Monthly Archives: July 2006

Appellate Court gives green light to nationwide class

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Stephen Tillery

The Illinois Appellate Court reversed Madison County Associate Judge Ralph Mendelsohn’s decision to limit a class action lawsuit against Intel to Illinois residents or purchasers. Read More »

Class Action, Ill. Appellate Court, News

Former chief judge files complaint for client hurt in head-on collision

Former St. Clair County Chief Judge Stephen Kernan filed a personal injury suit on behalf of Joann Douglas in Madison County Circuit Court for injuries she allegedly sustained in a car accident. Douglas, of Wood River, claims Rhonda Rinck, of … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Iowa man sues Alabama and Indiana firms in Madison County

An Iowa man injured in Carbondale filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court July 25, against Altec Industries of Birmingham, Ala. and Nesco Inc. of Bluffton, Ind. Demian Papagni claims that even though there is no connection to Madison County, … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Prairie Farms worker files retaliatory discharge suit

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Prairie Farms Dairy in Granite City.

A former employee of Prairie Farms Dairy filed a retaliatory discharge suit in Madison County Circuit Court July 26, alleging he was fired for not engaging in conduct that violated public policy of the State of Illinois. Read More »

Madison County, News

Weber-Hylla fund-raising efforts about even

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Don Weber

Financial reports for Madison County circuit judge candidates show that the contenders are neck-in-neck in the all-important dash for cash. Read More »

Campaigns & Elections, Madison County, News

Dr. Burch hit with another med mal suit

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Greenville Regional Hospital

Sara Byrd of Coffeen filed a medical malpractice suit against Gayle Burch, M.D. and Greenville Regional Hospital claiming that she unnecessarily underwent a total hysterectomy.
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Madison County, Med-Mal, News

Elections tame judicial egos

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Judicial elections are important, if only because they make change possible. Read More »

Arguments, Our View

July 31-Aug. 4

Allstate Alton & Southern Alton Gaming Company Alton Memorial Hospital Ameren American Banner Ameritech Anderson Hospital Armor All Atlantic Richfield Beelman River Terminal Bell & Howell Beverly Farms Bombardier BP Amoco Bristol Myers Squibb Charter Communications Chemsyl Science Labs Chevron … Read More »

COMPANIES IN COURT

This is the business we have chosen

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America – ATLA – met in convention in Seattle during the week of July 17th. In an act of panic and unbelievable cowardice that would embarrass even the French, by a 2-1 margin ATLA’s … Read More »

Arguments, Their View

Whose abrogation?

To the editor: Evidently McLean County Judge Scott Drazewski has not read the 1st and 6th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution or the recent ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the 6th. Drazewski has ruled that Maurice Wallace, accused … Read More »

Arguments, Letters to the Editor