EDWARDSVILLE – A former employee is suing Dollar General, alleging she was fired because of her pregnancy.

Holly O'Brian filed the lawsuit Feb. 1 in Madison County Circuit Court against Dollar General Corporation and Foster Bliss, alleging violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and of 1991, Title VII of those acts, several violations of the the Illinois Human Rights Act, and retaliation for her request for benefits under the Family Medical Leave Act.
 
According to the complaint, O'Brian was employed by Dollar General at 3320 Nameoki Road in Granite City, and she became pregnant during her employment. The lawsuit alleges she was subjected to discrimination, harassment, a hostile work environment, and was treated differently than similarly situated employees because of her pregnancy.  

The lawsuit states the defendant should have been aware of the harassment but failed to stop it. She claims she ultimately was terminated by the defendant after she attempted to claim protection under the FMLA, the suit states.

The plaintiff alleges she has suffered and will suffer emotional distress, mental anguish, pain and suffering, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment of life, and other pecuniary and non-pecuniary losses. She says she has lost wages and fringe benefits.

She seeks more than $50,000, a jury trial, post-judgment interest and punitive damages, plus court costs and other such relief the court may deem proper. She is represented by attorney Michael J. Brunton of Brunton Law Offices PC in Collinsville.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 16-L-138

BELLEVILLE – The mother of a student is suing the East St. Louis school system, alleging negligence over injuries she says her daughter received in the East St. Louis High School gymnasium.

Lashanda Farmer, individually and as mother/next friend of Mikalah Farmer, filed the lawsuit Jan. 29 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against the East St. Louis School Board of Education and East St. Louis School District 189.

According to the complaint, on Feb. 3, 2015, Mikalah Farmer, a minor, was walking inside the gymnasium at East St. Louis Senior High School when she slipped and fell. The lawsuit alleges the floor of the gym was covered with water, creating a slipping hazard for anyone who walked on it.  

The lawsuit states the plaintiff stepped on the wet area, slipped and fell, causing severe injury.

The complaint states the defendants were negligent and careless by allowing a dangerous condition to exist, failing to maintain the floor, failing to fix the dangerous condition of the floor, failing to place a barricade around the dangerous area and failing to give the plaintiff adequate warning of the dangerous condition of the floor.

Because of her fall, the plaintiff alleges Mikalah Farmer was injured both internally and externally, suffered pain and anguish, and that Lashanda Farmer has spent and will spend money for medical fees, has lost and will lose wages from her employment, and has been damaged in her future earning capacity.

Lashanda Farmer seeks at least $50,000, plus court costs and other relief the court deems just and proper. She is represented by attorney Micah S. Summers of Walton Telken Foster LLC in Edwardsville.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 16-L-53

EDWARDSVILLE – A Missouri student is suing Ameren, alleging negligence for personal and property injuries she says she suffered when a utility pole crushed her car while she was driving to school.

Jasmine Robinson Brown filed the lawsuit Feb. 1 in Madison County Circuit Court against Ameren Illinois Company, Ameren Corporation, Ameren Services Company and Utilimap Corporation. 

According to the complaint, on Feb. 20, 2014, Brown was driving from her home in St. Louis to the school she was attending in Alton during a rainstorm. While she was driving eastbound on College Avenue approaching Rock Springs Drive, the suit says, when a wooden utility pole fell onto her vehicle, crushing her inside and causing the vehicle to spin out of control. She ultimately came to a stop in a nearby creek.

The suit alleges the incident and Brown's injuries were caused by negligence on the part of the defendants, including negligent design, installation, inspection and maintenance of the utility pole, and improper use of materials in the manufacture of the pole.

Because of the negligence, the lawsuit states, the plaintiff suffered permanent and life-threatening injuries, including traumatic brain injury, nasal fracture, damage to her lumbar spine and permanent memory and speech dysfunction.

The plaintiff claims she incurred medical expenses and lost wages, expects loss of future earning capacity, fringe benefits and pension, suffered pain and mental anguish and will suffer disability and loss of enjoyment of life.

Brown seeks at least $50,000 from each defendant, together with taxable costs pre- and post-judgment interest, plus a trial by jury. She is represented by attorneys Daniel J. Cohen of the Law Offices of Daniel J. Cohen in St. Louis, and Michael E. Pierce of Pierce Skrabanek Bruera PLLC in Houston.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 16-L-134

Copper recycler Cerro Flow Products, facing 12,000 pollution claims, proposes a random survey to find out how many lack substance.

On Jan. 15, Cerro moved for permission to ask 375 random plaintiffs when they lived in the area and what levels of dioxin are present in their blood.

Cerro counsel Thomas Ysursa wrote that, “answers would allow Cerro to file dispositive motions for any claims where it is clear that a plaintiff cannot meet his or her burden on either the issue of duty or causation.”

“Ultimately, the outcomes of those 375 cases would allow the parties to predict the outcomes of the remaining 12,000 claims within a margin of error of plus or minus five percent,” Ysursa wrote.

St. Clair County Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson plans to hold bellwether trials, which judges can conduct for individuals in order to shape mass settlements.

According to Ysursa, “The term bellwether is derived from the ancient practice of belling a wether, a male sheep, selected to lead his flock.”

“The ultimate success of the wether selected to wear the bell was determined by whether the flock had confidence that the wether would not lead them astray,” he wrote.

“To be of any value to the parties and the court, the bellwether trial process must yield results that can be extrapolated to the larger body of plaintiffs and their claims.”

Ysursa wrote that bellwether trials produce representative outcomes that inform the parties of strengths and weaknesses in their claims and defenses.

He asked Gleeson to reject a proposal from plaintiff’s counsel, who would proceed to trial for 15 plaintiffs and stay discovery for all others.

“Such trials might benefit those 15 individuals, but they would do nothing to help the remaining 11,985 plaintiffs get their day in court,” he wrote.

“The court would still face 11,985 claims languishing on its docket, without making any progress toward resolving the litigation in its entirety.”

He wrote that the Texas Supreme Court granted a writ of mandamus against a judge who stayed discovery on all but 20 individuals among 454.

Plaintiff lawyers Lloyd Cueto and Paul Schoen opposed Ysursa’s motion on Jan. 26, writing that it cited no Illinois authority, state or federal.

“It is no surprise that Cerro relies on the Texas Supreme Court as its authority since it is that court that is known nationwide for striking down health and safety laws by striking down the rights of injured citizens,” they wrote.

“Hopefully this court will recognize the citation to Texas Supreme Court decisions for exactly what it is, a further attempt to promote profits over people.”

They wrote that Cerro ignored Illinois statute granting trial preference to persons who have reached age 70, and to others where a judge finds good cause.

Troy Walton of Edwardsville also represents plaintiffs, along with Gregory Cade, Larry Wright and Mark Rowe, all of Birmingham, Ala.

To the Editor:

"Managers/Council" is the title of the current Collinsville form of government. It operates with only four elected Council persons and an elected mayor also acting as chairman. It was in 1990 that the city changed to this form.

Since then a dozen city managers have been hired. In 2014, former chief of police Scott Williams took the manager job and was terminated after two new council members were elected in 2015. One was the city clerk Williams was investigating.

The Belleville News Democrat requested the records of that investigation and was denied but obtained them on appeal. The city was conducting the people's business and the people have a right to know. City legal fees are also involved and according to past practices should become a public record by the end of February. Another improvement opportunity was brought to the attention of our city Council about chairman Mayor John Miller interrupting a speaker as he was addressing the council.

The mayor asked if he was accusing him of being corrupt. It seems not only does federal freedom of speech provide protection by calling a chairman corrupt but as of 2011 so does Illinois law that may not forbid speakers from making "personal" comment. That includes boards and commissions and any other local bodies.

Bob Despain
Collinsville

This Friday, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Esteban Sanchez will hold a hearing to consider the cynical arguments proffered by three colleagues from a neighboring county hoping to justify their attempt to circumvent state law and evade election standards established for retention.

St. Clair County Circuit Judges John Baricevic, Robert LeChien, and Robert Haida are seeking to avoid the higher judge’s retention standard (60 percent) by resigning their judgeships and pretending to be first-time candidates electable by a simple majority.

Belleville City Clerk Dallas Cook challenged this obvious scam, but for some wrong-headed reason, hearing officer David Herman recommended that the State Board of Elections overrule Cook’s objections.

What the board did was nothing. With a 4-4 partisan vote, it allowed the scofflaw jurists to continue their contrived candidacies by default.

Cook then petitioned for judicial review of that “decision.”

"These three judges have decided to make the entire election process easier upon themselves," wrote attorney Aaron Weishaar in support of Cook's petition. "Presumably, they saw the writing on the wall and came to the conclusion that it will be much more difficult for them to stay in office if they need to have 60 percent of the electorate to vote in their favor.

“Why should they get to decide, instead of running on their own records, that it is appropriate/permissible to run in a partisan race (while sitting on the bench, with the benefits of incumbency), as if they were running for election the very first time?" Weishaar demanded.

If Judge Sanchez refuses to sanction the shenanigans, Baricevic, LeChien, and Haida will discover that they've been  too clever for their own good.

Weishaar points out that it's too late for the judges to "change their minds" and file papers for retention, because they already have resigned. "The Illinois Supreme Court accepted their resignations and has certified the three vacancies," he noted.

If Sanchez rules against them, these judges pretending to be ex-judges will, in fact, be ex-judges. A perfect outcome, we strongly support.

In February 2012, Caterpillar Inc. CEO Doug Oberhelman wrote an op-ed outlining the reforms Illinois needs to foster an environment for jobs growth, instead of driving more and more businesses across state lines. In the four years since the Springfield State Journal-Register published Oberhelman’s letter, Illinois has been the only state in the region with a net loss of manufacturing jobs.

