News from 2006
Wrongful death suit lodged against Calvin Johnson Care Center
The estate of Allen Asbridge, Sr. filed a wrongful death suit against Calvin Johnson Care Center in Belleville claiming the nursing home carelessly and negligently failed to provide adequate and properly supervised care.
Car passenger sues nightclub for companion's crash
A passenger in a vehicle driven by Samantha Adams filed suit against Hollywood Show Club in Washington Park claiming the adult entertainment nightclub gave or sold alcoholic beverages to his companion.
Thomas Lakin gives up law license
Tom Lakin Once the most powerful lawyer in southern Illinois, Lowell Thomas Lakin has voluntarily given up his license to practice law in Illinois.
Finally on the radar
It seemed like a master-of-the-obvious move to we citizenry in the Metro East. But GOP gubernatorial candidate Judy Baar Topinka's quick stop in Edwardsville last week represented a seminal moment in Illinois politics.
Mr. Bush comes to Collinsville
Editor's note: The following is an encore presentation of a Sidebar colum that ran in The Record last year.
Gambling with votes
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Sivia Business & Legal Services opens in Edwardsville
Sivia Business & Legal Services, P.C. is proud to announce the opening of a law office in Edwardsville.
Web conference features business development strategies
The Law Journal Newsletters Web Audio Conference Division will present "Defining a Trend: What Does Business Development Mean to Your Law Firm?" on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CST).
E-Guide online provides info on law schools
Newsweek.com and Equal Justice Works have launched "The E-Guide to Public Service at America's Law Schools," a new online resource for law school applicants, law students, attorneys, professors and others seeking a broad range of free information about public interest programs and curricula at law schools.
Railroad forced engineer to work during heart attack, suit claims
A woman from central Illinois has filed a negligence and wrongful death suit against Kansas City Southern Railway and other defendants in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
R&J Sports Page sued by customer who trips
R&J Sports Page Inn of East Carondelet and its owner, Ralph Schneider, are being sued by a patron who fell on a broken step.
Mom sues daughter's apartment complex owners for trip
A woman who tripped while leaving her daughter's apartment complex in Bethalto filed a personal injury suit against the owners of the apartments claiming they failed to exercise reasonable care for the safety of others.
Hearings set in Lakin sexual assault case
Circuit Judge Robert LeChien Two area judges will have difficult decisions to make in the near future as hearings begin in the sexual assault case against powerful attorney Tom Lakin and his sons.
Friday, Aug. 18
9 a.m.
Political patronage suit filed against Blagojevich in federal court
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Two state prison officials filed suit in federal court against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich alleging the governor attempted to fire them because they aren't political supporters.
Topinka stops in Madison County to tout court reform
Judy Baar Topinka calls for court reform outside the Madison County Courthouse. Republican candidate for governor Judy Baar Topinka used the Madison County Courthouse as backdrop for a press conference Thursday morning calling for venue reform.
Sims' petition describes how son's life was spared
Paula Sims, age 47. Paula Sims, serving a life sentence at Dwight Correctional Facility for killing her two infant daughters, will make an appeal for clemency when the Illinois Prisoner Review Board conducts hearings during the week of Oct. 16.
Judge to receive capital litigation training
Judge Weber during his swearing-in ceremony last year. A former prosecutor who spent 25 years ensuring that bad guys served time and good guys got justice is hoping to return to the criminal justice system.
Widow files asbestos suit in Madison County
The widow of a man who died April 10 from asbestosis, filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit against Illinois Central Railroad accusing them of failing to enforce adequate safety rules to help employees avoid harmful chemical exposures.
Wednesday, Aug. 16
9:30 a.m.