News from April 2014
East St. Louis and city employee sued over auto accident
A St. Clair county resident is suing after sustaining injuries in an automobile collision while a passenger.
Driver sues over injuries sustained in two separate auto accidents
A St. Clair County man is suing over claims he was injured in two collisions.
Ann Callis wasn’t born in a log cabin, but one of her ancestors might have been
“I was drunk the day my Mama got out of prisonAnd I went out to pick her up in the rain,But before I could get to the station in the pick-up truckShe got runned over by a damned ol’ train.”Steve Goodman wrote the lyrics for “You Never Even Call Me By My Name” and boasted that it was “the perfect country and western song.” Outlaw country music man David Allan Coe demurred, noting that the song said
Arbitration training seminar to be held May 6
An arbitration training seminar will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 for attorneys interested in becoming certified to conduct arbitration hearings in Madison County.
Madison County officials counter-sued by tax buyer; Bathon's fixed tax sales were 'common knowledge,' suit says
BathonReal estate investor Robert Luken of Alton, facing a civil suit over his role in a bid rigging conspiracy of former Madison County treasurer Fred Bathon, accuses five current courthouse leaders of corruption.Luken filed a counter claim on April 21, against county board chairman Alan Dunstan, former county clerk Mark Von Nida, former state’s attorney William Mudge, former assistant state’s attorney
Monkey Joe's sued over girl's bouncy house broken leg
A Mt. Vernon woman is suing Monkey Joe's in Fairview Heights after her daughter broke a leg playing in a bouncy house.
Touchette Regional named in med mal complaint
A St. Clair County man is suing a hospital, doctors and nurses, claiming their alleged negligence caused him severe pain and suffering.
McCarthy appointed to LAP board of directors
McCarthyThe Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Edwardsville attorney Edward T. McCarthy to the Lawyers’ Assistance Program Board of Directors. The Lawyers’ Assistance Program provides confidential assistance for lawyers, judges, law students and their families in addressing alcohol abuse, drug dependency or mental health problems. Madison CountyChief Judge David Hylla said that McCarthy will help
ObamaCare: Wrong side up
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