In his piece, Oberhelman pointed out the policy problems that prevent companies such as Caterpillar from making new investments and creating new jobs in Illinois. He urged state leaders to take on the tax and regulatory reforms necessary to rebalance Illinois’ economy and put the state’s fiscal house in order. “Caterpillar has deep roots in Illinois,” he said, adding that “Illinois is Caterpillar’s home, and it is my home.” However, Oberhelman also pointed out that Caterpillar hadn’t opened a new Illinois factory for decades, and state policy problems have a lot to do with it.

Illinois has lost 12,500 manufacturing jobs on net in the four years since Oberhelman wrote his op-ed, while surrounding states added a net 234,000 manufacturing jobs. Michigan gained 73,000, Indiana added 44,000, Kentucky tacked on 29,000, and Wisconsin added 21,000 manufacturing jobs.

What policy problems was Oberhelman describing? Specifically, he pointed to Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system, high tax burden and dire budget projections. Oberhelman suggested the following:

- Develop a long-term sustainable budget that allows the 2011 tax increase to sunset on time and relieves pressure on taxpayers
- Dramatically reduce workers’ compensation costs

 State government has not hit the target on either of these marks. Illinois made an attempt at pension reform in 2013, but the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the law and ruled it unconstitutional in May 2015. The state must pass a constitutional amendment to fix its pension problems. The General Assembly passed certain workers’ compensation reforms in 2011, before Oberhelman wrote his letter, but the system remains outdated and structurally flawed. Manufacturing job losses have continued unabated since the letter was written, and the losses stretch back to the turn of the 21st century.

Automation and outsourcing to other countries have partly driven this trend. But another driver, especially in recent years, is that manufacturers are passing up Illinois for surrounding states. The problem that Oberhelman addressed is that industrial companies looking to grow in the U.S. are avoiding Illinois.

His message ended with a clear choice for Illinois:

“Business leaders are making decisions today on where to invest in the future. Illinois must act now, with a bipartisan sense of urgency, to position itself for future job creation that is being discussed in boardrooms all across this country. I want Illinois to be in the hunt for those types of investments, including investments by Caterpillar. Illinois deserves it.”

Politicians didn’t heed Oberhelman’s advice, and the results are in: Illinois’ blue-collar middle class is struggling. After four years of delay, it’s even more urgent that the state act. Working-class Illinoisans deserve rewarding careers and opportunities in industries such as manufacturing, and it’s up to policymakers to clear the barriers that are keeping companies away.

EDWARDSVILLE — Katie Stuart, a mathematics professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), officially announced her candidacy for the Illinois House of Representatives’ 112th District on Thursday at the Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville.

Stuart, a Democrat, will take on incumbent state Rep. Dwight Kay in her first run for public office. The 112th District includes the communities of Caseyville, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Fairview Heights, Glen Carbon, Granite City, Maryville and O’Fallon.

Stuart said she was first inspired to run while teaching at the university, observing cracks in a political process that was damaging other schools in the state.

“While SIUE has managed to remain financially solvent, I started to see the problems the budget impasse was causing for our state's higher education institutions,” Stuart told the Madison Record.

Stuart has pledged to better proportion state educational spending between Chicago and other districts.

She believes the problems in Madison County run deeper than budgetary squabbles between local legislators.

“I [saw] how the political power plays were hurting some of our most vulnerable citizens,” she said. “I want to be a positive voice for change, and work with fellow legislators to solve real problems.”

Stuart had pointed words for her opponent Kay, a Republican who has been in office since January 2011.

“I think Rep. Kay may be out of touch with what real families in this area actually need,” Stuart said. “We need to protect the jobs we have and protect the wages that provide a reasonable standard of living, and we need to create even more of those jobs.”

Stuart has called for laws to eliminate corporate loopholes and force companies that leave the state of Illinois to pay back their tax breaks. She also supports relocating the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County.

Stuart noted the potential impact of the budgetary gridlock upon the local community.

“There are families that rely on services that are being slashed due to the budget impasse,” she said. “We need a representative who is willing to get to work and discuss a solution to the budget issue.”  

Kay is a co-sponsor of House Bill 4673, which would require judges seeking subsequent terms to run for retention rather than re-election. St. Clair County judges John Baricevic, Robert Haida and Robert LeChien are attempting to pursue re-election instead of retention.

“Money is playing too strong a role in our political process," Stuart said. "The three judges in St. Clair County would be faced with a well-financed machine that can campaign against their retention, and they cannot answer to any of the issues that may be brought up.”

Stuart, who was introduced at her candidacy announcement by her father-in-law and former District 7 superintendent Bob Stuart, has a suggestion for Springfield. 

“If we take out the effect that huge political donations play, we can get back to the way democracy was intended to be practiced in Illinois," she said. 

Stuart earned an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and a master’s degree in mathematics from SIUE. She and her husband have two children.

The general election will be held on Nov. 8.

Trial testimony continued today in Madison County Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs' court involving a Michigan mechanic's case against Deere & Co.

Plaintiff William Hollingsworth claims his wife, Karen, died as a result of second-hand asbestos exposure that was derived mainly from his work on Deere tractor clutches.

Hollingsworth, represented by attorneys with the Napoli firm's Edwardsville office, filed suit in 2012, nearly two years after his wife's mesothelioma death on Nov. 1, 2010.

Deere, represented by attorneys from Schiff Hardin in Chicago, has sought summary judgment claiming that as a matter of law, it did not owe a duty to the plaintiff's wife because she was secondarily exposed to its products that were carried home on her husband's clothes that she laundered.

In its motion to dismiss, Deere argued that the plaintiff had failed to comply with the court's standing order by providing defense with pathology reports in his possession.

"There is a fundamental question about the diagnosis alleged in Plaintiff's complaint and the cause of Mrs. Hollingsworth's death," the motion filed last April states. "Because the only way that Deere may investigate Plaintiff's allegations is an expert review of the pathology, Deere has been substantially and unfairly prejudiced in the defense of this case."

The trial got under way on Thursday, and resumed on Tuesday.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 12-L-1744

A law firm accused of legal malpractice for allegedly mishandling a man’s estate filed a counterclaim against the decedent’s family, arguing that the decedent’s remarriage bars the allegations raised in the complaint.

Donald Knuckles Jr. filed the lawsuit on Nov. 18 against Binsbacher & Griffithe and attorney Valroy Binsbacher.

According to the complaint, Knuckles’ father executed a trust on Jan. 27, 2000, in which he appointed his son as successor trustee. At the time he executed the trust, Knuckles Sr. was married to Brenda L. Knuckles. Then on Aug. 17, 2001, the marriage dissolved.

However, the two remarried on March 20, 2011, but the decedent never amended the trust regarding his wife and the plaintiff’s mother, the suit states.

Knuckles Sr. died on May 25, 2012.

The plaintiff retained Binsbacher to represent him in the administration of the trust on June 21, 2012. Knuckles Jr. alleges his questions weren’t answered adequately.

As a result, the plaintiff claims he suffered injury and loss by the depletion of trust assets he used to assist his mother, lost interest of the money, attorney’s fees and costs associated with the case and the plaintiff’s time required to fulfill his duties as trustee.

Brenda Knuckles also filed a legal malpractice suit against Binsbacher and his firm on Aug. 4, making similar allegations. The defendants countersued Brenda Knuckles in her lawsuit, alleging that prior to Donald Knuckles Sr.’s death, he reaffirmed his estate plan (15-L-440).

The defendants answered the complaint on Dec. 28 through attorney A. J. Bronsky of Brown & James in St. Louis, denying the allegations against them.

They argue that the plaintiff’s alleged damages have been “satisfied by accord and satisfaction in litigation with Brenda Knuckles.”

They also filed a counterclaim for declaratory judgment, arguing that the remarriage of Donald Knuckles Sr. and Brenda Knuckles bars the plaintiff’s allegations.

The plaintiff answered the affirmative defenses and counterclaim on Jan. 13 through attorney Robert Schmieder II and Paul Johnson of SL Chapman LLC in St. Louis. He denies the allegations and argues that the defendants’ negligence caused his alleged damages.

Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson scheduled a status conference for March 14 at 9 a.m.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 15-L-660

Tristar Risk Management claims one of its employees filed a million dollar lawsuit involving a work-related injury rather than seek relief through the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act.

William A. Billings filed the lawsuit on Sept. 25 against Tristar Risk Management and employee Barbara Hill.

According to the complaint, Billings claims the defendants displayed a willful disregard for injuries he allegedly sustained at work and deprived him of proper medical care.

Billings claims he was poorly treated by medical professionals assigned to him by his employer following his alleged workplace injury.

He alleges the defendants’ negligence aggrieved his injuries, allegedly causing more damage.

Billings filed an amended petition for personal injury on Nov. 5, where he increased his request for economic damages from $611,440 to $728,786. His requests for noneconomic damages remained the same at $550,000.

The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on Nov. 16. They argue that the plaintiff’s amended complaint contains one individual count against both defendants, making it “impractical” for the defendants to respond to the complaint.

“Because plaintiff has failed to plead his negligence and willful and wanton claims in separate counts, plaintiff has impermissibly commingled his claims …” the motion states.

They also allege that the complaint does not contain individual prayers for relief and those prayers for relief are not sustained by the allegations pleaded in the complaint.

Further, the defendants claim the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act provides exclusive remedy in this case because the allegations arise out of a work-related injury.

“Plaintiff is merely attempting to circumvent the administrative process provided for in the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act … by filing this suit in circuit court rather than with the Industrial Commission,” the motion states.

Billings responded by filing a motion to suppress the defendants’ motion to dismiss on Dec. 7. Billings voluntarily dismissed Hill as a defendant, stating that he never intended to commingle the two defendants. He also said her decisions are the responsibility of Tristar Risk Management.

