News from 2005
Waterloo ready for annual Christmas walk
Tis the season for carriage rides, Santa Claus and Christmas carols!
Patient follows doctor's order to sue
Memorial Hospital What would Hippocrates think? After being told by his doctor to see a lawyer, William Carvelot followed up on the order by filing a medical malpractice suit against Bill Daily, M.D. and Belleville Memorial Hospital.
Shooting victim sues attacker, gas station
Mobil station located at 7501 State St.
A Waterloo man who was shot while fueling his car at an East St. Louis gas station filed a $100,000 lawsuit against the shooter and the owner of the gas station.
Mermaid sculptures, $40k diamond--conveyances of love for bankrupt lawyer
Bankrupt attorney Gary Peel sold his half of his household furnishings to his wife, Deborah A. Pontious-Peel, for a dollar last year.
Casino Queen guest files $1 million suit after rape
Casino Queen in East St. Louis A Belleville woman who claims she was raped at the Casino Queen in East St. Louis filed a $1 million lawsuit against the hotel and casion for failing to protect her.
New Lawsuits: Monday, Nov. 21
Fresh from the courthouse:
QA: A lonely Republican, Norton expects tough judicial race
Editor's note: The Record continues its discussion with St. Clair County judges with the newest member of the 20th Judicial Circuit, William C. Norton.
Property owner sued for hole in sidewalk
925 Wallace in Alton Frances Goree filed a personal injury suit against Major Real Estate Company of Alton, alleging that she was injured at one of its rental properties.
Friday, Dec. 2
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Pot handle comes loose, woman sues Wal-Mart for burns
Krystal Blacknell filed a personal injury lawsuit against Wal-Mart claiming her leg was burned after a two-handled pot containing boiling water broke while she lifted it from the stove.
Raiload worker files FELA case in federal court
A former trackman for BNSF Railway filed a Federal Employee Liability Act suit in federal court Nov. 10 alleging it failed to provide him a reasonably safe place to work.
Toxic exposure caused respiratory disease, says railroad electrician
Arthur Layton filed a Federal Employee Liability Act (FELA) suit in Madison County circuit Court Nov. 14 seeking damages in excess of $200,000 for injuries allegedly received while working for Illinois Central Railroad.
Famous-Barr sued for escalator injury
Famous-Barr at St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights Sarah Kincaid filed a personal injury law suit against Famous-Barr claiming she was violently jerked forward while descending a motionless escalator at the Fairview Heights store on Nov. 16, 2003.
New Lawsuits: Friday, Nov. 18
Fresh from the courthouse:
Horseradish Capital, interrupted
The hypothetical goes something like this.
Of filing deadlines...
Judge George Moran Third Circuit Judge George Moran, Jr. plans to run for retention next year, sans the endorsement of Madison County’s Democratic Party. He officially filed the requisite papers on Halloween.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles...A Thanksgiving Day list
I have selected the classic, “Plains, Trains and Automobiles,” as today’s movie theme for a host of reasons.
Way to go!
To the editor: