Monthly Archives: January 2005

One Beacon seeks to collect

One Beacon Insurance Company filed suit on behalf of Greg and Pam Wright of Collinsville against Bel-O Cooling & Heating of O’Fallon and Edwardsville Electric of Edwardsville Jan. 31 seeking damages the Wrights suffered in a house fire in 2001. Read More »

Insurance, Madison County, News

New Lawsuits: Monday, Jan. 31

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This Just In…
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New Lawsuits, News

Inmate files suit against attorney Hildebrand

A man who was sentenced to 38 years in prison for armed violence, arson, fraud and theft claims he was manipulated by his attorney into entering a guilty plea even though he really was innocent of arson. Wiley Yates, an … Read More »

Madison County, News

Stack’s dismissal of 25 asbestos case resonates

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Circuit Judge Daniel Stack

A precedent-setting decision in Madison County’s nationally renowned asbestos docket last October–where a Louisiana man’s claim for damages was dismissed for improper venue–continues to resonate. Read More »

Asbestos, News

Miller, Michael vs. Hypoguard USA Inc.

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Class Action, Dismissed, Lawsuits

New Lawsuits: Friday, Jan. 28

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Friday’s Law Division filings Read More »

New Lawsuits, News

On the Down low

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Presiding last week over a notorious case in a notorious place, Madison County Judge Phillip J. Kardis took time to praise one lawyer for his “tremendous efforts” while assailing another for talking with the media. Read More »

Arguments, Class Action, Our View

Reflections in a Golden Eye

I have now been a Madison County Record columnist for three months–five columns. Not giving up the day job just yet. As the title of this column suggests–one taken from an obscure Brando film featuring a career performance by Brian … Read More »

Arguments, Their View

Asbestos bill is on right track

Need proof that class-action lawsuits have run amok? Consider Laraine Pacheco, who hangs her hat in Arizona and still manages to oversee asbestos suits filed in Manhattan – for a cool $386,000 a year. She’s a cog in what’s become … Read More »

Arguments, Letters to the Editor

Asbestos trust fund hurts victims

I would like to comment on the article written by Lisa Rickard on January 17, 2005, which comes from a perspective that the victims in the asbestos cases are the corporations and the insurers. This inference then leads to the … Read More »

Arguments, Letters to the Editor