News from March 2006
Son's attack at daycare prompts mother to sue
Jessica Skenderi claims her son's daycare provider failed to protect him from getting beaten up in the restroom. She filed suit against Eden Childcare in Glen Carbon in Madison County Circuit Court March 1.
Woman's estate sues public officials for icy road, deadly accident
Reshelle Summers, as personal representative of the estate of Mary Carter, is suing a slew of public officials and entities over an auto accident death last year in East St. Louis.
Episcopal parish sued for woman's slip and fall at retreat center
Pamela Lambert Armstrong of Boone County, Mo. filed a personal injury suit against St. George's Episcopal Church in Belleville claiming she tripped while at the church's retreat center in Columbia on April 10, 2005.
Brown & Crouppen firm takes up Zyprexa case in St. Clair County
Denise Porter filed suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court Feb. 28, alleging that the prescription drug Zyprexa caused the onset of her diabetes.
Man claims heart attack from taking Vioxx
Leroy Morgan, a former user of the arthritis medicine Vioxx, claims he suffered a heart attack at age 57 after using the arthritis pain reliever Vioxx.
Fire extinguisher injures railroad worker, suit claims
An electrician for Union Pacific Railroad filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court seeking damages in excess of $100,000, claiming he was injured when a fire extinguisher fell from the wall and struck him.
Jail food service contractor claims injuries from iron gate
St. Clair County Jail A food contractor at the St. Clair County Jail filed a personal injury suit against the county claiming an iron gate at the jail closed on her.
March 6-10
Abbott Labs
Tuesday, March 14
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Monday, March 13
9 a.m.
Schaefer Water worker cries foul after discharge
Ronald Howard filed a retaliatory discharge suit against Schaefer Water Centers in Millstadt claiming he was fired after filing a workers' compensation claim.
Another "A" word
Atrazine has one of those menacing monikers suffered by most obscure chemicals.
The Record on the Carpet
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Record TV Network, and our live broadcast of the ceremonies surrounding the first annual Madison County Bar Association -- 'Oscars Ball', where the judges and lawyers of the Third Circuit come out dressed as characters from their favorite movies.
Moove it
"Only lawyers think that way," remarked the downstate handler for dairyman GOP candidate for Governor Jim Oberweis, when Madison County attorney Thomas Maag demanded $250 per day rent for a misplaced campaign sign.
Cassens lawsuit remanded to Madison County
A federal judge has remanded a lawsuit against a local transportation business back to Madison County, stating that a defendant's removal of the case was improper.
Class action suits and proposed task force could choke out atrazine
Alex Avery If product liability claims against major chemical companies prevail and state legislators attempt to restrict the most commonly applied herbicide used by corn growers, Illinois agriculture is in trouble.
High court says Cueto was correct in keeping case in St. Clair County
In a 4-3 ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed St. Clair County's Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto's decision to deny a motion to transfer a wrongful death case to Clinton County based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
Friday, March 10
8:30 a.m.