We the people don't pay our judges to take off afternoons, troll the Internet for dates, or attend Spanish classes on taxpayer time. But we do pay them to administer justice, which makes the institutional avoidance of Madison County Judge Don Weber increasingly perplexing.
Judge Weber During his first jury trial, Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber presided over a personal injury auto accident case that delivered a reduced plaintiff's verdict on Jan. 25.
In a proposed class action suit over moldy apartments in Venice, Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian wants plaintiff attorney Lanny Darr to sort out claims against the owner of the apartments from claims against the manager.
Allstate Insurance has settled a Madison County class action suit over its treatment of drivers who formerly bought high risk insurance from "nonstandard" insurers.
Circuit Judge Dan Stack One of the few pending cases Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack has on his criminal docket was affirmed unanimously by the Illinois Appellate Court for the Fifth District on Jan. 13.
Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack will hear Rosewood Care Center's motion to transfer venue in a case filed by a resident seeking damages in excess of $300,000 for suffering falls, malnutrition, bedsores and a "raging" infection.
A Prairietown man who filed a class action complaint against Sealy Mattress and Famous Barr because they refused to replace his sagging, stained bed, will be in Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber's courtroom Jan. 18 for a case management conference.
Q: I wish you would update the story about the pharmacy being sued by a boy's mother. I would be forever grateful if you could advise me the current status of the case filed by Tami C. Stalcup against Medicine Shoppe pharmacy.
Owners of The Bissel Apartments in Venice are asking Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian to dismiss a mold and fungus class action case filed against them last year, for failure to prosecute.
Each week the Record seeks input from its online readers on a variety of issues. Here are the 2005 polls that received the most attention and the results.
The 5th Appellate Court has upheld a $1 million Madison County jury verdict in favor of a Collinsville man's claim that manganese in welding rods caused his Parkinson's Disease.
A woman who tripped on a meat pallet at the Scott Air Force Base commissary filed a $50,000 personal injury complaint against a store employee in Madison County on Dec. 5.