He also dismissed his amended petition and chose to continue with the original complaint, stating that “any prayer for economic damages, in an effort to be made whole, shall be made at the end of trial, as damages accrue on a daily basis, and the same shall apply to any noneconomic damages.”

Billings claims his action does not arise out of a work-related injury. Instead, it arises out of the alleged wrongful removal from treatment by the defendant.

In a Dec. 18 order, Crowder granted the plaintiffs’ requests and set a case management conference for April 27 at 9 a.m.

Then on Dec. 21, Billings filed an amended petition against Tristar Risk Enterprise Management alone. He seeks damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress, intentional infliction of monetary damages and intentional infliction of adversity.

He alleges the defendant intentionally deprived him of the necessary medical treatment required following a work related injury.

On Jan. 13, Tristar Risk Management filed a notice of removal to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

The defendant alleges that diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy make removal proper.

Tristar Risk Management is represented by John Cunningham and Denise Baker-Seal of Brown & James in Belleville.

Billings is representing himself pro se.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 15-L-1240

A health records company removed a Belleville attorney’s class action lawsuit alleging it charges unauthorized fees in Illinois and Missouri.

HealthPort Technologies filed a notice of removal to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Jan. 11 through attorneys Jena Valdetero and Jonathan Potts of Bryan Cave LLP in Chicago.

The Law Office of Brent Gaines, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, filed the lawsuit on Nov. 16 against Healthport Technologies.

According to the complaint, Healthport Technologies contracts with doctors and hospitals throughout the country to fulfill requests for medical records. However, the suit alleges the defendant is charging unnecessary fees.

In Illinois, Gaines alleges the defendant charges $20 for copying medical records when there is actually no copying done.

Similarly, in Missouri, Gaines claims the defendant charges $22.82 to search and retrieve records when it isn’t actually retrieving anything.

The suit alleges the fees violate both states’ laws.

As an example, the plaintiff explained that he sent a letter to the defendant requesting copies of a client’s medical records but the defendant said there were no records for the dates indicated, meaning no copying was performed. But the plaintiff still received a bill for the $20 fee. He alleges a similar situation occurred in Missouri.

The plaintiff seeks certification of the proposed class, declaration that the defendant has violated the law, statutory, punitive and monetary damages, monetary relief, court costs and attorney’s fees.

Gaines is represented by Brian T. Kreisler of The Kreisler Law Firm in O’Fallon, Michael R. Reese and George V. Granade of Reese LLC in New York City, and Melissa W. Wolchansky of Halunen Law of Minneapolis.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 15-L-651

After months of inactivity, St. Clair County Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson scheduled a status conference for the porn site hacking case, Guava v Comcast.

The status conference is set for March 1 at 9 a.m.

Based on Internet Protocol (IP) addresses it had obtained, Guava sued Comcast claiming “John Does” hacked their porn sites. In December 2012, Gleeson ordered Comcast to provide the names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and media access control addresses of its customers who were alleged to have accessed the sites unlawfully.

“John Doe” Comcast customers who objected to having their identities turned over to Guava appealed, and the Fifth District Appellate Court ordered Gleeson to dismiss Guava’s pre-suit discovery petition.

The Fifth District also ordered Gleeson to compel the attendance of those named in the petition to show cause.

The petition named Guava LLC and Lightspeed Media Corp., as well as their officers and directors; Duffy, Belleville attorney Kevin Hoerner who acted as local counsel, Steve Jones, a purported agent of Lightspeed; and Allan Mooney, a purported principal of Guava whose signature is listed on the pre-suit discovery petition.

Duffy, Steele and Paul Hansmeier were behind the now-dissolved Chicago-based Prenda Law Firm. They have been accused by a few judges of “brazen misconduct” and creating shell companies in order to file copyright infringement and computer hacking suits to exploit the court’s subpoena powers and extort settlements.

In April, 2015, the Active Doe parties asked the court to sanction the lawyers pursuing the porn hacking case.

“Guava, LLC filed this case in bad faith and never intended to follow through. It has a history of doing so...," their April 20 response stated. "Other courts have sanctioned Guava and its attorneys for their conduct. During the course of this litigation, Guava and the Show Cause Parties have misled the Court and the Active Doe Parties."

"Active Doe Parties" refers to unnamed, but potential defendants in a 2012 lawsuit porn distributor Guava LLC filed against Comcast seeking names of customers who allegedly, illegally downloaded porn. The Doe parties filed a consolidated response to a memoranda Guava attorneys Paul Duffy and John Steele submitted seeking to champion the credibility.

“None of the arguments put forth by the Show Cause Parties have any merit,” the response states. “Their ruined professional reputations and their history of being sanctioned and referred for disciplinary and criminal investigations are a matter of record. It is right and just that the Active Doe Parties be compensated for the losses caused by the fraudulent, intentional and dishonest conduct of the Show Cause Parties.”

Duffy and Steele filed their memorandum on Feb. 18, 2015, after Gleeson gave the attorneys and others 90 days to show why they shouldn’t have to pay cable provider Comcast $26,280 for producing the identities of nearly 300 of its subscribers in a case the lawyers brought for plaintiff Guava LLC, represented by Prenda Law .

Andrew Toennies of St. Louis represents Comcast.

The John Doe real parties are represented by attorneys Laura Beasley, Erin Russell, Morgan Pietz and Thomas Leverso.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 12-MR-417

MADISON COUNTY FORECLOSURES:




FEBRUARY 8, 2016




PACIFIC UNION FINANCIAL V. NATHEN G. HOUSEHOLDER JR., $152,334.38, 153 JESSICA DR., ST. JACOB. 16-CH-88

CARROLLTON BANK V. MICHAEL A. KLOPPER, $30,016.52, 907 LOGAN, ALTON. 16-CH-89




FEBRUARY 9, 2016




WELLS FARGO BANK V. BARBARA J. AND JAMES YOUNT, $51,888.35, 2208 EDWARDS ST., GRANITE CITY. 16-CH-90

DEUTSCHE BANK V. FAY AND ABE LEE BARHAM, $70,878.21, 1907 STATE ST., ALTON. 16-CH-91

ASSOCIATED BANK V. HEIR OF KAORU S. EVANS, $5,310.64, 104 ROGER DR., COLLINSVILLE. 16-CH-92

REGIONS BANK V. KAREN DAVIS, $177,834.11, 6825 KENSINGTON DR., MARYVILLE. 16-CH-93

WELLS FARGO BANK V. DENISE L. SECHREST, $81,703.92, 2419 GRAND AVE., GRANITE CITY. 16-CH-94




FEBRUARY 10, 2016




BANK OF AMERICA V. LARRY B. TINNON JR. , $57,913.05, 112 GRAND AVE., E. ALTON. 16-CH-95

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON V. TRACY TAYLOR, $59,267.06, 1707 MUNY VISTA DR., ALTON. 16-CH-96

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK V. ERIC T. AND LORI M. KAMPWERTH, $167,752.36, 5212 SHANNON DR., GODFREY. 16-CH-97

PACIFIC UNION FINANCIAL V. MAXX B. WATSON, $131,048.65, 1322 OLIVE ST., HIGHLAND. 16-CH-98

BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL V. MIKE J. LAMERE, $56,199.01, 514 LOGAN ST., BETHALTO. 16-CH-100

REVERSE MORTGAGE V. LEE ALAN SUTTER, $173,406.39, 1740 TRIAD RD., ST. JACOB. 16-CH-101

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING V. MATTHEW E. RABIDA, $30,174.60, 1264 STATE ST., ALTON. 16-CH-102




FEBRUARY 11, 2016




CITIMORTGAGE V. JOHN SR. AND PAULA CRIM, $55,737.92, 239 WALNUT ST., ROXANA. 16-CH-99




FEBRUARY 12, 2016




BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST CO. V. JASON E. MCEWEN, $37,676.30, 2309 BROWN ST., ALTON. 16-CH-103

FIRST COLLINSVILLE V. MARK AND DIANA CALL, $105,957.08, 1 HEATHER GREEN, MARYVILLE. 16-CH-104

CALIBER HOME LOANS V. NICKALAS TEDRICK, ROBERT OLLER, JUDITH OLLER AND LINDSEY TEDRICK, $105,851.59, 435 N. MORRISON AVE., COLLINSVILLE. 16-CH-105

Madison County Real Estate:




FEBRUARY 3, 2016




ALTON



•$84,900- 3621 CORONADO DR. - VICKI L. FALLON TO TIMOTHY W. EHLERS




BETHALTO



•$110,000- 810 MILL ST. - FRANK ANTHONY TO NATHANIEL SMITH
•$285,000- 245 SAGE CREEK - CHRISTOPHER AND AMANDA NEWGENT TO MITCHELL AND VANESSA PILLARICK
•$92,800- 312 LOGAN ST. - DEBRA SHEWMAKER TO TINA FOSTER




COLLINSVILLE


•$69,900- 104 WESTBROOK CT. - THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TO KATHEY VERBECK
•$23,100- 3219 AMHERST AVE. - US BANK TO THE SECRETARY OF HUD
•$42,500- 1400 ALICE ST. - FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE TO BRIAN SWEET
•$22,807 - 301 ST. LOUIS RD. - RICHARD GIBSON TO PATRICK MCDILL




EDWARDSVILLE



•$2,525,000- 3080 STATE ROUTE 157- SATKAR HOSPITALITY TO BLUE LAND




GODFREY



•$85,500- 907 W. DELMAR AVE. - CHARLES R. CAMPBELL TO JUSTIN ROBERTS
•$145,500- 3200 GREENWOOD LN. - RONALD AND PAMELA EALEY TO JOHN AND TERESA DROSTE




LIVINGSTON



•$50,000- 514 NICHOLLS ST. - MICHELLE R. HOLT-GRAHAM TO MADISON 514 NICHOLLS ST. TRUST




MORO



•$295,000- 1 HICKORY POINT- BEVERLEY HALLIDAY TO ANDREW AND THERESA MOSBY




ST. JACOB




•$60,000- 10624 KECK RD.- DEUTSCHE BANK TO SUNDANCE HOME DEVELOPMENT







FEBRUARY 4, 2016




COLLINSVILLE



•$120,000- 407 WILLOWBROOK LN. - SAPP TRUST TO RONALD LOUNSBURY




E. ALTON



•$880- 130 N. PENCE ST. - FRED E. FINCK TO RICHARD E. AND AMBER D. DAVIDSON




GRANITE CITY



•$25,000- 2830 NAMEOKI RD. - JAMES W. DUNN TO HAROLD L. KITE







FEBRUARY 5, 2016




ALTON



•$652,277- 150 HOMER M. ADAMS PKY- MACY'S RETAIL HOLDINGS TO HULL 2000 LLP
•$652,277- 150 HOMER M. ADAMS PKY- HULL 2000 LLP TO ALTON MALL M.




