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  Cates
  Asbestos cases accumulating in St. Clair County's little used docket
  3/18/2010 4:39 PM By Amelia Flood 

  St. Clair County's nearly dormant asbestos docket is seeing new life.
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  Pranaitis
  Pranaitis named 'Super Lawyer' for sixth year in a row
  3/18/2010 1:00 PM By Staff Reports 

  Al Pranaitis of Hoagland, Fitzgerald, Smith & Pranaitis in Alton has been named by Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Illinois for 2010.
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  Crowder
  Crowder approves Household Financial class action settlement
  3/18/2010 1:00 PM By Amelia Flood 

  Even though a potential contrarian didn't show up at a Madison County class action settlement conference, Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder didn't make approval of the roughly $100,000 settlement easy for those who did.
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  Holbrook
  Study: STAR bonds would have significant negative impacts
  3/18/2010 12:16 PM By Ann Knef 

  Communities surrounding the proposed University Town Center (UTC) development in Glen Carbon could lose more than $400 million in annual retail sales, according to a new economic impact study.
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  Matoesian
  Plaintiff wants to continue trial in Hopkins Goldenberg legal malpractice case
  3/18/2010 12:11 PM By Amelia Flood 

  The widow of a man who allegedly died from an asbestos-related disease wants to put off a legal malpractice trial against several prominent Madison County attorneys.
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• Truck switched lanes causing collision, suit claims
  3/18/2010 9:13 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Belleville home owners discover their property is in flood plain
  3/18/2010 9:00 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Insurer didn't tell homeowner for two years she was canceled, suit claims
  3/17/2010 8:00 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Car dealership sued for failing to warn customer of spilled substance
  3/17/2010 8:00 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Cahokia parking lot accident is subject of suit
  3/17/2010 5:53 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Crowder to hear arguments in Household Financial class action settlement
  3/17/2010 3:32 PM By Amelia Flood 
• St. Patty's Day celebrated in St. Clair County
  3/17/2010 2:37 PM By Amelia Flood 
• Defendant files counterclaim in Belleville defamation case
  3/17/2010 1:42 PM By Amelia Flood 
• Hartford named in suit by pedestrian in icy sidewalk slip
  3/16/2010 5:00 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Saw lacerates man's face, suit filed against Home Depot, Makita
  3/16/2010 5:00 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Driver claims hearing loss in Route 143 accident
  3/16/2010 4:34 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Woman claims Ford responsible for husband's death in Freestar crash
  3/16/2010 4:24 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Federal judge rejects defense arguments in Redbox class action; remands case to St. Clair County
  3/16/2010 4:00 PM By Amelia Flood 
• CSX workers claim asbestos exposure caused cancer
  3/16/2010 3:29 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Restaurant failed to warn customer that chair and table were elevated from floor
  3/16/2010 3:23 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Helmkamp Construction sues over unpaid labor and materials
  3/16/2010 2:31 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Supreme Court denies attorney's move in Venezia wrongful death case
  3/16/2010 1:23 PM By Amelia Flood 
• First Bank claims Keleher Development owes $5.4 million
  3/16/2010 1:10 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Suit over misidentified body is dismissed
  3/16/2010 12:48 PM By Amelia Flood 
• Callis dismisses former bar owner's complaint against Maryville, police
  3/15/2010 2:23 PM By Amelia Flood 
• Jury gives Ford victory in Madison County asbestos trial
  3/12/2010 6:39 PM By Amelia Flood 
• Jury rules for Ford in first asbestos trial of 2010
  3/12/2010 6:34 PM By Staff Reports