Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket: 7/29 – 8/2/2013
Harrison Tuesday, July 30 9 a.m. BARNHILL ROGER L V. AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATI 12-L-000115, ASBESTOS J 311 1:30 p.m. POND DAWN INDIVIDUALLY V. 11-L-000892, ASBESTOS J 311 Wednesday, July 31...
View ArticleMadison County real estate July 15-19
July 15, 2013 Alhambra $25,000- 113 Wall Street- Leland A. Keel to Tad Green and Yvonne Green Alton $45,000- 2305 Hale Drive- Fannie Mae to Frank Steward, Laura Steward and Megan Steward $41,000- 3720...
View ArticleBike rider seeks $400k after encountering ‘rock-like excavation’ on Madison...
Cunningham A woman claims she broke her collarbone while riding her bike when she encountered an unexpected dip in the land. Susan Thompson-Mank filed a lawsuit July 19 in Madison County Circuit Court...
View ArticleTruck driver accused of swerving, causing Highway 15 accident
A man claims he suffered severe injuries after a truck driver swerved into his lane and collided with his vehicle. Ealon J. Gross filed a lawsuit July 11 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Troy...
View ArticleQuiktrip accused of charging too much for Cheetos and water; Maag files class...
Maag A man has filed a putative class action lawsuit against the convenience store where he claims he was overtaxed on food and beverage purchases. John McAffee claims he purchased two bottles of water...
View ArticleFormer FKG Oil employee claims she was fired for reporting harassment
A Roxana woman has filed suit against her former employer, alleging she was fired after alleging workplace sexual harassment. April Spurgeon claims she was working as an assistant manager for defendant...
View ArticleTractor trailer driver blamed for rear-ending horse trailer in construction zone
Giacoletto A St. Clair County resident has filed suit against the truck driver who he claims rear-ended the horse trailer he was hauling behind his truck. Billy J. McEwen claims he was driving a...
View ArticleMotion hearing continued in Apex Oil’s suit against asbestos insurer
Knapp Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge on July 11 continued a July 12 motion hearing in a suit brought by Apex Oil over its insurance company’s alleged failure to defend a Madison County...
View ArticleWrongful death lawsuit against Roxana landlord in court Friday
Mahoney A lawsuit between a Roxana woman and her landlord over the death of her children in an apartment fire is set for motion hearing Aug. 2 in Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian’s...
View ArticlePlaintiff in suit against ziplining company argues exculpatory agreement not...
Boock Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla on July 26 held a hearing in a St. Louis woman’s lawsuit against Grafton Zipline Adventures. Plaintiff April Dodge filed suit in February, claiming she...
View ArticleHaunted house plaintiffs scheduled for depositions
J. Robert Edmonds Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge set a motion hearing Aug. 9 in a girl’s lawsuit over injuries she allegedly sustained from a tour at an Alton haunted house. Defense...
View ArticleJudge denies plaintiff’s request for new med mal trial; Madison County jurors...
Judge Matoesian Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian has denied a plaintiff’s post-judgment motion for a new trial in a medical malpractice case that resulted in a defense verdict in April....
View ArticleCrowder resets post-trial motions hearing in case against Rosewood Care Center
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has reset an Aug. 9 hearing to Aug 26 in a six-year-old wrongful death case. Despite a $273,607.60 plaintiff’s verdict reached March 8, both sides...
View ArticleDefense plans deposition in case against Granite City Police Department
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth on July 24 set a case management conference in a man’s case against the Granite City Police Department, officer Eric Klumpp and the City of Granite City. A...
View ArticleTruck driver involved in accident causing trooper’s death pleads Fifth
Ohl A truck driver being sued over the death of Illinois state trooper Kyle Deatherage has asserted his Fifth Amendment privilege in response to the lawsuit. Plaintiff Sarah Deatherage claims she and...
View ArticleABF Freight System, drivers blamed for I-270 accident
Donohoo In a recently filed lawsuit, a woman claims she sustained severe and permanent injuries after a truck driver caused a multi-car collision. Kathy Little and her husband, Monte Little, filed a...
View ArticleRear-end accident on Route 140 in Bethalto blamed on distracted driving
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle, causing her to suffer disability and disfigurement. Karen S. Thompson filed a lawsuit July 22 in Madison County Circuit...
View Article15 apply for associate vacancy in Madison County
Alfeld Foster Lading Fifteen area attorneys have applied for the associate judge vacancy in the Third Judicial Circuit, created upon the appointment of Associate Judge James Hackett to circuit judge on...
View ArticleAlias summons allowed in suit over recordings of ‘revolting human body...
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge on July 24 granted the plaintiff’s motion to issue an alias summons in a lawsuit that accuses a Madison County man of calling the plaintiff multiple...
View ArticleMadison County foreclosures July 22-29
July 22, 2013 Wells Fargo Bank V. Tiffany L. Walker, Jason R. Walker, $95,180.86, 101 Lee Street, Bethalto. 13-CH-563 Beal Bank USA V. Todd Shaw, $99,916.00, 216 W. Haller Drive, East Alton. 13-CH-564...
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