News from 2004
Go Fish, the St. Louis Spotlight, & Political Oddsmakers
Those in glass houses...
US Bank vs Feltey, Diane M.
Plaintiff:
Watson: Governor's med mal mediator should visit Southern Illinois
Sen. Frank Watson GREENVILLE--Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson (R-Greenville) wants the Governor’s special mediator on Medical Malpractice Reform to come to Southern Illinois for a citizen forum.
New Lawsuits: September 17-24
Wendy Wiggins, Todd Wiggins v. Tina Gingrich M.D., Maryville Women's Center
Follow-up -- Week of Sept. 19, 2004
Strasen v. Allstate
This week in History- Sept. 27 through Oct. 3
Oct 2, 2003-- The St. Louis Post Dispatch editorialized strongly to "derail (the) gravy train" in Madison County by moving all class action cases to federal court. "Lawyers are tooling in from all over to file class-action cases at one of the most plaintiff-friendly courts in the country. It's got to stop," the paper wrote.
ISBA: Karmeier better qualified than Maag
Judge Gordon Maag The Illinois State Bar Association has released its ratings of judges running in and around Madison County.
Wednesday September 29th
Wednesday, September 29th, 2004
Tuesday September 28th
Tuesday, September 28th, 2004
Monday September 27th
Monday, September 27th, 2004
Stack faces asbestos motion back-up
EDWARDSVILLE- Madison County's new 'asbestos judge' was nursing a sore throat last week.
Big money, big judicial campaigns
Madison County voters are in the crossfire for one of the highest profile judicial races in recent history. Democrat Gordon Maag and Republican Lloyd Karmeier are battling for the right to represent 37 Southern Illinois counties on the state Supreme Court.
Friday September 24th
Friday, September 24th, 2004
September 20 - 24
American Bankers Insurance
Med-Mal Switcheroo
Most of us know our doctor. We've met them. We've looked into their eyes. We've shaken their hands. But few of us 'know' our insurance company.
Best intentions drive tort reform efforts
It has not been my intention to engage in a running debate with Randall Bono.
Get your facts straight
Sherman Joyce has been president of ATRA since 1994. Personal Injury lawyer Randall Bono tells quite a story in the September 2 Madison County Record.
Melucci keeps Madison County on tech forefront
Clericus Magnus means "great clerk" in Latin. It is also the name of a software system that is changing the way the Madison County courts manage their vast flow of documents and case information.