News from 2006
Questions mount over Madison County sexual assault case
Days after a secretive Madison County civil sexual assault complaint was dismissed, expunged and then preserved by the court, curiosity about the matter has hardly subsided.
People in Business invites new members
The People in Business networking group is inviting all members of the business community to attend its next meeting on May 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at GC Cuisine, University Drive in Edwardsville.
Response to $1.39 claim against Wal-Mart filed under seal
It took 15 months for Ashley Peach to answer a motion to dismiss her $1.39 claim against retailer Wal-Mart, and when her answer came she kept it secret.
GEICO relies on 'Avery' for decertifying class
Attorney Robert Schmieder Insurer GEICO wants Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron to ignore a Lakin Law Firm argument that the Illinois Supreme Court has not changed the law of class action litigation.
Retaliatory discharge suit filed against Tri Lab and owners
The former controller at a Collinsville laboratory filed a retaliatory discharge lawsuit against the lab and its co-owners, St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville and Saint Anthony's Health Center in Alton, in Madison County Circuit Court May 1.
Weber tests new substitution rule
Paul Marks Three days after 3rd Circuit judges adopted a rule allowing only one substitution of judge as of right per side in class action cases, Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber used it as a basis for a ruling in a case against National City Mortgage.
Anesthesiologists claim St. Elizabeth's breached contract
Southern Illinois Anesthesiologists (SIA) of Belleville Ltd. and its physicians are suing St. Elizabeth's Hospital and its administrators for terminating an exclusive provider contract in February, claiming ethnic discrimination.
New Lawsuits: Thursday, May 11
Fresh from the courthouse:
Homeowner complains of hidden defects
1691 Straube Ln. in Brighton Brad Johnson, the new owner of 1691 Straube Ln. in Brighton, is suing the former owners claiming the property had latent, material defects.
Maddox freezes Peel's suit pending criminal case proceedings
Attorney Gary Peel's pending criminal trial has frozen his bankruptcy petition and the privacy invasion suit he filed against former wife Deborah J. Peel and the Record.
Closing arguments set today in med mal trial
A medical malpractice trial was spiked with heated testimony and questioning as it neared its end in Madison County Circuit Court on Wednesday.
Legal Eagles: Sincerity and compassion rank with Granite City attorney
Irv Slate My hero in the law profession (or one whom I deeply respect) is...most respected all around -- the late Arno
Becht -- Wash U professor. Most able lawyer -- Gary Peel.
ROHO employee claims retaliatory discharge
A former employee at ROHO Group, a medical products company in Belleville, filed a retaliatory discharge lawsuit claiming she was fired after asserting her rights under the Illinois Worker's Compensation law by making a claim for benefits.
Alton & Southern worker files FELA complaint
Alton & Southern Railway An employee in Alton & Southern Railway's Maintenance of Way Department filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit seeking damages in excess of $100,000 claiming the railroad failed to provide him with a reasonably safe place to work.
AmerenIP seeks damages from excavater
AmerenIP filed a civil lawsuit against Envirocon Inc. claiming an underground gas line at the US Steel landfill in Granite City was damaged during excavation on Aug. 23, 2004.
New Lawsuits: Wednesday, May 10
Karen Mitchell, as guardian of the estate of April Harshbarger, and Karen Mitchell individually v. City of Wood River and Hugh Noble
New Lawsuits, Tuesday, May 9
Helen Stevens v. Kathy Albrecht
Expunged cases are 'automatically' preserved
Madison County Associate Judge Ralph Mendelsohn's order to preserve a sealed civil sexual assault case that was expunged by a circuit judge may not have been necessary.