News from August 2006
Monday, Aug. 7
9:30 a.m.
Atrazine poses no harm, EPA finds
One of the most thoroughly studied products used in agriculture has received yet another clean bill of health.
Dance floor injury leads to suit against Pop's
Pop's Saloon in Sauget is being sued by a patron who claims severe injuries after falling on the dance floor.
Hospital, docs, ambulance service named in wrongful death suit
Hattie Lorene Gilkerson filed suit against Memorial Hospital in Belleville, two doctors and the city of O'Fallon claiming her daughter, Sharon Harris, died because care givers did not exercise the skill of care ordinarily practiced by the medical profession.
Housekeeper claims sex discrimination
A former housekeeper at the Harrisburg Care Center who claims she was fired because she was pregnant filed a civil rights complaint in federal court.
Railroad worker claims repetitive work caused injury
Dennis Hall of Poplar Bluff, Mo. filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit against Union Pacific Railroad in U.S. District Court July 31, alleging his employer failed to provide him a safe place to work.
Butter on steps renders Casino Queen unseaworthy, suit says
An accumulation of butter on steps inside the Casino Queen rendered the gambling boat unseaworthy, according to a personal injury lawsuit filed by an employee.
Media hog
Filed under "it's amazing what one can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit," Associate Judge Barbara Crowder defied oppressive heat and overcame the inconvenience of judging without a courtroom by performing weddings on the courthouse steps during a power outage Friday, July 20.
Bush league
Taking economic development advice from an asbestos lawyer is akin to Tony LaRussa asking Cubs management how to build a World Series champion.
Tour ends
To the editor:
Governor sprinkles another $1 million on Simmons' baseball dream
Senator Luechtefeld The bad news:
Illinois has the largest state budget deficit in the nation at $3 billion, according to analysis conducted by the Rockford Register Star.
The good news (for some) in the cash-strapped state is that Governor Rod Blagojevich found another $1 million to sprinkle on asbestos lawyer John Simmons' baseball dream in Marion.
Sims asks for clemency
Child killer Paula Sims filed a request for clemency with the Illinois Prisoner Review Board last week claiming she no longer poses a risk to society. She suffered from postpartum depression, she claims in her petition, at the time she drown her two infant daughters first in 1985 and again in 1989.
Former ESL cop sues city for damaging his reputation
An East St. Louis police officer who quit his job in 2001 after taking off several months for family leave, is suing the city and several officials for making it impossible for him to find work.
Docs sued for not timely treating colon cancer
A St. Clair County woman and her husband are suing a pair of Belleville doctors for failing to timely treat her colon cancer.
Touchette Regional sued for woman's post-partum death
Pamela Alls is suing Touchette Regional Hospital in Centreville on behalf of Erica Lewis who died Jan. 16, 2005, after giving birth.
Summary judgment for Airborne upheld by appellate court
Terrance Hopkins The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that former Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis made the right decision when he granted Airborne Express' motion for summary judgment.
McGlynn picks up ICJL endorsement
Justice Steven McGlynn An appointment to the Illinois Appellate Court a little more than a year ago has been the greatest honor of Justice Steven McGlynn's life.
Maddox to rule on Alliance class action
Circuit Judge Lola Maddox must decide whether to proceed with a Lakin Law Firm suit that has exposed Madison County to national ridicule.