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Venice man claims racial profiling in $3 million suit
Seeking in excess of $3 million, a Venice man is accusing K Mart of racial profiling, false imprisonment and emotional distress, according to a lawsuit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court on Sept. 9.
Illinois Chamber chief pushes for more legal reforms
The election of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier, passage of medical malpractice insurance reform and recent high court rulings are signs the legal climate in Illinois is transforming.
Widow seeks damages from dermatologist, pathologist
Shirley Novitske filed a wrongful death lawsuit Sept. 8 in Madison County Circuit Court against her husband's dermatologist, pathologist and the lab she claims failed to correctly interpret her husband's cancerous tissue specimen.
QA: Judge Eckert highlights drug court, an overcrowded jail and courthouse innovations
Judge Eckert: Budgetary constraints affect the administration of justice. The judiciary in St. Clair County recognizes its duty to fairly and impartially administer justice and to properly and efficiently utilize the taxpayer dollars entrusted to us.
IJA President Wexstten pushes aggressive agenda
IJA President Wexstten Three months into his one-year term, Illinois Judges Association President James Wexstten is in a race against time as he crusades for a decades-old concept--full funding of state trial courts.
Poll shows voters link legal reform to economic improvement: Blagojevich support softening
Lisa Rickard If the sour mood among Illinois voters is any indication, Governor Rod Blagojevich could face a tough re-election next year as his support softens.
Republican treasurer's theft case set for trial--again
More than a year after former Edwardsville Township Republican Committee treasurer Forrest Borror demanded a speedy Madison County trial on felony theft charges, his day in court--which has been postponed 15 times at his attorney's request--is set once again, for Sept. 19.
Fired nurse's aide claims retaliation for reporting neglect
VIP Manor of Wood River, a long-term care facility, is being sued by a former employee who claims she was fired for reporting neglect.
Victims and trial lawyers would have preferred veto
'Patients for Justice' Kathy Ghawi shows pictures of her husband who had the wrong side of his brain operated on. For some, enactment of medical liability reform is a cruel reality.
On heels of reform, Chamber pushes for more
Echoes of praise rung from major backers of medical liability reform after Governor Rod Blagojevich signed reform legislation into law Thursday.
Saint Anthony's in Alton hosts historic signing
Dr. Burger An against-all-odds legislative victory for medical liability reform advocates unfolded as Governor Rod Blagojevich finally signed the state's medical liability reform bill into law Thursday. It would have automatically become law Friday had he not signed it.
Parents sue elementary school district for son's abuse on bus
The parents of an Abraham Lincoln elementary school student in Belleville School District 118 allege their son was sexually assaulted by other students while riding a bus home on Feb. 5, according to a lawsuit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court Aug. 17.
41st Vioxx suit filed in St. Clair County
On the day a Texas jury awarded $253 million to a widow who blamed her husband's death on his use of the pain relieving drug Vioxx, besieged manufacturer Merck was the target of another lawsuit leveled against it in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Widow sues over husband's prostate cancer death
Failure to diagnose prostate cancer has led a widow to sue Staunton Family Practice and its physicians Rajneesh S. Jain, M.D., Manish Mathur, M.D. and Bryan Siegfried, M.D. in Madison County Circuit Court.
Med mal suit filed against Edwards, M.D. and Saint Anthony's
Sandra Dillinger claims her physician Steven Edwards, M.D. and Saint Anthony's Good Samaritan Center in Alton were negligent for not treating an injury she sustained between February and September 2003.
Driving instructor sued by former student for crashing Saab
Site of driving accident. Driving instructor Drew Barnholtz is being sued for crashing a former student's 2001 Saab 93 Turbo during a lap around Gateway International Raceway in Collinsville.
Pittsfield couple files silicosis suit in Madison County
A former chemical plant worker and his wife filed a 17-count lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court claiming long-term exposure to titanium dust and silica products has caused him to suffer a disabling lung disease.
Governor to sign med mal bill Thursday
Blagojevich Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to sign the state's medical malpractice reform bill into law Thursday at Saint Anthony's Hospital in Alton.
Sewer backup at church's building leads to suit
1200 Moreland Dr. Godly is the one who turns the other cheek. But when a sewer backed up the second time, a Belleville church was not so forgiving of Stookey Township's trespasses.
Kentucky clients file against CSX in St. Clair County
Charles L. Armbruster of the Lakin Law Firm in Wood River filed two personal injury lawsuits against CSX Transportation on behalf of Kentucky clients Norman L. Capps and Ronnie Frederick in St. Clair County Circuit Court Aug. 12.