Monthly Archives: February 2009

Shameful stretch

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To the casual observer, it was just another car accident. Read More »

Arguments, Our View

Fight over Sprint settlement escalated by personal feud

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Brad Lakin

NEWARK, New Jersey – Attorney Tod Lewis claims he reported Paul Weiss to Illinois attorney regulators for duty’s sake, and Weiss claims Lewis reported him for the sake of money. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Man crossed center line, suit claims

A St. Clair County man has filed suit against a St. Clair County man, alleging he was injured in a collision after the man crossed the center line. Christopher Verdeyen was a passenger in a vehicle traveling east on Illinois … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, St. Clair County

Maag defines ‘after’ for Judge Herndon in remand brief

EAST ST. LOUIS – Now that Georgia trailer maker Cottrell Inc. has removed one of Thomas Maag’s personal injury suits from Madison County to federal court, Maag insists Cottrell acted prematurely because he didn’t serve a summons on the company.
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Federal Court, News, Personal Injury

Search continues for one worker among 20,000 in AIG deposition

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Blotevogel

EAST ST. LOUIS – As AIG hangs in suspense between nationalization and failure, lawyer Brian Wendler demands that the insurer continue trying to identify one worker among 20,000 who posted a comment about him on a website in 2002. Read More »

Federal Court, News

McCarter QA: Will follow Watson’s ‘tradition of trust’

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Victoria and Kyle McCarter

Republican Kyle McCarter of Lebanon was selected Saturday by GOP chairmen of the district’s nine counties to replace State Sen. Frank Watson (R-Greenville) in the state’s 51st Senate District. Watson, who had suffered a stroke last year, stepped down Feb. 16.
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Features, News

3/2 – 3/6/09

Monday, March 2 9 a.m. NICOLET EDWARD LEO AS SPEC ADM V. CITY OF ALTON 04-L-000669, MATOESIAN 351 DARBON RUSSELL SPEC ADM FOR VI V. DIAZ JR MD JOSE A C/O 04-L-001427, CROWDER 302 BYRON JOHN L V. POFF LARRY … Read More »

Civil Docket, Dockets

Sears and other big names sued over lawnmower horsepower

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White Outdoor lawnmower

Twelve prominent lawnmower manufacturers, including Sears, are accused in a St. Clair County class action lawsuit of conspiring together and overstating the horsepower in their products so they could charge consumers higher prices. Read More »

Class Action, News, St. Clair County

Counter suit filed by construction company

Thery Construction Company has filed a complaint against Carrie Stawar, alleging they should not be held liable for another woman’s injuries because the injuries were caused by Stawar’s negligence. Thery Construction claims Laurie Hilliard filed suit against it on Feb. … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury

State Bar program set for March 6 in Fairview Heights

Resolving Family Law Issues, a continuing legal education program hosted by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at Four Points by Sheraton, 319 Fountains Parkway, in Fairview … Read More »

News