News from 2005
Metro rider claims injuries from abrupt stop
A man injured while riding on Metrolink filed suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court Oct. 6, seeking at least $50,000.
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With friends like these...
Herndon If former state Appellate Court Judge and Supreme Court candidate Gordon Maag is looking for a friendlier reception for his $110 million defamation lawsuit—bounced from state court this summer—the Democrat-dominated U.S. District Court in East St. Louis might be the place.
Sweet Home Alabama
We’re not sure what’s more pitiful, what Gordon Maag doesn’t believe about free speech or that he does believe his reputation is worth $100 million.
Democrats can do better
To the editor:
New Lawsuits: Thursday, Oct. 6
James Bast v. Emily Randolph
Video game class action removed under federal act
The most recent class action filed in St. Clair County over a controversial rating on a video game has been removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act.
Cottrell claims co-defendant fraudulently included in suit
Cottrell Inc. removed a personal injury complaint seeking $1 million in damages to federal court asserting that co-defendant Cassens was fraudulently included in the lawsuit.
Link reinstated as defendant in Peach case
Home remodeler Kevin Link brought back into suit After a year-and-a-half on the outside of a strange case involving the house at 9 Briarcliff Dr. in Granite City, Kevin Link finds himself right back in it.
School bookkeeper claims firing from Freeburg unfair
District Attorney Shane Jones A Waterloo woman claims Freeburg School District 70 violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when board members fired her for excessive absenteeism, according to a suit filed Sept. 26 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
QA: Publish judges' opinions, says St. Clair County Judge Stephen Rice
St. Clair County Associate Judge Stephen Rice Editor's note: Associate Judge Stephen Rice weighs in this week as The Record picks up its dialogue with St. Clair County judges.
Family of steamfitter files suit against US Steel
US Steel Granite City Works The family of a US Steel worker is suing the Granite City Works plant claiming an explosion of superheated water claimed the life of steamfitter, George Bailey.
Unauthorized release of medical history leads to suit
Deandre Commons filed suit against Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation (SIHCF) and two employees in St. Clair County Circuit Court Sept. 30, alleging private medical information was wrongfully disclosed to his employer.
Texas judge takes dim view of mass screenings
Judge Janis Graham Jack In February, U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack of Texas characterized thousands of lawsuits filed by people claiming illness from asbestos and silica exposure as raising "great red flags of fraud."
New Lawsuits: Wednesday, Oct. 5
Fresh from the courthouse: