News from 2006
Railroad warning signals failed, suit says
Matthew J. Daugherty is suing Western-Cullen-Hayes Inc., the makers of railroad crossing warning equipment, for severe injuries he sustained two years ago when his vehicle was struck by an Amtrak train in Brighton.
Expensive court race necessary for level competition
The Fifth Appellate Court contest in southern Illinois will end up costing a mere third of what the most expensive state supreme court race cost just two years ago.
Asbestos defendant wants out of Madison County venue
Kurtis Reeg Continental Teves, Inc. has asked Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack to dismiss an asbestos complaint or transfer it to a county with proper venue.
Weber says endorsements demonstrate integrity
Don Weber Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber touted a number of endorsements he has received over the years from Democratic and Republican leaders saying they demonstrate an accomplished public service record.
Attorneys' fees $16.8 million in Paxil class settlement
Stephen Tillery Attorney Stephen Tillery stands to reel in a whopping $16.8 million fee after settling a nationwide class action lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline in Madison County Circuit Court.
Worker alleges he was fired for making workers' compensation claim
A former employee of Power Maintenance & Constructors in O'Fallon alleges he was fired last year for having made a workers' compensation claim.
Mother claims son sexually assaulted at Challenge Unlimited
The mother of a mentally handicapped adult is suing Challenge Unlimited, a facility that employes disabled persons, for failing to protect her son from a sexual assault.
Waterloo Wal-Mart sued for customer's slip on beer
Wal-Mart in Waterloo is being sued by a customer who sustained severe and permanently disabling injuries after slipping and falling on beer in a store aisle.
Doctors and Gateway sued for malpractice
Gateway Regional Ronald Gallas filed a medical malpractice suit against Michael Adams, M.D., Gustavo Von Der Lancken, M.D. and Gateway Regional Hospital in Madison County Circuit Court Oct. 26, seeking damages in excess of $525,000.
The Sand Bar and patron sued in Madison County
Dorothy Short filed suit against an Alton tavern and the driver of a vehicle who struck her in the parking lot.
Junior high student suing for slipping on soapy water at school
East Junior Middle School in Alton is being sued by a parent who claims her son was severely injured after slipping on a large puddle of soap and water in a school bathroom last year.
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