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Monthly Archives: December 2007
Defendants get a break in 2007: Whose ‘judicial hellhole’ is it anyway?
Circuit Judge Dan Stack
Madison County may no longer be a “judicial hellhole” for civil litigation defendants. But ask a trial lawyer to gauge the climate and you may get a different answer. Read More
Madison County, NewsEx-ESL employee sues for wrongful termination
Former East St. Louis employee Phyllis Robinson claims she was terminated from her position as a housing health inspector for the Community Development Department in retaliation for refusing to sign a nominating petition for an individual running for political office. … Read More
News, St. Clair CountyTrackman files FELA complaint against ICR
Charles L. Scholes, a trackman for Illinois Central Railroad, filed a Federal Employers Liability Act suit claiming he was injured from being subjected to numerous repetitive traumas and walking on unstable ballast. According to the complaint filed Dec. 28 in … Read More
F.E.L.A./Jones Act, News, St. Clair CountySteps removed outside portable building caused custodian’s injuries, suit says
A custodian at Columbia Middle School is suing S.M. Wilson & Co., a construction company, for injuries he sustained as he exited a portable building. Orville Preslar claims he fell a significant distance to the ground when, without warning, steps … Read More
News, Personal Injury, St. Clair CountyStage collapse on worker’s foot prompts suit
A man who suffered an ankle injury while setting up a stage at Pop’s Bar in East St. Louis is suing a production company and promotions company for damages in excess of $150,000. William Jacob Tucker of Madison County claims … Read More
News, Personal Injury, St. Clair CountyMack truck driver sues Alero driver in I-64 accident
A driver of a Mack tractor trailer is suing the driver of an Oldsmobile Alero for driving in the wrong direction on Interstate 64 and causing a collision. Plaintiff Jason A. Samples of Graves County, Ky. filed suit Dec. 14 … Read More
News, Personal Injury, St. Clair CountyPizza Hut plaintiff ‘dramedy’ attracts most readers in ’07
The following were the most well-read reports on the Record’s website (www.madisonrecord.com or stclairrecord.com) in 2007: #1: Woman opens door for man at Pizza Hut, then sues both, by Steve Gonzalez…March 8…63,132 readers A woman who was injured while holding … Read More
Madison County, NewsIt’s a Wonderful County!
“One case, one judge, one lawyer, and we go from an unknown Illinois county to the poster child for Tort Reform overnight. Every single argument in Springfield or D.C. ends up railing about the mess in Madison County.” Read More
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