News from March 2005
Out of business Ford dealership sues bank for making improper loans
A Red Bud Ford Mercury dealership filed suit against First State Bank of Red Bud (FSB), a bank officer, and a former employee blaming them for the business losing sales and going under.
New Lawsuits: Thursday, March 24
Lucy Beil v. K-Mart
Superheated water burns worker at US Steel, he sues
A man who suffered severe burns to his hands and arms filed suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court March 18 alleging United States Steel of Granite City failed to provide him a safe place to work.
Federal Court hands down sentences
Kathleen Lewis of Edwardsville was sentenced to five months in prison for forging a bankruptcy order which allowed her failing waste pumping business--Royal Thrones--to keep a pumper truck. The business pumps waste from portable toilets.
Moran wipes dormant Ford class action off slate
Judge Moran A dormant class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. and Roberts Motors of Wood River was dismissed by Madison County Circuit Judge George Moran last week.
'Lawsuit Lottery' book calls for citizen action
Brothers Douglass (left) and Benjamin (right) Lodmell flank father, Gary. Madison County Court's notoriety as a plaintiff-friendly venue is prominently noted in "The Lawsuit Lottery: The Hijacking of Justice in America," a new book that takes a look at America's dysfunctional tort system and calls out for grassroots change.
Asbestos Motion Docket: March 28 - April 1
Tuesday, March 29
New Lawsuits: Wednesday, March 23
Suncon Inc. v Abstracts and Titles
Threats against judge and attorney not taken lightly
Madison County sheriff's deputies carefully screen all visitors entering the courthouse. A threat made against a Madison County judge and an Edwardsville attorney by a man involved in divorce proceedings, prompted heightened security at the courthouse today.
I-LAW revives focus on lawsuit reform
In the wake of the state senate's failure to move a package of tort reform bills out of committee on March 17, Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW) launched a statewide campaign to resucitate attention on a package of dying tort reform bills.
First Tuesdays meets April 5
The First Tuesday’s Club, an organization dedicated to studying the U.S. Constitution, will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 5 at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Edwardsville.
Working on the railroad causes back problems
A man who suffers from a degenerative spinal condition filed suit against his employer of 31 years, blaming Union Pacific Railroad for the current condition of his back.
Flag football scuffle victim sues fighter and school
The victim of a fight during an unsupervised flag football game at O'Fallon Township High School on March 16, 2004, filed suit against the school and the instigator.
Woman's estate sues Memorial for stroke
Belleville Memorial Hospital The executor of the estate of a woman who died on Sept. 23, 2004, filed a medical malpractice complaint against Belleville Memorial Hospital on March 16 in the Circuit Court for the 20th Circuit.
'Prop 64' leads to Barbie doll decertification
California voters rewrote their consumer protection law last year to stop lawsuits that benefit attorneys only.
Street Q & A: Regarding the Schiavo case, who or what possesses authority to make life and death decisions?
Tracey Pearson, Edwardsville The Record discovered there is no shortage of opinion when it comes to the topic that lately has dominated national news coverage. Reporter Heather Anderson seeks insight from folks on the streets of Edwardsville.
New Lawsuits: Tuesday, March 22
Sharon and Robert Burns v. The City of Granite City, a Municipal Corporation
Fraud class action against AOL in for case management
Granite City resident Rosa White will be in Circuit Judge Nicholas
Fashion Bug gift card balance case up for case management
Fashion Bug on Nameoki Road in Granite City A woman who filed three class action lawsuits against retailers because she was not issued cash for unused gift card balances, will be in court for a case management conference on March 31 against Fashion Bug.
Eavenson's class action v. Corvel in court
Granite City Chiropractor Mark Eavenson, who has filed at least 23
class action cases against insurance companies in Madison County Circuit Court, will be in court March 31 for a case management conference in his suit against Corvel Corp.