News from 2006
Moran disappearing act leaves 128 cases up-for-grabs
Madison County Circuit Judge George Moran could have quit sooner than he did, but he stuck around to pull a final grand surprise.
Lakin firm and Pekin Insurance agree to consolidation
Two lawsuits with one chiropractor turned into one lawsuit with three chiropractors, in an agreement between the Lakin Law Firm of Wood River and Pekin Insurance.
Thomas Maag goes to work for Wendler & Ezra
Plaintiff's attorney Thomas Maag, who has litigated class action lawsuits against corporate giants such as Wal-Mart and AT&T, is no longer associated with The Lakin Law Firm of Wood River.
Crowder signs emergency order for plaintiffs; Businesses had not yet been served
Madison County Associate Judge Barbara Crowder has started her political career the same way Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis ended his political career -- by heaping abuse on businesses of the Cassens family.
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Chiropractor and bankruptcy trustee claim sale overvalued
Chiropractor Joy Carr believes that chiropractor Bradley Wilken and his wife cheated her and ruined her business. A bankruptcy trustee believes it too.
Taiwanese company seeks dismissal from Madison County class action
People don't often confuse Texas with Taiwan, but it happened in a Madison County class action suit over window blinds with dangling cords.
Zyprexa named in St. Clair County lawsuit
The maker of a drug used to treat schizophrenia is being sued by plaintiffs from three states in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Former Memorial Hospital employee sues
In a lawsuit filed Jan. 31 in St. Clair County Circuit Court, a former Memorial Hospital employee claims she was fired for filing a workers' compensation claim in 2005.
Weld rod suit filed by Whiteside County man
A Whiteside County man who was employed for nine years by Allied Locke in Dixon, Ill. is suing Panasonic, Toshiba, Miller Electric Manufacturing Co. and Illinois Tool Works in Madison County.
Saint Anthony's and doctors named in med mal suit
Saint Anthony's Hospital in Alton and five of its staff doctors were sued by a plaintiff who claims their failure to diagnose and treat artherosclerosis caused the death of Edward G. Davenport.
Peel's bankruptcy trial continued on day's notice
DANVILLE – U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Gerald Fines of Danville slammed the brakes on a trial over attorney Gary Peel's divorce contract, calling off the trial on a day's notice.
Horse track customer sues Fairmount Park for parking lot trip
George Chance's odds of winning a large payout from a horse racing track have improved.
Barge operator sued by mother of drowned worker
Barge operator Steel City Marine Transport, a Pennsylvania corporation, is being sued by the mother of a worker who drowned in the Ohio River on Dec. 31, 2005.
Man slips on wax at school, seeks $50k from ESL District 189
Plaintiff Percy Staten is suing East St. Louis School District 189 claiming he was not warned of dangers posed by liquid wax that was on the floor of a school he was exiting.