News from 2004
I-LAW is freed from order
Steve Schoeffel, pictured earlier in the month, in front of a portable billboard that was displayed throughout southern Illinois. Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch is free to move forward with its voter education campaign after Williamson County Circuit Judge Phillip Palmer lifted a temporary restraining order that attempted to squelch it.
Shopper Peach amends complaint
Madison County shopper Ashley Peach, who has three pending class action suits against retailers for gift card balance fraud, filed a leave to amend her complaint against Fashion Bug on Oct. 27.
New Lawsuits: Friday, Oct .29
David Burk v. Union Electric, Douglas Dodson
Shimkus joins Karmeier for pre-election fly around
U.S. Rep. Shimkus formerly served as Madison County treasurer. Circuit Judge Lloyd Karmeier of Nashville, seeking the vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court from the Fifth District, will be joined by Congressman John Shimkus (R-Illinois, 19) on a pre-election day fly around.
A supreme upset may be in the works
Karmeier has attracted support from both political parties. For the first time since the 1960s, a Republican appears poised to win the Illinois Supreme Court's 5th Judicial District seat.
Take it back
A historian recently wrote that founding father Thomas Jefferson never enjoyed practicing law because “he grew to think of attorneys as lazy parasites who subsisted off the malice and avarice of others.”
Rolodex Medicine
Your future access to healthcare in Illinois lies in the power of your rolodex.
We have a plan!
Madigan Truth or Dare?.. Speaking of... Machine Muscle... No Plan, No Love...For Humanity
Caps won't cut costs
John J. Hopkins In the 10/25/04 edition of the Madison County Record, Dr. Morris Kugler, long time advocate for ever-increasing special treatment for the medical profession, in response to the question, - “What is the solution to the medical malpractice crisis?” - gave the stock, blind-eye, answer, “Caps.”
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Guide to Madison County polling places
Not sure where to vote in Madison County? By accessing the county's website, www.co.madison.il.us, a search engine can tell you which polling place to report to, in seconds.
Asbestos lawyer Randall Bono puts up another $200k
Randall Bono, a powerful asbestos lawyer and former Madison County Judge, has dug into his pockets again donating another $200,000 to the newly formed Justice for All political action committee aimed at helping Illinois Supreme Court candidate Gordon E. Maag.
Update: In Court Last Week
A breakdown of last week
Friday November 5
9 AM
Tillery, SimmonsCooper sue Illinois insurance broker
Tillery That didn't take long.
Do legal ads create negative image for attorneys?
With the advent of super centers for class action plaintiffs, such as www.bigclassaction.com, and TV, radio and print ads that troll for injured workers and societal victims, do legal advertisements create a negative image for attorneys?
Karmeier sets out on three-day campaign blitz
Judge Lloyd Karmeier of Nashville, Republican candidate for the Illinois Supreme Court, is taking his campaign on the road during this final week before election day. Karmeier will be making stops in 23 cities over the next three days.
Macon County Family sues Norfolk Southern over husband's fatal heart attack
The widow of a Decatur railroad worker is suing Norfolk Southern for more than $100,000 claiming the company was responsible for her husband's deadly heart attack.