COLLINSVILLE



•$9,000- 610 W. MADISON AVE. - US BANK TO BRUNTON PROPERTIES
•$160,000- 20-22 CAROL - ROBERT P. AND MARGARET M. BOHNENSTIEHL TO LINDOW PROPERTIES
•$196,000- 13 HUNTERS RIDGE - DENNIS SCHAFFNER TO LOUIS C. III AND STEPHANIE M. MEYER
•$215,000- 1003 HICKORY POINT- DAVID A. AND KAMI L. AMSDEN TO VLORA DULLOVI AND RIDVAN BERISHA
•$105,000- 105 ST. MARY DR. - DAWN A. THIEL TO AARON AND MARY THIEL
•$142,000- 860 SUMMIT AVE. - DOUG HARTMANN JR. TO JESSICA WEGENER




EDWARDSVILLE



•$78,000- 3509 EDWARDSVILLE RD. - GEORGIA BROWN TO RANDY ROBBS
•$69,900- 12 NICKLE PLATE DR. - INFINITY LAND GROUP TO SPENCER HOMES
•$321,500- 1602 LINCOLN KNOLLS DR. - ANTHONY M. AND STEPHANIE A. GABRIEL TO BRIAN J. AND BRIDGET A. GRAHAM- ROYER




GLEN CARBON



•$370,000- 6183 STONE WOLFE DR. - LENNOX A. FORRESTER TO JAY WILLIAM AND KIMBERLY JO JOHNSON




GODFREY



•$40,421- 5908 DOGWOOD LN. - SECRETARY OF HUD TO DUSTIN SNYDERS TRUST
•$83,000- 410 KELLER ST. - GENE AND KUNIKO ROBEEN TO KIERSTYN ALFORD




GRANITE CITY



•$6,171- 3060 CIRCLE DR. - STEVEN W. BAILEY TO CHARLES HOWLAND
•$650- 2701 DENVER - THE JUDICIAL SALES GROUP TO ROSA BOUNDS
•$40,000- 2898 PERSHING BLVD. - ROBERT L. AND EILEEN J. HOWARD TO EQUITY TRUST CO.
•$70,000- 3004 DALE AVE./ 2316 HODGES AVE./ 3032 DALE AVE. - FIRST COLLINSVILLE BANK TO BARRY SPICER




MADISON



•$27,000- 1514 7TH ST. - WALTER E. AND IRENE M. BAKER TO TARA HAYDEN




ROXANA



•$18,300- 339 W. THOMAS ST. - SECRETARY OF HUD TO CHRISTINE VELLOFF




TROY



•$95,000- 542 FRANKLIN AVE. - WELLS FARGO BANK TO DUSTIN COLEMAN







FEBRUARY 8, 2016




ALTON



•$134,900- 5109 CANDY LN. - RONALD L. MEYER TO JEFFREY P. AND TERESA M. RAKE
•$185,000- 4618 CAMELLIA PL. - BRIAN R. AND TAMARA J. GAVALETZ TO BRIAN L. AND MIRANDA A. HOWELL
•$205,000- 116 SERENITY DR. - DAVID AND SUSAN POTTER TO JAMIE AND BENJAMIN GREELING
•$65,000- 3831 OMEGA ST. - ????




BETHALTO



•$55,000- 16 N. WILLIAMS ST. - BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH TO JEFFREY AND JUDY DAVIS AND MELISSA BAKER




COLLINSVILLE



•$165,000- 104 MIDDLEGATE LN. - KENT R. AND JACQUE L. MESSMER TO DEREK NORMAN




COTTAGE HILLS



•$30,000- 1317 1ST ST. - RICKEY AND TAMMY CARTER TO KENNITH AND LINDA WATTERS




EDWARDSVILLE



•$255,000- 1352 BISCAY DR.- ROXANNA M. SORENSEN TO SEPTEMBER N. AND JOEL M. RUF




GLEN CARBON



•$300,000- 4506 STATE ROUTE 159- ANTHONY R. KAMPWERTH TO GENESIS HOLDING CO.




GODFREY



•$131,000- 5228 SHANNON DR. - GREGORY H. FRANKLIN TO BRADLEY J. KING
•$30,000- 2707 GREENWOOD LN. - RICHARD L. LUECHT TO TOM NEELY JR.




MADISON



•$12,700- 1829 5TH ST. - WELLS FARGO BANK TO APRIL J. EDMUNDS




TROY



•$39,980- 2 HOCK POND WAY - PM OFFICE PARK TO PENN BUILDERS




WORDEN



•$134,500- 1847 STARBOARD LN.- BANK OF AMERICA TO DAVID R. ST. PIERRE







FEBRUARY 9, 2016




ALTON



•$31,501- 2803 GRANDVIEW AVE. - THE JUDICIAL SALES CORP. TO KERI KISER
•$122,000- 1843 MUNNY VISTA CT. - SHANNON A. BECHTOLD TO AYEON D. AND EULA WOMACK
•$185,000- 5 FOREST DR. - VIRGINIA M. SCROGGINS TO JACK D. JR AND JEANNE E. MARTIN
•$165,000- 514 E. 11TH ST. - TRUMAN P. AND PAMELA S. GILBERT TO JOSEPH L. JR. AND LAUREN R. SCYOC
•$75,000- 4320 THADWAY DR. - SECRETARY OF HUD TO BRADLEY JUN
•$11,000- 2125 BROWN ST. - GMAT LEGAL TITLE TRUST TO ARTHUR POWELL




COLLINSVILLE



•$66,000- 6018 SUNRISE DR. - WELLS FARGO BANK TO BILL AND DIANA HUSTER
•$79,210- 537 MARY AVE. - JUDICIAL SALES CORP. TO SECRETARY OF HUD




GODFREY



•$60,606- 6018 ROACH RD. - SECRETARY OF HUD TO TILLER HOLDINGS




TROY



•$123,500- 109 WESTON ST. - RODNEY CAPELLE TO KARA L. RHYMER
•$166,000- 133 TURTLE CREEK - DWAYNE AND HEATHER BLAYLOCK TO JASON COOK AND KRISTY SYMMONDS

ST. CLAIR COUNTY REAL ESTATE:




FEBRUARY 4, 2016




BELLEVILLE



•$37,000- 118 KENSINGTON HEIGHTS RD. - ADAM WILSON TO ARFRANCHALIS DAVIS AND ARLANDO LUSK
•$60,000- 2 SHERWOOD FOREST - BRIAN AND TERI L. FLESHREN TO ADAM C. FUCHS
•$25,000- 125 W. A ST. - CITY OF BELLEVILLE TO COLEE II LLC




DUPO



•$42,818- 200 LOUISA AVE. - MIGUEL A. AND ANDREW A. VELIZ TO DEBRA C. AGEE




LEBANON



•$1,260,000- 104 NORTHTHOWNE ST. - MARYWOOD HOLDINGS TO HOLTHAUS REALTY




MARISSA



•$84,000- 214 E. FULTON ST. - LAURIS DICKEY TO STEVEN SR. AND KATHERINE ALLEN




MASCOUTAH



•$238,000- 1135 FOX RUN- MARGARET L. KYLE TO JOHN A. AND AMBUIR L. WALL




OFALLON



•$340,787- 1349 SHADY PARC CT. - HUNTINGTON CHASE HOMES TO MICHAEL P AND JAI M. GREGORITSCH
•$183,500- 821 PACIFI CROSSING DR. - MARTY D. AND ROSHANDA S. BOST TO TAMEKA SHANTAE AND CRISPIN HERIBERTO GARZA
•$14,000- HWY 50 - KAREN SUE HEET TO JAMCO
•$165,000- 12 W. LAKESHORE DR. - HELEN P. COSTELLO TO RUSSELL V. AND RICHARD J. THOMAN
•$124,500- 842 MISTY VALLEY RD. - RYAN BEMENT TO WAYNE E. BAIRD JR.
•$37,000- 1405 WINCHESTER GROVE CT. - SOUTHERN IL LAND INVESTMENTS TO KAPPERT CONSTRUCTION CO.




