Monthly Archives: October 2010

Kilbride trying to act Republican in order to win, party says

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Kilbride

CHICAGO – Illinois’ Republican Party says state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride wants to trick voters into thinking he’s a member of the GOP. Read More »

News

Obama & Rahm set the record straight

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Proft

In two recent revealing interviews, we learned that President Obama and his tiny dancer who would be Chicago Mayor are challenged by the same marketing problem: the public’s perception of them belies who they really are.
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Arguments, Their View

Clinton understands energy reality

To the Editor: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to be commended for her sober support of the Keystone XL pipeline project. Mrs. Clinton clearly understands the contribution that this pipeline will make to the revitalization of our economy and … Read More »

Arguments, Letters to the Editor

LakinChapman and the $102 lawsuit

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The one thing you never want to do is make yourself look ridiculous. Read More »

Arguments, Our View

Cueto allows former EMT’s suit over firing to go forward

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Cueto

St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto has allowed a former EMT’s suit against ambulance company Mission Care to continue. Read More »

News, Retaliatory Discharge, St. Clair County

Class action lawyer: Lawsuit counts as ‘request in writing’

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Goldenberg

Mark Goldenberg admits a client who sued Federal Express in 2001 didn’t have a valid class action claim, but he argues that a client he added later can carry the case. Read More »

Class Action, Madison County, News

Dispute over $3 million fees from Hartford pollution cases settles

Lawyers Jeannine Kelly and Mark Goldenberg have ended their dispute over $3 million in fees from settlements of claims that oil refineries polluted groundwater in Hartford. On Oct. 1, Kelly dismissed a suit she filed in Madison County circuit court … Read More »

Breach of Contract , Madison County, News

Missouri Avenue accident causes injuries, suit claims

A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended his vehicle. Fred Thompson claims he was driving east on Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis on Nov. 14, 2008, when defendant Kendra Raymond, who was driving in … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, St. Clair County

Passenger injured after driver swerved, suit says

The mother of a minor girl claims her daughter sustained severe injuries after a driver attempted to turn off a road, then swerved back on the road, causing a collision. Tamara Newsom as mother of Breanna K. Wilson filed a … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, St. Clair County

Caseyville accident is subject of suit

A family has filed suit against the driver who they claim failed to stop at a red light and struck the vehicle in which they were riding. Cheryl R. Sutherland claims she was driving a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica north on … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, St. Clair County