News from 2006
ISBA poll snubs Republican judicial candidates
Stephen McGlynn Republican judicial candidates running for election in sharply contested races in the Metro-East were trounced in a poll of attorneys conducted by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).
Kansas man files case in St. Clair County
Terry Orem filed a Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court seeking damages for injuries he allegedly sustained after colliding with a tractor trailer in Oklahoma.
Florida woman brings asbestos claim to St. Clair County
A Polk County, Florida woman filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) suit against Illinois Central Railroad (ICR) in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming her husband was exposed to asbestos fibers, free silica, diesel fumes, solvent fumes, gasoline fumes, fibrogenic and carcinogenic materials during his career with the railroad.
Olin sued for breach of contract
Kathy Denny filed suit against Olin Corp. seeking damages in excess of $50,000 alleging Olin is in breach of contract after refusing payment on a long-term disability policy.
Bar patron sues for laceration to neck after another slips in bar
Jeffrey Lee Miller filed suit against the owners of Teezer's Bar in Collinsville claiming he received a deep laceration to his head and neck by a patron who allegedly consumed alcoholic beverages.
Customer receives head injuries after treadmill improperly loaded into car
Stephanie Singleton filed suit against The Sports Authority of Fairview Heights and its manager claiming she incurred head injuries because the treadmill she purchased was improperly loaded into her vehicle by store employees.
Punitive damages sought in Jones Act case
A man who claims he fell 15 feet from a stack of cover tops located at the end of a barge filed a Jones Act case in Madison County Circuit Court Feb. 17.
Prayer workshop set in Collinsville
A prayer workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Collinsville First United Methodist Church, 207 West Church St. in Collinsville.
Feb.21-24
Air Products and Chemicals
Waiting for justice
We the people don't pay our judges to take off afternoons, troll the Internet for dates, or attend Spanish classes on taxpayer time. But we do pay them to administer justice, which makes the institutional avoidance of Madison County Judge Don Weber increasingly perplexing.
Amiel Cueto not at meeting
To the editor:
Peel defeats abuse charge, may face FBI probe
Gary Peel Bankrupt Lakin Law Firm attorney Gary Peel stuck sexually explicit photos in the mailbox of his former wife to prove he carried on with her 16-year-old sister 32 years ago, Deborah J. Peel testified Feb. 6 in the courtroom of Madison County Associate Judge Nelson Metz.
Laundry caused 84-year-old's asbestos illness, lawyers claim in Madison County trial
Chris Panatier An 84-year-old woman from Burbank, Ill. is asking a Madison County jury to award her damages because she was exposed to asbestos while washing her husband's work clothes between 1966 and 1970.
Venue bill goes down on party lines
ICJL President Ed Murnane By a vote of 8-6, legislation defining where lawsuits should be filed was defeated along party lines in a State House committee Wednesday.
Judge Weber's substitutions reach 66
Judge Don Weber, who was sworn into office in November, has been substituted on 66 cases. While he and his colleagues must absorb the caseload spilled by Madison County Circuit Judge Moran's sudden departure, Circuit Judge Don Weber is frustrated that he hasn't been given a chance to share the burden.
The sounds of silence
Leaves a void Madison County Judge George Moran's early departure from the bench leaves a gaping hole in the court's capacity until November-our sources tell Dicta will be tough to fill.
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Moran era over in Madison County
George Moran There was no cake and ice cream; no folks gathered to reminisce about the good old days. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, Madison County Circuit Judge George Moran's last official day on the job after 28 years passed unceremoniously.