News from July 2005
New Athens business owner goes after police in suit
Kaskaskia River Marina and Campgrounds, Ervin Smith, Cheryl Smith, Ervin Smith, Jr., and Chris Koch filed suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court June 27 against New Athens, its police department and an officer for being maced during a false arrest.
Passenger files suit against Ford in van accident
A woman who suffered bodily injuries and fear of death when a Ford van she was riding in rolled over into a ditch, filed a $450,000 lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. and Auffenberg Ford in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
SimmonsCooper class action against Gallagher in court
Stephen Tillery One day after the Illinois insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher announced it would no longer collect now-controversial contingency fees from insurance companies, East Alton plaintiff's firm SimmonsCooper filed a class action lawsuit Oct. 27, 2004, claiming Gallagher & Co. breached its fiduciary duties.
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A worse offense
While there’s much a-do about St. Clair County vote buying we cannot help but ponder a far uglier travesty on this—the birthday of humanity’s greatest ever democracy.
Mark Kern should step down
For decades people in St. Clair County have patiently awaited the return of fair elections.
Wealth driving up healthcare costs
To the editor:
Rebuffing Durbin editorial
To the Editor:
The Spirit of 1776
As we celebrate the Fourth of July, a good movie to dust off is the musical “1776."
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Delaware court seeing upsurge in asbestos filings
While the number of new asbestos lawsuits has dropped precipitously in Madison County, a deluge of filings is keeping clerks in a Delaware court working nights and weekends to keep up.