SMITHTON



•$490,000- 5278 WHITE OAK DR. - DAVID W. AND NANCY J. SPREEN TO STEVEN A. AND JANET L. RUFFIN







FEBRUARY 5, 2016




BELLEVILLE



•$185,000- 3565 HARBOR WAY - REGINALD G. SR. AND LINDA Y. TRUJILLO TO REGINALD G. JR. AND REBECCA TRUJILLO
•$56,000- 615 OXEN CT./617 OXEN CT. - FIRST COUNTY BANK TO BOUSE PROPERTIES
•$118,000- 21 HOLLYHOCK LN. - BOBBIE R. SMITH TO CHARLES G. WILBUR
•$172,000- 292 BROOKHAVEN DR. - SUSAN R. SABLAN AND MICHAEL ABBOTT TO BRIAN AND AMANDA FONTAINE




CAHOKIA



•$12,551- 726 ST. PAUL DR. - SECRETARY OF HUD TO DEBORAH JACKSON




E. ST. LOUIS



•$4,000- 643 N. 76TH ST. - HSBC BANK TO JOHNSON YOUNG




FREEBURG



•$82,500- 3437 ARBOR VIEW CT. - ARBOR VIEW ACRES TO LEON AND JENNY FURTAK




OFALLON



•$204,000- 656 SHAMROCK DR. - ARA EGHIGIAN AND KATHLEEN G. BACA TO PATRICK D. AND M. GRAY
•$202,000- 731 BASSETT ST. - CHUNG AND BETH HUANG TO RYAN ARNOLD AND DIANA D. WATKINS
•$192,500- 515 ALADAR DR. - THOMAS V. AND GERLINE GROSS TO NEVILLE AND SHERRIE HARDY
•$125,000- 639 N. MAIN ST. - #3 LAND TRUST OFALLON TO BROCKRUT LAND TRUST
•$152,000- 932 NATSHA CR. - MARTIN AND YOKO DOMINGUEZ TO GARY AND AUREA MCNEELY




SHILOH



•$247,900- 2667 LONDON LN. - TTW TO PETER & ELIZABETH DEARMOND




SWANSEA



•$290,000- 4110 ARUNDEL PL. - CHRIS L. AND TAMMY R. WAYNE TO ARA EGHIGIAN III AND KATHLEEN G. BACA







FEBRUARY 8, 2016




BELLEVILLE



•$13,250- 201 HILLWOOD DR. - US BANK TO MATTALUE ELLIS
•$120,500- 3712 WINWARD WAY DR. - FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS TO ALLAN WARD
•419,000- 601 N 27TH ST. - FANNIE MAE TO WILLIAM C. AND CAROLYN S. CROSS




CASEYVILLE




•$67,200- 233 CENTER DR. / 70 WILSHIRE DR.(FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS)- STARWOOD WAYPOINT RESIDENTIAL TRUST TO COLONY AMERICAN HOMES INC




E. ST. LOUIS



•$24,200- 2735 MCCASLAND AVE. - RE 401K TRUST TO SHARON K. RILEY




FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS



•$71,625- 29 CEDAR DR. - ROBIN J. AND LYNN D. MORGAN TO ELISABETH THOMAS




LENZBURG



•$10,000- 401 N. FIRST ST. - THE BANK OF EDWARDSVILLE TO JUSTIN ELKINS AND SHYANN ALSTAT




MASCOUTAH



•$150,000- 448 FALLING LEAF WAY - FEDERAL NATIONAL LOAN MORTGAGE TO MICHEAL W. AND LATISCHA M. HULLER




MILLSTADT



•$372,000- 5724 VOGEL PL. - GERARD A. AND REBECCA J. HENKEN TO JAY E. AND LEEANN C SCHERBIK




ST. LIBORY



•$50,000- TERVEER RD. - DONALD AND MARY ANN HAAS TO CHARLES AND JANE OTTEN




SHILOH



•$200,000- 1274 BAYBROOK CT. - DWAIN A. AND KAREN STEVENS TO KENNETH E. AND CHARISSE M. MONTGOMERY




SMITHTON



•$79,000- 108 N. SMITH ST. - GARY D. AND TARA REA TO VICKI LEPERE




OFALLON



•$264,000- 1329 HAPS LN. - JOHN M. AND ELENA BAGGETT TO SCOTT E. AND DANIELLE N. NELSON
•$133,500- 114 E. ADAMS - MICHAEL T. AND JANE H. FITZPATRICK TO SARAH GABRIEL AND GARRETT F. KRUMEICH







FEBRUARY 9, 2016




BELLEVILLE



•$8,000- 116 N. VIRGINIA - US BANK TO EDWARD M. AND GAIL L. JETT
•$30,000- 21 GATEWOOD CT. - THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TO RDS DEVELOPMENT CORP.
•$85,000- 501-503 NORTH JACKSON ST. - MARILYN J. LEONARD TO ROBERT B. LEONARD
•$118,900- 329 WARRENBURG DR. - CHRISTINE L. WARTA TO EARLENE K. ESTELL
•$35,000- 729 LEBANON AVE. - DEBORAH K. DIERKES, JANELLE N. BROWN AND RYAN J. DIERKES TO JOSEPH AND KARIE DUECKER




E. CARONDELET



•$395,000- 1632 CEMENT HOLLOW RD. - WADE J. AND LUCINDA M. MORGAN TO JOHN S. LIPINSKI
•$13,000- 811 ELIZABETH AVE. - STACEY DIXON AND LANCE PRANGE TO CHARLOTTE TERRY




E. ST. LOUIS



•$28,931- 1508 &1516 E BROADWAY - ARROW REALTY TO TBOC HRISTIAN CHURCH
•$51,826- 4921 BATES AVE. - GEORGE A. JOHNSON TO A.M. BRANHAM




FREEBURG



•$335,000- 8151 JEFFERSON RD. - DANNY L. AND KAREN S. SCHULTZ TO KURTIS W. AND KATHY FAUBION




LOVEJOY



•$1,700- 138 N. 4TH ST. - DARNELL MCKIRE TO DIVERSITY LTD




MASCOUTAH



•$167,000- 552 FALLING LEAF WAY - ERIC AND WENDY BLANTON TO TRAVIS AND ARIELLE MCMANUS




MILLSTADT



•$246,975- 420 BENHAM DR. - GARRETT E. AND HERSCHEL E. JOHNSON TO ASHELY K. AND COREY B. MUENDLEIN




NEW ATHENS



•$92,500- 406 S. JACKSON ST. - TRAVIS B. AND KASEY D. LITTLE TO JOSEPH M. JANSEN




OFALLON



•$40,000- 1320 MERRIAM PKWY- D&F CONSTRACTING TO ELLIE CADE COSTUM HOMES
•$248,000- 932 BRIAR MEADOW CT. - MCBRIDE STONE BRIAR TO JACKIE DE JESUS
•$154,000- 513 JEFFREY PINE CT. - CHARLES S. KIR TO DAVID HAGELSTEIN




SHILOH



•$76,100- 612 ST. JOHN DR. - SECRETARY OF VA TO NICOLE AND JOSHUA SANTEL




SWANSEA



•$140,000- 20 META DR. - MARILYN A. KOHLMILLER TO LON STAUDER
•$139,000- 217 FOURNIE LN. - SHAWN KUEKER TO ROBERT R. KAISER







FEBRUARY 10, 2016




BELLEVILLE



•$164,000- 2680 BROOKRUN DR. - CARL HUNSINGER TO EDWIN CHAFFIN
•$32,500- 11 S. 51ST ST. - JAMES E. GIBSON TO RDS DEVELOPMENT




CASEYVILLE



•$5,000- 1732 BLACK LN. - CHARLES HAMPTON TO RAFAEL GUFTAVO CASTILLO
•$2,000- 1634 BLACK LN. - TELESFORO CASDREZ-HERRERD AND MARGARITA MEDOZA ROJAS TO LIBRADO CORTEZ




FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS



•$104,000- 25 JOSEPH DR. - WALTER AND VONDA OWENS TO STEPHEN AND KIMBERLY WICKMAN
•$48,800- 30 LEXINGTON - CYNTHIA M. STARK TO CHRISTOPHER L. STARK
•$145,000- 6 CATALINA DR.- JENNIFER MILLER TO ALEXANDER LEE JOHNSON




NEW ATHENS



•$11,000- PHILLIPS ST. - DONALD T. DUDEK AND JOYCE F. DUDECK TO BRANDON AND MEGAN FRITSCHE




OFALLON



•$193,000- 903 REISS RD. - JONATHAN AND SHERRI L. HERTZIER TO FRANK A. D'ANGELO




ST. LIBORY



•$5,000- LINCOLN ST. - CHARLES AND JANE OTTEN TO MARY ANN AND DONALD HAAS

St. Clair County Foreclosures:




February 2, 2016




Nationstar Mortgage v. Georgia Blue, $60,548.60, 1130 St. Margaret Dr., Cahokia. 16-CH-87




February 3, 2016




Wells Fargo v. Edwin McCann, $174,368.59, 312 Lotus Dr., Swansea. 16-CH-90

BMO Harris Bank v. Barbara A.. Edwards and Ronald L. Edwards, $74,995.24, 808 Forest Ave., Belleville. 16-CH-91

JPMorgan Chase Bank v. Karen K. and Michael C. Noble, $40,155.96, 110 E. Jefferson St., OFallon. 16-CH-92

Regions Bank v. Dianne and Frank Hibbler, $48,915.65, 1156 Kutz St., Cahokia. 16-CH-102




February 4, 2016




Federal National Mortgage v. Pam Darnell and Jerry D. Anderson, $130,189.74, 208 Jan Dr., Smithton. 16-CH-93

First National Bank v. Dave Weber, $110,156.11, 511 S. Euclid Ave., Marissa. 16-CH-95




February 9, 2016




Citizens Community Bank v. Paula V. Dawnson, $63,912.67, 318 S. Fritz St., Lebanon. 16-CH-98

Madison County Civil Docket: 2/22-2/26/2016







Monday, February 22




9 a.m.




REDDING APRIL V. GATTON DANNY

11-L-000116, RUTH 311




MITCHELL KERRIE V. HAEFER BONNIE N

07-L-000802, MUDGE 302







Tuesday, February 23




9 a.m.




CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL COMMERCI V. SPECIALTY CONTRACTING INC

15-L-000327, RUTH 311







Wednesday, February 24




9 a.m.




