News from July 2005
Reilly Industries named in personal injury suit by former worker
Reilly Industries in Granite Reilly Industries in Granite City faces a $50,000 lawsuit by a former worker claiming permanent injuries from a Jan. 28, 2004 tank explosion.
A trip over fence post leads to suit against Nonna's restaurant
Nonna's Restaurant Margaret Starr filed suit against Nonna's Restaurant in St. Clair County Circuit Court July 13 seeking more than $15,000 for injuries sustained when she allegedly tripped over a fence post in the Belleville restaurant's parking lot.
Canine attack causes daughter's injuries, mother's fear of dogs
Effinger Garden Center in Belleville The mother of a girl who was allegedly bitten by a labrador retriever at Effinger Garden Center in Belleville filed a 10-count suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming the attack caused serious injuries to her daughter and a fear of dogs in herself.
Used car dealership accused of making false representations
Four Flags Nathan Grant thought he was getting a "like new" 2002 Pontiac Firebird when he was "induced" to buy for $24,160 in May, but instead he wound up with a junker.
Dog bite suit marks St. Clair County's 400th
Thomas Goldner's O'Fallon home Derek Onstott filed the 400th lawsuit in St. Clair County's Law Division July 7 seeking damages for a dog bite that allegedly occurred at Thomas Goldner's O'Fallon home April 1.
ICJL report: Tom Lakin barred from West Virginia, firm faces sanctions
Thomas Lakin Lakin Law Firm founder Thomas Lakin has been barred from practicing law in West Virginia for a year and the Wood River plaintiff's firm also is facing sanctions, according to an Illinois Civil Justice League report issued Monday.
New Lawsuits: Friday, July 15
Friday's Law Division filing's
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Fantasy baseball
Minor league baseball games are cute, folksy, and quaint. But at their essence, they’re just another place to socialize or eat peanuts and Cracker Jack.
Thimerosol, vaccine debate rages on
To the editor:
Danish study on autism-thimerosal flawed
I enjoyed your article on the autism-thimerosal controversy. I got the feeling that you are a reporter who may be willing to look at the various theories regarding this issue.
Patting ourselves on the back
Stack The Record's courts reporter Steve Gonzalez has given up correcting callers.
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Jeff Hebrank voted top attorney by Record Readers
Jeff Hebrank Jeffrey Hebrank of Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank & True in Edwardsville won the Record's recent reader poll asking which Metro-East attorney would win if selected to participate in NBC's new reality drama, The Law Firm.
Insiders among suspects in admin building break-in
Intruders at the Madison County Administration Building in Edwardsville—who looted and vandalized several offices in the four-floor building sometime overnight Wednesday—will face felony criminal charges, according to Madison County Sheriff Robert Hertz.
Belleville nursing home blamed for wrongful death
Willow Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Belleville A five-count suit lodged against Willow Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Belleville seeks $250,000 in damages for violation of the Nursing Home Care Act.
QA: Sen. Watson talks current events
Editor's note: A Record reporter stopped by State Senate Minority Leader Frank Watson's Greenville office to discuss current events. Here's what he had to say:
Old photos adorn new Edwardsville bank building
Before a wrecking crew demolished the Old Edwardsville National Bank building in downtown Edwardsville years ago, remarkable pieces of history were spared extinction.