Merck & Co., producer of the once widely-used prescription medicine Vioxx, continues to be pounded in local courts by consumers claiming illness from taking the anti-inflammatory medication.
Eee gads! The cost of filling up at the gas station is killing our pocketbooks. Record Reporter Heather Anderson asks citizens, "How has the price of gas affected your budget?"
Kevin Hubbard, Edwardsville A Madison County jury recently awarded $43 million to woman whose husband was killed when another vehicle crashed into their stationary 1993 Lincoln Town car. Ford Motor Co. must pay. The Record asked folks in Edwardsville whether the judgment was excessive.
Natalie Parr Medical malpractice reform so far has not gained enough support in the state legislature for passage this year. Curious about how the doctor exodus affects average citizens in the area, The Record hit the streets, asking, "Has the medical malpractice crisis affected your healthcare in any way?"
Record reporter Steve Gonzalez crossed the river into downtown St. Louis, asking sports fans how the NCAA Final Four experience compared with other great sports moments.
Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville While learning how to become a safe motorcyclist in Southwestern Illinois College's Motorcycle Rider Program, Maria Collins took a left turn around a cone, hit a pothole and wiped out.
Edna Evans in the embrace of Illinois' James Augustine Amidst the din of crackling bowling pins, a warm embrace beneath James Augustine’s armpit was a moment 95-year-old kegler Edna Evans will never forget.
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.
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.
When Travis Glenn's four daughters bid him a final farewell at Officer Funeral Home in East St. Louis more than 10 years ago, the girls didn't know the man they viewed in the casket was not their dad.
Brian Babka was named a new associate circuit judge in St. Clair County on Feb. 15. After he is sworn into office March 1, he will be assigned to Courtroom 108, which handles first appearances for criminal misdemeanor, traffic and felony cases.
While class action members were waiting for justice in the form of a properly tuned television set, the lawyers who represented them wanted more than the $2.3 million Madison County Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis allowed.
Vincent Andrzejewski filed suit Jan. 31 against Sandra LaMantia and the defunct restaurant and sporting venue, Inside Out 12, because he broke his arm after the plastic chair he was sitting on collapsed.
Zachary, Elias and Jacob Friederich of St. Louis filed a lawsuit against Anne Bailey of Edwardsville alleging their step-mother deprived them access to their dying father and cut them out of his will.