ROSHELL MARCUS V. FRANKLIN THERESA

14-L-000837, CROWDER 320




SPRINGER MARY J V. CITY OF COLLINSVILLE A MUNICIP

14-L-001256, CROWDER 320




NICHOLS ALEXIS FKA ALEXIS BRUE V. FAHRENKAMP DAVID

13-L-001395, CROWDER 320




BYRON NICHOLAS G V. WALMART STORES INC

15-L-001306, CROWDER 320




STARNES MICHAEL V. STEEL WORKS LLC

14-L-001041, CROWDER 320




MEYER CHAD V. ROBINSON LISA

15-L-000909, CROWDER 320




CLUBBS JEANENE V. SMITH NICHOLAS L

14-L-001664, CROWDER 320




GREEN JOAN ON BEHALF OF THE ES V. 3M COMPANY

15-L-001418, CROWDER 320




IBERG RICHARD G V. AMEREN ILLINOIS

14-L-000969, CROWDER 320




MORTON EDWARD V. BUBBASLICEBONE INC DBA BIG DAD

11-L-001445, CROWDER 320




BLIXT BROOKE V. FLUSS QUINTON

15-L-000928, CROWDER 320




DILLIER DIANE V. STEWART TYRAI

15-L-000358, CROWDER 320




SIMMONS LILLIAN L V. KIEL CHRISTOPHER J

11-L-001379, CROWDER 320




ROTHMANN FURNITURE STORES INC V. KANALLAKAN JUDY

15-L-000491, CROWDER 320




FUENTES PATRICIA V. ASSET MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS I

13-L-001943, CROWDER 320




MUDD NATHANIEL V. THIEMS GARY

14-L-000766, CROWDER 320




SAWYER COLETTE V. REA VIRGINIA J

13-L-001069, CROWDER 320




CAMBRON APRIL V. BHUTHIMETHEE VIWATHNA

13-L-001084, CROWDER 320




RYAN LARRY E V. SHOP N SAVE WAREHOUSE FOODS IN

14-L-000416, CROWDER 320




AYERS BOB V. AZ WELDING AND MACHINE INC

14-L-001378, CROWDER 320




NASELLO KRISTI V. ALTON MULTISPECIALISTS LTD

15-L-000273, CROWDER 320




WATSON KIMBERLEY V. SKIFF RON DBA RONS TRUCK SERVI

14-L-001784, CROWDER 320




HILL CARYN V. USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPAN

13-L-001011, CROWDER 320




PRUITT TANYA V. HILL JAMES

15-L-000325, CROWDER 320




MILLER RICK V. ROSE OPTICAL

13-L-001151, CROWDER 320




CANN ROSE M V. REPUCCI LOGAN M

14-L-000076, CROWDER 320




STONE MARILYN K V. NEEDLER VIRGIL C

15-L-001343, CROWDER 320




BLANTON ROBERT V. ALTON COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DI

15-L-000969, CROWDER 320




MANIS TRACI I AS SPECIAL ADMIN V. MILLER JACOB K

15-L-000626, CROWDER 320




WILSON DEBORAH V. NAYLOR JEFFREY DMD MS

15-L-000087, CROWDER 320




RUSSELL CHERYL V. OUR PLACE LLC 5.5

13-L-000142, CROWDER 320




SMITH DOUGLAS V. RAMONS EL DORADO RESTAURANT IN

15-L-000209, CROWDER 320




CARRINGTON KIMBERLY SPEC ADM O V. ROWE DAVID E

15-L-000551, CROWDER 320




TAYLOR LISA AS ADMINISTRATOR O V. SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS HEALTH

14-L-001769, CROWDER 320




NINNESS CHARLENA A MINOR BY/TH V. DALLA RIVA MD DR JAMES

14-L-001284, CROWDER 320




JONES EDWARDSVILLE PROPERTIES V. CRUSHED GRAPES LTD

14-L-001253, CROWDER 320




REYNOLDS ELIZABETH V. CITY OF EDWARDSVILLE

13-L-001022, CROWDER 320




BENTON RYNETTE AS NEXT FRIEND V. CITY OF GRANITE CITY

14-L-000723, CROWDER 320




HOERCHLER DANIEL L V. HARLOW ROBERT C

15-L-000401, CROWDER 320




TOTALL METAL RECYCLING INC AN V. FIX LYNN

14-L-001436, CROWDER 320




COLLINSVILLE AREA RECREATION D V. CITY OF COLLINSVILLE

14-L-001729, CROWDER 320




COX BETTY V. SHELL OIL COMPANY

13-L-001730, CROWDER 320




LAURENT EARLENE V. MEHRS/MISSOURI GOODWILL INDUST

14-L-000338, CROWDER 320




BOHNENSTIEHL CAMERON V. TRAVIS CORY

14-L-001349, CROWDER 320




FORD PATRICIA V. SHELL OIL COMPANY

11-L-000524, CROWDER 320




ALTMAN CHARTER COMPANY V. BORSELLINO LEWIS

12-L-000234, CROWDER 320




TRUMBLE LISA V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL OI

12-L-002083, CROWDER 320




OWENS KEN V. MIDDLETON LINDSAY

15-L-000938, CROWDER 320




FUDGE CIERRA J BY HER NEXT FRI V. ERTMANN REGINA

10-L-001240, CROWDER 320




ROBERT "CHICK" FRITZ INC V. DONNEWALD DISTRIBUTING CO

14-L-001384, CROWDER 320




PARKS GARY V. CHECKERED EXPRESS INC

14-L-001765, CROWDER 320




ORASCO MICHAEL V. DIXON MICHAEL DBA DIXONS TRADI

15-L-000669, CROWDER 320




MAYER JACK I V. LOWE ANGELINA

12-L-000626, CROWDER 320




MATTISON ANDREW V. CONOCOPHILLIPS WRB PARTNER LLC

12-L-001588, CROWDER 320




HOLEMAN TERRY V. SANDERCOCK CARL

14-L-001593, CROWDER 320




TRAICHE JONATHAN V. WALLACE CALEB

14-L-001306, CROWDER 320




BEATTY JOHN M DDS V. FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS MEDICAL GROUP

