News from March 2005
Feds bust locals for big guns
U.S. Attorney Ronald J. Tenpas with Glenn Anderson (ATF) Weysan Dun (FBI) Charles Brueggeman (Illinois State Police)Chris Sullivan (Alton Police) Robert Hertz (Sheriff Madison County) A Godfrey woman who helped blow up a mailbox was indicted along with 10 other men by a federal grand jury on weapons violations, according to U.S. Attorney Ronald Tenpas.
Father seeks damages for daughter's death
Greenmount Road and Piper Hill Drive in Shiloh The father of a girl who died from injuries sustained in a car accident filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the drivers that collided with his vehicle.
Quitclaim deeds commonly used in divorce siutations
A quitclaim deed is an instrument that conveys all ownership rights to another co-owner of a property without guarantees.
Elderly man sues Motomart for nearly causing "untimely death"
Motomart 721 West Main, Belleville An 81-year-old farmer who slipped and fell at a Belleville Motomart filed suit March 21 in St. Clair County Circuit Court seeking damages for almost dying.
New Lawsuits: Monday, March 28
Sheryl Kirby v. Kelly Services
Friday April 1
9:30 a.m.
Thursday March 31
8:30 a.m.
Wednesday March 30
9 a.m.
Tuesday March 29
9 a.m.
Monday March 28
9 a.m.
It's about the competition, stupid!
Illinois is the best place in America to buy car insurance. But it’s the worst to buy insurance for practicing doctors.
Senate med-mal fiasco confirms two facts
The hard-to-believe behavior of Illinois Senate Democrats last week reveals two facts that advocates of medical liability reform -- indeed any kind of civil justice reform -- need to come to grips with.
East coast arrogance?
To the editor:
From the peanut gallery
Madison County Chief Judge Edward Ferguson has banned smoking within 150 feet of the new Criminal Justice Center on St. Louis Street.
Bunker Hill residents sue Laidlaw for $200k
A Laidlaw bus drops students off at Moye Elementary School Bunker Hill residents Jason and Gary Gan filed a personal injury suit March 23 in Madison County Circuit Court against Laidlaw Transit and one of its drivers, Shelley McKinney, over an accident that occurred in Maryville.
Insurance broker accused of not sharing kickbacks
Chicago-based Aon Corporation and six subsidiaries were named in a Illinois Consumer Fraud Act complaint filed March 18 in St. Clair County Circuit Court by Slay Industries.
Mother arrested for intervening in 14-year-old's abortion
(Reprinted with permission from the Illinois Leader)
In Court Last Week: March 16-23
Johnny Cash v. Western Kentucky Navigation
Man sues after unsuccessful knee surgery
Anderson Hospital A man whose total right knee replacement failed to bond to his bone filed suit March 21 in Madison Countu Circuit Court against Smith & Nephew, Anderson Hospital and Nurses and Company.