Brian S. Partridge, a deckhand who worked aboard the Grafton-based M/V John W. Gannon ferry, filed suit against the Grafton Ferry Boat Company alleging he sustained head injuries May 29 while carrying out duties on the Illinois River.
Ronald Nash, of Edwardsville, filed a class action complaint against Beelman River Terminals of Venice on Dec. 9 alleging Beelman failed to pay overtime to hourly employees.
Stephens Pipe and Steel of Russell Springs, Ken. filed suit against Clarence A. Jack Dempsey, owner of Granite Inc., seeking to collect an unpaid debt of $289,623 plus interest. The suit was filed in Madison County Circuit Court on Dec. 6.
In the aftermath of a flooded apartment, moldy conditions left Sharon Dunn of Pontoon Beach with a disfiguring fungal infection of the skin and fungally-induced asthma.
In his perfect world, Madison County Circuit Court Judge Philip Kardis would be scoping out lunch spots and rubbing Appellate Court elbows in Illinois' 'King City', Mt. Vernon.
A decision that is sure to be referenced soon in defense arguments is one that the United States Supreme Court ruled on Nov. 30, Koons Buick Pontiac GMC v. Bradley Nigh.
Madison County Associate Judge Lola Maddox, the county's first woman judge, retired Nov. 30. A number of her peers and officials attended a retirement ceremony in her honor and paid tribute to Maddox's long public service.
Franklin Klaber, a Kansas laborer and truck driver suffering from mesothelioma, will have his case against more than 100 defendants heard at trial Dec. 6 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Gateway Regional Medical Center charged patients with little or no insurance more than triple the amount received from patients with insurance, according to a class action suit filed Nov. 30 in Madison County Circuit Court.
The maker of Metabolife 356, and a retailer who sold the weight loss product, are being sued for more than $450,000 by a Venice woman who claims the pill caused her to suffer severe pain and suffering, mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life. The popular weight loss product was banned by the Food and Drug Administration in 2003.
Argosy Gaming Company shareholder Judi Ann Ringhofer of Vernon Hills filed a class action suit against the company, its chairman and board members, claiming an announced merger with Penn National Gaming Co. does not adequately compensate shareholders given the company's "stellar third quarter 2004 financial results."
HWRT Oil Co. filed a four-count lawsuit against T-Rex Petroleum, Inc., T-Rex Corp., and Craig and Susan Nesbit in Madison County Circuit Court on Nov. 22 alleging that they are owed $115,771.48.
Luke Lindau in Madison County Luke Lindau, a 78-year-old Arlington Heights man who suffers from mesothelioma, will not get his chance to face the people responsible for his illness in court. Instead, Lindau settled his case for nearly $4 million, according to Lindau's attorney Scott Hendler.
For every sound judicial decision (see Judge Daniel Stack) that helps resuscitate its reputation, Madison County sees a new looney lawsuit or two that reminds us why such a mania persists over its “jackpot justice.”
A failed ratchet system has caused truck driver Larry Sandage injuries so severe that he and his wife are seeking more than $1 million to ease their suffering. Larry's wife, Sheila Sandage, who was dependent upon her husband for income and consortium, seeks $300,000.