News from September 2005
New Lawsuits: Monday, Sept. 12
Fresh from the courthouse:
Thursday, Sep. 22
8:30 a.m.
Monday, Sep. 19
9 a.m.
Fairfield man indicted on child porn charges in federal court
Joseph Davis, 32, of Fairfield, Ill. was named in a one count indictment of child pornography, according to Ronald J. Tenpas, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in Benton on Sept. 7.
New Lawsuits: Friday, Sept. 9
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Marion doctor and hospital sued in Madison County
Dr. Daniel Bercu, D.O. A Marion doctor and hospital were targeted in a wrongful death suit filed in Madison County Circuit Court by the widow of a motorcycle accident victim.
Part 1: Top 10 lawyer movies, a subjective list
After several fairly serious columns, I have decided to take a decidedly different course in this feature. I have subjectively selected my top 10 lawyer movies of all time, picked on the basis of a personal criteria, with which you may or may not agree.
Business is a "special" interest, indeed
Judges like St. Clair County’s John Baricevic would have you think barbarians pound at the gates of their chambers, insidious forces of evil trying to undermine our justice system and pillage the people of Illinois.
Asbestos Motion Docket: Tuesday, Sep. 13
1:30 p.m.
New Lawsuits: Thursday, Sept. 8
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Republican treasurer's theft case set for trial--again
More than a year after former Edwardsville Township Republican Committee treasurer Forrest Borror demanded a speedy Madison County trial on felony theft charges, his day in court--which has been postponed 15 times at his attorney's request--is set once again, for Sept. 19.
Moran recuses himself from plaintiff attorney's class action
Madison County Circuit Judge George Moran has recused himself from a class action lawsuit filed by a plaintiff who frequently appears before the court--Alton attorney Lanny Darr.
Cup maker and Java Junction in hot water over cocoa spill
The mother of a St. Jacob girl who claims second and third degree burns from a hot chocolate spill filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court Sept. 6, seeking damages in excess of $450,000.
Ear-biting barroom brawl leads to suit
A girlfriend's cigarette-burned sweater was the fuse that ignited a Collinsville barroom brawl and led the bouncer to bite a patron in the ear.
'Steep crumbly' road conditions allegedly responsible for injuries
Maxine Watkins filed suit against the City of Alton seeking damages in excess of $50,000 for injuries she sustained from a fall on ridged and grooved pavement on Clark Street.
McMorrow takes dim view of appellate court in Avery
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Ann McMorrow When the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Avery v. State Farm on Aug. 18, it was an obvious embarrassment of the Fifth District Appellate Court.
Colorado class members object to settlement in Bemis v. USAA
Attorneys on opposite sides of a national class action suit over medical payments thought they had settled, but they forgot to check with Colorado participants.
Granite City court movers clear out a ton of work
Philip Kardis Retiring Madison County Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis left a ton of work behind – in fact, a ton and a half.
New Lawsuits: Wednesday, Sept. 7
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