News from 2005
Thursday, Nov. 3
8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 1
9 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 31
9 a.m.
Madison County workers back on the job
The blare of honking horns on North Main Street in Edwardsville simmered to silence Tuesday as Madison County workers ended a near two-week strike, and returned to work.
Oct. 24-28
3M Company
Oct. 24-28
3M Company
Manufacturing lawsuits
Illinois legislators are back in Springfield this week, and if pondering our state’s lagging economy they’d be best served to read Steve Korris’ investigation into Madison County’s latest asbestos lawsuit swoon.
Union prayer
To the editor:
Greener pastures
Kardis Retired Madison County Judge Phillip Kardis is aiming for a new career, and it won’t require his coming before former colleagues on the bench.
Judge to decide if Peel can be relieved of paying former wife
Gary Peel U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kenneth Meyers of East St. Louis has set a Nov. 16 trial to decide if the bankruptcy petition of attorney Gary Peel should relieve him from paying what he owes to former wife Deborah J. Peel.
Karmeier's 'plain English' opinion explains overturn of St. Clair County, appellate court case
Justice Lloyd Karmeier The Illinois Supreme Court reversed judgments by the Circuit Court of St. Clair County and the Fifth Appellate District that denied American River Transportation Company a trial by jury in a Jones Act case filed by David Bowman.
Report scorns RTS for lacking qualification
A medical screening firm that was banned by a major asbestos trust fund and scorned by a report on attorney-funded disease testing is believed to be responsible for the diagnoses of multiple plaintiffs in recent Madison County litigation.
Counting recent asbestos suits proves a challenge
Like a 53rd card in a deck, a SimmonsCooper asbestos suit rests in the litigation pile that Texas attorney Brent Coon brought to Madison County last month.
Attorneys bound to keep clients 'reasonably' informed
According to the Illinois Supreme Court, an attorney must keep a client “reasonably informed” about the status of a case.
Mt. Vernon city manager accused of sexual harassment in federal suit
A former receptionist in Mt. Vernon’s Inspection and Engineering Department filed a sexual harassment and retaliation suit against the municipality Oct. 17, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in Benton.
Retired workers unwitting plaintiffs
Attorney Robert Ramsey of Brent Coon & Associates' St. Louis office Retired locomotive makers who filed asbestos suits in Madison County last month did not know they had filed the suits until just days ago.
Forum motion on FELA case will be heard, says Moran
Circuit Judge George Moran Circuit Judge George Moran will hear a forum non conveniens motion on a Federal Employers’ Liability Act suit brought by Benton Jefcoat against Norfolk Southern Railway in Madison County Circuit Court on May 3.
Suit against Four Flags dismissed
Circuit Judge Daniel Stack dropped a lawsuit filed against Four Flags after the plaintiff, Nathan Grant, filed a motion to dismiss the case.