News from January 2006
Hildebrand's suspension upheld by ARDC Review Board
A one-year suspension handed to Granite City criminal defense attorney Thomas E. Hildebrand, Jr. for simultaneously representing clients facing related offenses has been upheld by the Review Board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC).
Teen's estate sues over fiery crash, death
The estate of a 17-year-old passenger died two years ago in a fiery car crash in Collinsville filed a wrongful death suit against the survivors of the 21-year-old driver responsible for the accident.
Barge worker claims injuries from tightening wires
A man who claims he suffered serious injuries while working on a barge, filed Madison County's first Jones Act case of 2006, against Alter Barge Lines.
Thursday, Jan. 19
9 a.m.
Rex Carr seeking $10 million in med-mal trial
As trial attorney Rex Carr--the most experienced in the metro area--explained the circumstances of David Askew's death at Anderson Hospital nearly three years ago to Madison County jurors, he wept.
Judicial candidate Evans files with 1,403 signatures
Paul Evans, candidate for circuit judge in the 20th Judicial Circuit, has filed petitions to appear on the March 21 primary ballot with more than 1,400 signatures.
Wednesday, Jan. 18
9:30 a.m.
Meeting notice: Vote Fraud Committee, Tuesday in O'Fallon
St. Clair County's Vote Fraud Committee is meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the O'Fallon Community Park in the log cabin building.
Bipolar drug Zyprexa targeted in St. Clair County suit
A high volume television advertiser, St. Louis plaintiff's firm Brown & Crouppen, has a new medicine in its crosshairs--Zyprexa.
Tuesday, Jan. 17
9 a.m.
Mascoutah neighbors in property dispute
53 West Oak St.
Scott Hassebrock filed a four-count complaint against his neighbor, Mona Keck, accusing her of changing the locks on property she sold him.
Maag's defamation suit dismissed, again
Gordon Maag Gordon Maag's quandary on how to handle two separate defamation lawsuits was made easier today, as Seventh Circuit Judge Patrick Kelley dismissed his state court suit--for the second time in six months.
New Lawsuits: Thursday, Jan. 5
New cases filed in Madison County's Law Division.
New Lawsuits: Wednesday Jan. 4
New cases filed in Madison County's Law Division.
Missouri rail worker says he was fired for being black
A Missouri man filed a civil rights lawsuit against his former employer Union Pacific Railroad claiming he was fired for being an African-American.
Man fired after comp claim, sues employer
A southern Illinois man who claims his employer refused to let him come back to work after filing a workers' compensation claim retaliated by filing suit Jan. 4 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Railroader claims excessive vibrations injured him
Oscar Randall Rawson filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) suit against Illinois Central Railroad in U.D. District Court Jan. 5, seeking damages in excess of $75,000 for injuries he allegedly received from vibrating equipment.
Jan. 9-13
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