15-L-001277, CROWDER 320




SCHNEIDER NORMAN R V. FAY JEFFREY P

12-L-001836, CROWDER 320




KERNAN LAWRENCE V. CITY OF HIGHLAND

13-L-002105, CROWDER 320




VAHLE DENNIS V. MARTIN & BAYLEY INC DBA HUCKS

15-L-000096, CROWDER 320




CAGLE PAMELA V. SURREY COURT APARTMENTS AT D A

15-L-000114, CROWDER 320




MAYBERRY ROBERT V. HECK ARTHUR

15-L-000893, CROWDER 320




SANDERS LIVONDER V. CAREY ELIZABETH

15-L-001137, CROWDER 320




KEMP LARRY SR V. GOGLOZA HENRY

15-L-001528, CROWDER 320




WHITE DAVID V. R P LUMBER CO INC

15-L-000056, CROWDER 320




DOE JANE BY HER MOTHER AND NEX V. DONNELLY JAMES M

15-L-000289, CROWDER 320




MURRAY MICHELLE V. FLEMING PATRICIA

15-L-000566, CROWDER 320




REED TIFFANY M V. DUNN ROY E

15-L-000887, CROWDER 320




VIRGIN ANNETTE C V. BARR DANNY W

15-L-001044, CROWDER 320




SRONCE GEORGE V. SILKWOOD ASHLEY

15-L-001094, CROWDER 320




VOSS PHILLIP J V. MURPHY TERRENCE L

14-L-000771, CROWDER 320




SCHOEN JOHN J V. SCHLECHTE TODD

13-L-001834, CROWDER 320




SMITH-HENKE DANIELLE V. VERDERBER ALYSE

13-L-001914, CROWDER 320




HIGHLANDER BRIAN SR V. ENGEMAN JAMES

15-L-000247, CROWDER 320




BOYER BERTHA E V. STOCKMAN BIRDIE E

13-L-001651, CROWDER 320




THEBEAU KEVIN J V. PAHOLKE HAROLD E

14-L-001623, CROWDER 320




WOODS RYAN V. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY A CORPO

15-L-000659, CROWDER 320




CAMPBELL AARON V. MACIOS CHRISTINE M

15-L-001482, CROWDER 320




TURPEN DIANNE V. LAMPE NICHOLAS

15-L-000859, CROWDER 320




SCHOEN JOHN J V. SCHLECHTE TODD

13-L-001834, CROWDER 320




VILLAGE OF GLEN CARBON AN ILLI V. BLOTEVOGEL ASSOCIATES INC

15-L-000485, CROWDER 320




DAVIS CLIFFORD J V. GRIFFITH DAVID F

14-L-001228, CROWDER 320




NORMAN JAMIE V. JOHN JACKSON

14-L-001558, CROWDER 320




HAMOR ROBERT JR V. WALGREENS PHARMACY STRATEGIES

15-L-001258, RUTH 311




SWARRINGIN AUTUMN V. DAVIS ROBERT

13-L-001687, RUTH 311




GAMMON CHARLES T V. HESSE PAUL D

13-L-001667, RUTH 311




HARDY PHILIP M V. SUPERVALU INC DBA SHOP 'N SAVE

12-L-002063, RUTH 311




BIXLER GREGORY V. NICKALLY CORPORATION DBA NICKS

14-L-001038, RUTH 311




HARRIS RODERICK A V. BRUCKEL KATHLEEN S

15-L-000204, RUTH 311




BARNHART ROBERT AS SPEC ADM OF V. SAINT ANTHONYS HEALTH CENTER

13-L-000912, RUTH 311




MANGRUM KIMBERLY V. SAINT ANTHONYS HEALTH CENTER

14-L-001274, RUTH 311




ZINI JOHN J JR V. ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

15-L-000888, RUTH 311




VINYARD BILL GLENN INDIVIDUALL V. JARDEN BROTHERS TRUCKING INC

14-L-000892, RUTH 311




VON ROHR CATHERINE V. JARDEN BROTHERS TRUCKING INC A

15-L-000490, RUTH 311




BOSTROM CARMEN V. JARDEN BROTHERS TRUCKING INC A

15-L-000526, RUTH 311




JOHNSON DOLORES J AS TRUSTEE O V. TERRA PROPERTIES INC

14-L-000882, RUTH 311




FIGUEROA MIROSLAWA N TRUST U/A V. JUSUFI FRANK AKA FETO JUSUFI

14-L-001311, RUTH 311




MOLL ANDREW T V. LEE DAVID W

13-L-000582, RUTH 311




LOCKETT REBA M V. NIEHAUS EDWARD R

15-L-000037, RUTH 311




HAYES SAMANTHA V. ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

15-L-000211, RUTH 311




MITCHELL KENNETH V. DOITS VILLAGE INN INC

15-L-000339, RUTH 311




MCELROY ZACHARY V. DOTY JAMES JR

15-L-000774, RUTH 311




HOPPER KENNETH E V. TIEPELMAN DEAN

14-L-001247, RUTH 311




ACUP LINDA V. RESTAURANTS UNLIMITED INC DBA

15-L-001445, RUTH 311




WILLIAMS JOHN ON BEHALF OF THE V. MAGNESIUM ELEKTRON NORTH

11-L-001163, RUTH 311




BURRELL COURTNEY V. AMEREN INC

09-L-000966, RUTH 311




RYLANDER CHERYL SPEC ADM OF TH V. PETERSEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY

15-L-000922, RUTH 311




TIMMERMEIER EARL AS SPEC REP O V. ST ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL OF

15-L-001151, RUTH 311




KLINKE ROSEMARY V. KANUMURI RAGHU MD

14-L-001046, RUTH 311




MARRON GEORGE E IV V. M&M SERVICE COMPANY AN ILLINOI

14-L-000411, RUTH 311




BODINET ANDREA N V. SCHOLL NANCY E

15-L-000184, RUTH 311




RULO DOTALESE V. ST ANTHONYS HEALTH CENTER A NO

13-L-002016, RUTH 311




TOMERLIN JAY AS SPC ADM OF THE V. SPRAGGS HOWARD

15-L-000239, RUTH 311




HIGHLAND SUPPLY CORPORATION AN V. PAPELERA DEL PLATA INC A

11-L-001336, RUTH 311




ZELLER J BUNYAN V. OVERTON AMOS E

15-L-000028, RUTH 311




JOHN JOHNSON JOINT VENTURE V. RIVERBEND SCRAP CORPORATION

14-L-001197, RUTH 311




STROWMATT RHONDA V. GOHEEN PAIGE E

15-L-000842, RUTH 311




HAMOR ROBERT JR V. WALGREENS PHARMACY STRATEGIES

15-L-001258, RUTH 311




BUCKINGHAM ROBERT V. ADERHOLD DORIS

14-L-000231, RUTH 311




COTTRELL KENNETH V. LURKINS DALE IND/AS AGENT SERV

13-L-000018, RUTH 311




KALERT JANICE K V. SHELL OIL COMPANY

12-L-000045, RUTH 311




MILLER BRITTANY V. PAYLATER AUTO SALES INC

12-L-000320, RUTH 311




SVOBODA MARY L V. ALTON VFW POST 1308

15-L-000671, RUTH 311




MODERN WHOLESALE SUPPLY CO V. SUDHOLT SHEET METAL INC

15-L-001029, RUTH 311




SEALS DON V. BEER BARREL PUB INC

14-L-000146, RUTH 311




KELLEY STEVE V. BEER BARREL PUB INC

14-L-000147, RUTH 311




PARMER THOMAS V. SANCHEZ ESTRAYA

15-L-001310, RUTH 311




GREEN INVESTMENT GROUP INC V. RIVERBEND SCRAP CORPORATION

08-L-000299, RUTH 311




THAXTON JENNIFER V. WALTON ALBERT

14-L-001522, RUTH 311




HODGES LUCINDA A V. D BAST & ASSOCIATES INC DBA JU

12-L-002082, RUTH 311




BURHANS ELIZABETH J V. CARNAHAN BARBARA M

15-L-000903, RUTH 311




OLLER HAYLEY J A MINOR BY AND V. JENKINS MONICA K

15-L-001244, RUTH 311




PHILLIPS BRENDA S V. HOGAN CHRISTOPHER B

13-L-000775, RUTH 311




CRUTHIS ROBERTA SPEC ADM OF TH V. HOSPITAL SISTERS HEALTH

09-L-001126, RUTH 311




DRAEGER MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC V. D&M MEDICAL INC

15-L-000570, RUTH 311




LAROSE PHIL L V. LOWES HOME CENTERS LLC

15-L-000823, RUTH 311




HORNE SANDY V. BEQUETTE ELIZABETH A

15-L-000760, RUTH 311




HIGHLAND SUPPLY CORPORATION AN V. PAPELERA DEL PLATA INC A

11-L-001336, RUTH 311




BEADLE CAREY L V. LANDIS MARTA L

15-L-001290, RUTH 311




PINSON LATITIA AS ATTY IN FACT V. PETERSEN HEALTH ENTERPRISES

08-L-000729, RUTH 311




HODGES LUCINDA A V. D BAST & ASSOCIATES INC DBA JU

12-L-002082, RUTH 311




FULLER MIKE V. SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS HEALTH F

15-L-000588, MUDGE 302




CECCHINI JOSEPH V. AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY

14-L-000021, MUDGE 302




GEORGE ELLEN K V. FLYTE SIDNEY J

12-L-001502, MUDGE 302




MASON THERON L V. ILLINOIS HOLDINGS I LLC AN ILL

15-L-000946, MUDGE 302




NEUDECKER MARY V. SCOTT CREDIT UNION

15-L-001420, MUDGE 302




MAJOR CIERA V. VANDALIA BUS LINES INC

13-L-001781, MUDGE 302




BENDA KIMBERLY V. JOHNSON LEONARD D II

15-L-000618, MUDGE 302




WAGGONER RANDAL V. GBC METALS LLC DBA OLIN BRASS

15-L-000910, MUDGE 302




CENTRAL ILLINOIS TAXI INC AN I V. EVANS PARTNERSHIP

13-L-000009, MUDGE 302




CUVAR LYNN V. HARRIS NATASHA

14-L-001219, MUDGE 302




EBERSOHL KEVIN D V. PITCHFORD FUNERAL SERVICES INC

15-L-000527, MUDGE 302




MILLER MICHAEL V. OVERMEYER MARK A

09-L-001057, MUDGE 302




JOVI STEPHEN INDIVIDUALLY V. KUGLER MORRIS A MD

15-L-000654, MUDGE 302




RODGERS MARY A V. KHAN AAYESHA M MD

14-L-000685, MUDGE 302




WILLIAMS GARY L V. KIDDS RESTAURANTS INC DBA JIMM

12-L-000632, MUDGE 302




WATTS VEVA V. ANDERSON ROY

13-L-000030, MUDGE 302




PRICE REGINALD B V. SHORTER MARK D

15-L-000378, MUDGE 302




KEMP PAMELA AS POWER OF ATTY F V. SA ENC VIP MANOR DBA VIP

13-L-000703, MUDGE 302




GRIFFITH MEGAN V. BRAYTON WILLIAM L JR

13-L-001826, MUDGE 302




EDWARDS JASON V. RIVERBEND BILLIARDS AND GRILL

12-L-001835, MUDGE 302




COULSON TIMOTHY V. TAYLOR LEROY

15-L-000260, MUDGE 302




DANT JULIANNE M AS MOTHER AND V. INFANTI LUCAS J

15-L-001245, MUDGE 302




GABRIEL DANA V. JACKSON PHILIPP

14-L-001625, MUDGE 302




ELBLE GAIL V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL OI

11-L-000867, MUDGE 302




KAYSER ANDREW V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL PR

11-L-000901, MUDGE 302




BROWN JACK V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL OI

11-L-001008, MUDGE 302




DISHER JOHN V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL OI

11-L-001225, MUDGE 302




WARDEN SAM V. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO

15-L-000450, MUDGE 302




RENFRO CONSTRUCTION INC V. GILLIS KANDIS

12-L-000113, MUDGE 302




TIMMONS KELLY V. CITY OF GRANITE CITY ILLINOIS

13-L-002013, MUDGE 302




CRANE MARY M AS PERSONAL REP O V. ALHAMBRA CARE CENTER INC

14-L-001693, MUDGE 302




COVINGTON MART L III V. WILLIAMS ZACHARY

15-L-000970, MUDGE 302




VETTER ARTA D V. FAST EDDIES BON AIR INC

13-L-001120, MUDGE 302




BATES EARNEST V. FORBES ROBERT S

15-L-000524, MUDGE 302




WALLACE DEBORAH K INDIVIDUALLY V. RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY

00-L-000113, MUDGE 302




KELLY MICHAEL AS ADMIN OF ESTA V. MARTIN & BAYLEY INC DBA

05-L-000123, MUDGE 302




RANSON SOPHRONA V. WALGREEN CO AN ILLINOIS CORPOR

13-L-000560, MUDGE 302




DOLOSIC JULIE A V. MULLIS BARBARA K

15-L-001071, MUDGE 302




LEVAR DONNA A V. BOGLE AUSTIN R

15-L-000746, MUDGE 302




BROWNE JAMES P V. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

15-L-000210, MUDGE 302




CALDWELL JANETTE V. VILLAGE OF EAST ALTON ILLINOIS

14-L-000286, MUDGE 302




DIAZ CARLOTA V. MILNER TONI J

14-L-001547, MUDGE 302




GRAMMER WILLIAM V. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMP

13-L-000624, MUDGE 302




ST CLAIR ALUMINUM AND CONSTRUC V. RETKO GROUP LLC AKA SAFE N

15-L-001002, MUDGE 302




GLEASON ZACHARY ALLAN AS ADM O V. VAN LENHARDT INC DBA MACS

15-L-000820, MUDGE 302




PATEL TARUNKUMAR T V. GHANSHYAM MANAGEMENT INC AN IL

09-L-001079, MUDGE 302




BERDICK KELLY J V. RHOADES MERRY C

11-L-000410, MUDGE 302




BRUMMEL JOHN R AS FATHER AND N V. KOSTIELNEY NICHOLAS L

14-L-001605, MUDGE 302




BOND MARY V. WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC

12-L-000410, MUDGE 302




STURDIVANT CHRISTOPHER R V. AUTOZONE PARTS INC

15-L-000979, MUDGE 302




10 a.m.




