News from November 2005
Rex Carr sued for allegedly causing rear-end collision
Rex Carr Trial lawyer icon Rex Carr of East St. Louis, accustomed to filing complaints against wrong-doers, stands accused of doing wrong in an auto accident lawsuit filed Nov. 3 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Bank customer claims floor tiles too slick in suit
Brian Garrett of East Alton filed suit against US Bank in Bethalto and its janitorial service, Tiger Company, in Madison County Circuit Court Oct. 31 for injuries he received at the bank.
NAACP protesters to picket Weber's ceremony
Protesters from the Madison County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will be picketing outside the courthouse Friday as former prosecutor Don Weber is officially sworn into office as resident circuit judge.
Legal malpractice case against Lakin settles
On trial for legal malpractice, the Lakin Law Firm of Wood River settled with the plaintiffs who accused the firm of not filing a timely wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of their son, Michael Coates.
Brown & Crouppen attorney files another Vioxx suit in St. Clair County
John Driscoll St. Louis plaintiff's attorney John Driscoll filed another Vioxx lawsuit against Merck & Co. and Walgreens in St. Clair County Oct. 28.
Jail food not nutritious, inmate sues
An inmate at the Tamms Correctional Facility filed a civil rights complaint against the prison and its dietary manager alleging his meals are not nutritionally adequate.
Former Shrine employee sues for racial and religious discrimination
The Missionary Association of Mary Immaculate, the Oblate Service Corporation and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows were sued in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Illinois on Oct. 31 by a former employee claiming unlawful termination based on race and religion.
Supreme Court mortgage fee ruling prompts swift dismissal in Madison County
Justice Thomas Kilbride Plain as day, Illinois law says lenders cannot charge more than three percent in fees on mortgages with interest rates above eight percent.
Plain as day, Illinois law says they can.
Belleville's holiday season shimmers
The Belleville Chamber of Commerce has compiled a rather exhaustive list of Christmas-related activities.
Conservative SIUE students mounting troop rally
Lt. Col. Scott Rutter in Iraq Carving a niche in what he calls a bastion of liberalism, Andrew Kassebaum is a college conservative on a patriotic mission.
Reduced payouts class action removed to federal court under Act
Nationwide Insurance has removed a proposed Madison County class action suit to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act that Congress passed in February.
Avery decision invoked by Madison County defendant
Circuit Judge George Moran Pekin Insurance Company has invoked the Illinois Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision in Avery vs. State Farm, in a motion to dismiss a proposed Madison County class action suit.
Judge hammers Pfizer for 'impuissant' argument
U.S. District Judge Michael J. Reagan has remanded a proposed class action suit against drug maker Pfizer to Madison County, declaring the argument behind last year’s removal of the suit “impuissant.”
Tenant beat up by property manager sues landlord
Michael and Lisa Denny of East Alton filed suit against the property manager and the owners of the Biltmore Apartments in South Roxana Nov. 1 in Madison County Circuit Court seeking damages in excess of $150,000.
Jones Act case filed in St. Clair County
William Buttrum filed a Jones Act suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court Oct. 26, seeking at least $50,000 in damages from Ingram Barge Company.
Trial under way in weld-rod case
Five years after Steve Boren filed a welding rod lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court, his case finally has finally gone to trial in Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron’s third floor courtroom.
Thursday, Nov. 10
9:30 a.m.