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Edwardsville attorney alleges solar panel company failed to complete installation
EDWARDSVILLE - An Edwardsville attorney claims a solar company failed to install solar panels and then "permanently closed" after he paid more than $15,000 in a down payment. -
2022 in review: A look at litigation, legislation and elections from the past year
From Democrat-supported state legislation passing in the middle of the night without public input to Republicans sweeping Madison County elections, 2022 came with its ups and downs. As the year comes to an end, let’s take a look at some of the biggest moments and hottest topics from the past 12 months. -
Madison County real estate Nov. 14-18
An Edwardsville commercial property sold for $1.1 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Nov. 14-18. -
Madison County civil docket Jan. 2-6
Madison County judges Ruth, Smith, and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Jan. 2-6. -
Midwest Sanitary Service settles legal malpractice suit involving punitive damages dispute
After the Illinois Supreme Court concluded that lawyers can be sued by clients seeking to recover punitive damages, two St. Louis attorneys and their law firm have reached a settlement with Midwest Sanitary Services in a legal malpractice suit involving a former employee’s alleged wrongful termination. -
Nineteen attorneys have applied for Madison County associate judge seats; Positions have been vacant since July
Nineteen attorneys have applied for two Madison County associate judge positions that have been sitting vacant for nearly six months. -
Lakin's legacy: Former lawyer remembered for rise in class action success and fall from drug charges, sex assault allegations
Former lawyer Lowell Thomas Lakin died last week and left behind a lesson in the price of having too much. -
Madison County real estate Nov. 7-11
An Alton property sold for $3.35 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Nov. 7-11. -
Man alleges Madison County refineries caused leukemia
EDWARDSVILLE – An man is suing gasoline companies, alleging pollution produced by their oil refineries in Wood River and Roxana caused him to develop childhood leukemia. -
Construction worker alleges injuries after scaffolding pan fell on him at work site
EDWARDSVILLE – A construction worker claims he was injured when a scaffolding pan fell on him. -
Former attorney Lakin dies at 82
Former attorney Lowell Thomas Lakin, 82, died Dec. 12 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. -
Metro-East courts get reprieve from annual 'Hellhole' list; ATRA says issues have 'narrowed'
Madison and St. Clair County courts, which have been labeled "Judicial Hellholes" for much of the past two decades, got a bit of redemption last week from the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). -
Madison County real estate Oct. 31-Nov. 4
An Edwardsville property sold for $1.85 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Oct. 31-Nov. 4. -
Madison County civil docket Dec. 19-23
Madison County judges Smith and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Dec. 19-23. -
Amazon counsel seeks to preserve Madison County jurisdiction in tornado litigation; Plaintiffs prefer St. Clair County court
EDWARDSVILLE – Lawyers have filed more warehouse collapse suits against Amazon in St. Clair County than in Madison County where the tragedy occurred. -
Madison County’s 2022 judicial elections might be called DeLaurenti’s ‘Redemption’
The unseating of judges DeLaurenti and Mosele almost 25 years ago was known then and now as "the Vendetta." -
Construction worker claims subfloor collapsed, causing him to fall into basement
EDWARDSVILLE – A construction worker is suing his employer after a subfloor collapsed beneath his feet, causing him to fall onto a concrete basement floor. -
Consumer settles suit over alleged publication defect in firearms magazine
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth granted dismissal following a settlement in a consumer fraud suit alleging a firearms magazine sold the publication with a printing defect. -
Madison County real estate Oct. 24-28
A Maryville property sold for $550,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Oct. 24-28. -
Madison County civil docket Dec. 12-16
Madison County judges Ruth, Smith, and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Dec. 12-16.