WASIELEWICZ JOHN W IND ADM OF V. SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS HEALTH

12-L-001816, HYLLA 327




FARLEY RICHARD D V. NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR

13-L-000227, HYLLA 327




11 a.m.




LOGUE MICHELE M V. EDDINGER DANIEL D

14-L-001279, CROWDER 320




CONWAY RAYBURN V. ALHAMBRA COMMUNITY FIRE PROTEC

12-L-001894, CROWDER 320







Thursday, February 25




1 p.m.




THOMPSON JOHN W V. COTTRELL INC

09-L-001067, MUDGE 302




HUMMER ANGELA V. BEDELL WILLIAM M ACHIEVEMENT A

14-L-000980, MUDGE 302




BOESER BRIAN V. CHS INC DBA CHS SHIPMAN ELEVAT

15-L-001344, MUDGE 302




WILLIAMS MICHELLE V. HANNING JUDY

15-L-000163, MUDGE 302




GRAVES PAUL SPEC ADM OF THE ES V. BRAVO CARE OF EDWARDSVILLE

14-L-001445, MUDGE 302




KLEINE SARA ATTY IN FACT AND N V. ALTON REHABILITATION AND

15-L-000097, MUDGE 302




FISCHER LUMBER COMPANY V. KARLAS KENNETH P

14-L-000856, MUDGE 302




BESSERMAN DEBORAH V. ROTH LAW OFFICES LLC

15-L-001377, MUDGE 302




URSCH COREY V. TRI CITY REGIONAL PORT DISTRIC

14-L-000907, MUDGE 302




GLEASON ZACHARY ALLAN AS ADM O V. VAN LENHARDT INC DBA MACS

15-L-000820, MUDGE 302




IRWIN BRIAN A DISABLED PERSON V. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO

15-L-001531, MUDGE 302




HUMMER ANGELA V. BEDELL WILLIAM M ACHIEVEMENT A

14-L-000980, MUDGE 302




LOVETT GINA F V. KAUFMAN CHRIS

14-L-000811, MUDGE 302







Friday, February 26




9 a.m.




SCHEFFEL FINANCIAL SERVICES IN V. HEIL STEPHEN J

13-L-001488, CROWDER 320




TERRY CLAUDIA AS ADM OF THE ES V. SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS HEALTH

09-L-000166, CROWDER 320

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Wednesday, February 24




9 a.m.




GOINS SONNIE V. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO INC

15-L-000015, ASBESTOS J 327




TIGUE RONALD V. AH BENNETT COMPANY

15-L-000882, ASBESTOS J 327




JENSEN SHARON V. 84 LUMBER

15-L-000625, ASBESTOS J 327




BRENT WILLIAM INDIVIDUALLY V. HB FULLER CO

14-L-000879, ASBESTOS J 327




ZAMORA JORGE A INDIVIDUALLY V. 4520 CORP INC

14-L-001240, ASBESTOS J 327




FARISS CHARLES V. ABB INC SUCC TO ITE ELECTRICAL

14-L-001600, ASBESTOS J 327




MCCLINTOCK WILLIAM C V. ABB INC SUCC TO ITE ELECTRICAL

15-L-000019, ASBESTOS J 327




HULL JIMMIE D V. ALCOA INC

15-L-000216, ASBESTOS J 327




COMMANDER JOHNNY V. 84 LUMBER

15-L-001108, ASBESTOS J 327




EVANS RICHARD V. AERCO INTERNATIONAL INC

14-L-000345, ASBESTOS J 327




ACRE CHARLES V. ALFA LAVAL INC FKA DELAVAL SUC

14-L-000974, ASBESTOS J 327




MATHES DONALD V. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORP

15-L-000255, ASBESTOS J 327




BOSTIC ELLRA D V. ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP SUCC

15-L-000593, ASBESTOS J 327




ZAMARRIPA GLORIA K V. AERCO INTERNATIONAL INC

14-L-001479, ASBESTOS J 327




WAGGONER ILONA INDIVIDUALLY V. ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL INC

11-L-000055, ASBESTOS J 327




HILL ARLETHIA INDIVIDUALLY V. ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC AKA ADV

12-L-000627, ASBESTOS J 327




SMITH S D V. AERCO INTERNATIONAL INC

12-L-001773, ASBESTOS J 327




WEST VALERIE INDIVIDUALLY V. ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP IND

13-L-000109, ASBESTOS J 327




SAVIGNANO MANUEL V. ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC AKA ADV

13-L-001745, ASBESTOS J 327




JOHNSON DAVID INDIVIDUALLY V. ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY

13-L-001911, ASBESTOS J 327




MCCORD SAMUEL D V. ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL INC

15-L-001116, ASBESTOS J 327




HAGAN KENNETH V. CORRIGAN COMPANY MECHANICAL CO

12-L-001872, ASBESTOS J 327




ROBERSON MILLARD D V. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC

13-L-001509, ASBESTOS J 327




MORRIS MARIE B INDIVIDUALLY V. ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL INC

13-L-001966, ASBESTOS J 327




HAGAN KENNETH V. CORRIGAN COMPANY MECHANICAL CO

12-L-001872, ASBESTOS J 327

MOUNT VERNON – Illinois judges can approve national settlements of class actions without any connection between the state and plaintiffs in other states, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Feb. 9.

The justices affirmed St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot, who approved settlement of a claim that Liberty Mutual Insurance underpaid health providers.

They denied an objection from provider David Kerbs of Washington State, who argued that he could have achieved a better result in a court there.

They rejected his view that an Illinois Supreme Court decision from 2005, Avery v. State Farm, prohibited certification of a national class.

“Avery did not stand for the proposition that an Illinois class representative could not maintain a nationwide settlement class where the class included absent plaintiffs,” wrote Justice Thomas Welch.

“In Avery, our supreme court concluded that the alleged breach of contract claims were unsuitable for class certification in light of the number of contracts implicated by the class claims and the material differences in the policy language of these contracts.”

Welch wrote that the court found it could not uniformly interpret automobile insurance contracts from 48 states.

“There was nothing in Avery that suggested that the certification of a settlement class must be subjected to the same rigorous scrutiny that a court applies when determining whether to certify a litigation class,” he wrote.

“Illinois law is clear that a trial court must evaluate a settlement as a whole, as it is the product of extensive and complex negotiations.

“Thus, a reviewing court cannot rewrite the parties’ settlement to eliminate unfair provisions; it can only approve or disapprove of the entire settlement.

“The essence of a settlement is compromise and the court cannot reject a

settlement solely because it does not provide a complete victory to plaintiffs.”

Justices Gene Schwarm and Randy Moore concurred.

Class actions over Liberty Mutual’s payments to providers have run since 2003.

In 2008, Liberty Mutual took over Safeco Insurance and inherited similar class actions against it.

In 2014, Robert Schmieder of St. Louis sued Liberty Mutual and Safeco, on behalf of Lebanon Chiropractic Clinic, in St. Clair County circuit court.

The parties soon agreed to settle for $2.5 million with providers receiving half of past reductions upon submission of a claim.

The amount included $1.2 million for attorney’s fees and expenses.

Lopinot granted preliminary approval in October 2014.

A settlement administrator sent notice to 2,953,505 potential class members.

About 800 providers asked for exclusion from the class.

Kerbs filed an objection last January, asking Lopinot to deny approval or exclude Washington providers.

He alleged a conflict of interest between the settlement and one he achieved against Safeco in Washington.

He argued that Lopinot lacked jurisdiction.

He reopened his case in Washington and moved for an injunction against the St. Clair County settlement.

Lopinot signed an order stating that the settlement was intentionally drafted to ensure there was no conflict with the relief ordered in Washington.

He wrote that he wouldn’t sign a final order lacking specific language that the settlement would not conflict with the Krebs settlement.

He held a fairness hearing last February, and Krebs did not attend.

Lopinot concluded that the settlement resulted from good faith negotiations at arm’s length.

Kerbs appealed and submitted as supplemental authority a transcript of a hearing in Washington, in a separate case against Safeco.

Fifth District judges quoted portions of it on jurisdiction, and then rejected it.

Welch wrote that it wasn’t binding or persuasive with regard to jurisdiction, and that the court didn’t have the benefit of full briefing by all parties.

He wrote that the class notice afforded due process to potential class members.

He wrote that a judge deciding certification of a settlement class should not apply the same criteria to judge legal and factual as in a trial on the merits.

He wrote that turning a settlement hearing into a trial would defeat the purposes of reaching a compromise.

“Accordingly, a class that is suitable for settlement purposes might not be suitable for litigation purposes because the settlement might eliminate all of the contested issues that the court would have to resolve if the case went to trial,” Welch wrote.

“The standard for class settlement approval is not whether the parties could have done better. The standard is whether the compromise was fair, reasonable, and adequate.”

Chet Kelly of Belleville represented Kerbs.