News from November 2006
Judges will have to pick new associate after circuit judge race
Third Circuit judges will have to choose a new associate judge pending the outcome of the race between Madison County Associate Judges Barbara Crowder and James Hackett.
Turnout low in ESL, high elsewhere
While reports out of East St. Louis indicate very light voter turnout, the opposite is true in other parts of the county.
Surviving spouse sues K&G and others for roof collapse
Debra Moore filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of her late husband Delancey Moore who died April 2 when the roof at K&G Men's store in Fairview Heights collapsed on him during a ferocious storm.
Man sues attacker after class reunion beating
Donald Nicholson claims he was viciously attacked while attending a class reunion at Blackmon's Plaza in East St. Louis, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 27 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
East St. Louis election observers out in full force
An armada of election observers has descended upon the city of East St. Louis in the first general election since several city Democratic leaders were convicted of vote fraud.
Negligent spreading of salt alleged in suit
Rosemary Cook is suing Munie Lawn Specialties of Caseyville and Challenge Unlimited of Alton for negligent snow and ice removal and negligent spreading of salt on a parking lot.
Voter integrity testing gets dicey in St. Clair County
Voting irregularities are popping up in a couple of St. Clair County precincts, according to several election day observers.
Freeburg teacher sued for breaking student's finger
The mother of an 8-year-old Freeburg student claims a 50-year-old teacher broke her son's finger after hurling a baseball at close range during a PE class last May.
County Board member criticized for being at-home mom
Madison County Board Member Jean Myers, a Troy Republican running for re-election to the county's 11th District, is the subject of an unseemly last minute campaign attack.
Former scout leader named in sexual abuse complaint
A 20-year-old man is suing his former Boy Scout leader on allegations of sexual assault that occurred over a six-year period.
Hollywood Showclub patron claims guards beat him
Cottage Hills resident Jesse Sneed is suing the owner of Hollywood Showclub in Washington Park for being beaten, kicked and punched while guards escorted him from the strip club on Nov. 6, 2004.
Ignoring judicial races could cost you
Many of us are aware that Illinois has earned a national reputation as a magnet and haven for junk lawsuits.
Attorneys plan to file objections in Madison County's Paxil settlement
Attorneys in competing class action suits against GlaxoSmithKline's anti-depressant drug Paxil plan to file objections to a recent Madison County settlement.
U.S. Supreme Court says mutual fund suits belong in state court
Ten Madison County class action suits against mutual funds have received a half hearted boost from the United States Supreme Court.
Gordon Maag's appeal turned down by Fifth
On a day when negative attacks erupted between candidates in a closely watched appellate court race, justices in the same battleground condemned "hysterical hyperbole" but did not squelch criticism of persons running for public office.
Cybersource wants Madison County class action to vanish
Engineer Brian Wilgus, class representative in a class action suit over stock options, has asked Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack not to throw out his suit just because he did not exercise the options.
Downsized class action awaits Weber discovery ruling
Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber, who shrank a national class action suit against United Life Insurance to an Illinois class action, must now decide whether to squeeze the suit down from 15 years to three years.
Darr insists he suffered damages from cheap rental car
Attorney Lanny Darr of Alton still insists he suffered damage when Affirmative Insurance offered him a cheap rental car after an accident, even though Affirmative sent him a check for the cost of the luxurious vehicle he rented instead.
Pruett named chair of Health Committee
John Pruett, a licensed clinical social worker, has been named chairman of the Third Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council Health Committee.
Fifth Appellate Court race gets feisty
Stewart So long clean campaign pledges. Hello feisty.