Yearly Archives: 2008

Big stories in 2008

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Lakin arrives at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis prior to a hearing in which U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert accepted a plea deal.

Attorney Tom Lakin was taken into custody at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis on Sept. 10, after U.S. District Court Judge J. Phil Gilbert accepted a plea agreement on various drug charges. Read More »

News

Strive Group failed to keep workplace safe, former contractor says

Robert Wahlig has filed suit against The Strive Group, alleging he was injured after he slipped and fell while working for the company. Wahlig was a contractor for the The Strive Group who assisted in completing the manufacturing and fulfillment … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

Patient sues Gateway and nurse for falling in bathroom

Sharon and Charles Daniele have filed suit against Gateway Regional Medical Center and one of its nurses, alleging Sharon Daniele fell after the nurse left her alone in the bathroom. Sharon Daniele was a patient at Gateway Regional when she … Read More »

Madison County, Med-Mal, News

2008 Person of the Year: Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr.

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Keefe shows off a plaque of appreciation received from Army Staff Sgt. Justin Reagan.

Attorney Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr. of Belleville is the Record’s 2008 Person of the Year because he brings honor to his profession. Read More »

News

Gleeson Asphalt sues Edwardsville School District 7, others, over unpaid contract

Gleeson Asphalt has filed suit against Edwardsville Community Unit School District No. 7, Morrissey Construction Company and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, alleging it did not receive the money it was due after it paved a section of the … Read More »

Breach of Contract , Madison County, News

Armettia Peach and contractor settle leaky house lawsuit

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Kevin Link

Armettia Peach, whose six figure judgment in a suit against Granite City over a leaky house vanished after Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian learned she didn’t own the house, has settled with the last defendant. Read More »

Madison County, News

40 billion reasons why asbestos litigation will grow

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Hartley

Forty billion dollars of designated funds currently available in court-established trust funds is providing abundant incentive to already rich attorneys with asbestos-settling know-how. Read More »

Asbestos, Features, News

Driver and company sued over woman’s injuries in rear-end collision

Marcella Herzog has filed suit against Oates Associates and one of its employees, alleging her neck, shoulder and low back were injured after he rear-ended her. Herzog was driving north on South State Street at its intersection with East Emily … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, St. Clair County

Tile company says insurer wrongfully denied fire claim

The owner and operator of a Caseyville business has filed suit against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, alleging the company wrongfully denied their claim after their business caught on fire. William Cumberland III and William Cumberland Jr. operated a tile and … Read More »

Insurance, News, St. Clair County

Escort driver claims injuries in rear-end collision

A Belleville woman has filed suit against a Belleville man, alleging she was injured after he rear-ended her. Barbara J. Bynum was stopped in her 1998 Ford Escort on West Boulevard, waiting to turn onto East B Street in Belleville … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, St. Clair County