervisor at Illinois Central harassed him to the point of suffering a heart attack want St. Clair County Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson to deny a defense motion to transfer the case to Clinton County.