News from November 2017
Insurance company alleges renters made fraudulent claim
EAST ST. LOUIS — A Rhode Island insurance company is suing Illinois residents for allegedly filing inappropriate insurance claims.
Second annual Great Pumpkin Purge a success
Madison County collected 3.9 tons of pumpkins and gourds earlier this month during its second annual Great Pumpkin Purge.
Opioid litigation should not be opportunity for lawyers' big payday
Madison County needs to heed the lessons from the tobacco lawsuits and focus on what is best for Madison County residents – not on making sure personal injury lawyers get a big payday.
The Rawlings Co. allegedly refuses to acknowledge settlement agreement
BELLEVILLE – A health care subrogator is alleged to have misrepresented the extent of its interest in a case regarding a woman's neck injury.
Insurer alleges woman misrepresented that she lived in vacant house
EAST ST. LOUIS – An insurance company alleges that it owes no coverage to a Venice woman for a claim made by a neighbor after a house fire.
Suit against Pier 1 over customer's alleged falling chair injury may be headed to mediation
BENTON – A woman's lawsuit against Pier 1 Imports over injuries she allegedly suffered after a chair fell on her during a 2014 visit to one of the retail chain's locations may be headed toward settlement, according to a recent order.
Contingency fee debate continues over Madison County's potential opioid litigation
As state and local governments across the country contemplate how to go about pursuing litigation to offset costs of opioid addiction, a debate continues in Madison County over details of hiring outside lawyers to handle a potential lawsuit.
Enterprise denies liability in wrongful death suit
Enterprise argues that a customer’s death was caused by his own negligence by choosing to walk on the interstate to aid a disabled vehicle while waiting on the side of the highway after his rental car ran out of gas.
Madison County civil docket Nov. 21
Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan is the only circuit judge with hearings scheduled on the civil docket for the week of Nov. 20-24.
Madison County real estate Nov. 1-7
An Edwardsville home sold for $730,000 as part of the recent Madison County real estate transactions for Nov. 1-7.
Madison County foreclosures Nov. 2-6
There were five foreclosures in Madison County from Nov. 2-6
St. Clair County foreclosures Nov. 3-8
There were 10 foreclosures in St. Clair County from Nov. 3-8.
St. Clair County real estate Nov. 1-6
An O'Fallon home sold for more than $436,000 as part of the recent St. Clair County real estate transactions for Nov. 1-6.
Woman alleges Unum Life paid life insurance benefits to incorrect beneficiary
BENTON – A woman alleges she is entitled to her late ex-husband's life insurance benefits and that those benefits were paid to the incorrect beneficiary.
Camp Drug Store files class action over allegedly unwanted fax advertisements
BENTON – A Madison County business alleges that a Texas-based wholesale pharmacy supplier sent it unsolicited faxes.
Trustees of Central Laborers' Pension, Welfare & Annuity Funds seek more than $13,000 from employer
&&& BENTON – A Vienna business is alleged to owe more than $13,000 to labor union funds.
Crowded field of AG candidates place differing emphasis on priorities for state's top law office
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's sudden announcement earlier this year that she will not seek another term has led to an avalanche of candidates announcing intentions to run, at least on the Democratic side.
Elevator company, hospital deny liability in suit over malfunctioning elevator
An elevator company argues that a woman failed to watch out for her own safety when a malfunctioning elevator’s doors allegedly closed on her, causing her to suffer injuries that required surgery.
Chrysler alleges lead counsel in UConnect case has conflict of interest by also representing expert
EAST ST. LOUIS – Chrysler, defending a federal class action about hacking, claims plaintiff lawyer Stephen Wigginton improperly represents an expert for the class.
Healthcare professionals deny liability in patient’s malpractice suit following hysterectomy
Several healthcare professionals deny liability and argue that a patient is comparatively negligent in a lawsuit alleging a bulb syringe was left in place following a hysterectomy.