News from April 2007
The New Congress-What's in store for the business community?
The New Congress-What's in store for the business community?
Woman claims injuries from slip on ice
Patty Jo Newman of Fairview Heights is suing the owners and managers of an apartment complex where she resides after falling on ice and breaking her leg in the parking lot Feb. 15.
Construction company sued for defective bricks
125 Wild Rose in Belleville Kenneth and Marla Obernuefemann of Belleville are suing Encore Construction and Richards Brick Co. for failing to construct a new home they purchased at 125 Wild Rose Dr. in a "workmanlike" manner.
Peel taken into custody
Gary Peel Gary Peel turned himself in late Monday morning to federal authorities who will hold him in detention until his June 25 sentencing at the Melvin Price Courthouse in East St. Louis.
BRETT GILLILAND APPOINTED NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FINANCIAL
BRETT GILLILAND APPOINTED NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR
OF NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FINANCIAL NETWORK,
THE GILLILAND FINANCIAL GROUP IN GLEN CARBON
Delaware deja vu
Asian carp don't play well with others. Let them in your lake and they'll eat everything, suffocate the plant life and mega-multiply.
The Natural...opening night reflections
One of the best baseball movies of all time is the 1984 classic, "The Natural."
Family Court 'hellhole'
To the editor:
Snow, Edwards and faith in the face of cancer
Last week, Newsweek magazine came out with a poll showing 91% of Americans believe in God. Newsweek surveys this question every year secretly hoping, I think, that the percentage of faith-based Americans will decline-but it doesn't.
PRI study flawed
To the editor:
Reform rhetoric versus reality
Tony Peraica In Scripture, the Messiah – Jesus Christ – was known to hang around with tax collectors and criminals. His purpose was to teach us all that every last one of God's creatures can seek forgiveness and salvation.
Mr. Maag the mentor
Dicta sleuths recently confirmed that the notorious Edwardsville Pizza Hut plaintiff is THE Amanda Verett, a Madison County family law attorney.
SimmonsCooper looks to Delaware court as 'new' Madison County, lawyer says
Connor Bifferato WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware, mother of corporations, has begun to devour her children.
Malpractice insurer wants Lakin policy rescinded over Gibson claims
Tom Lakin SPRINGFIELD – Lakin Law Firm founder Tom Lakin has sworn in a civil suit that he saw no liability on his part for the disappearance of money from structured settlements of his clients.
Lakin firm says Burke's firing was legit
Brad Lakin The Lakin Law Firm claims it acted responsibly in its treatment of attorney Richard Burke, who was fired in January without receiving a $500,000 year-end bonus.
OR nurse claims she got fired for protecting patient
St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland A former operating room nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court April 4, claiming her termination was in violation of the Whistleblower Act.
New Lawsuits: Wednesday, April 4
Fresh from the courthouse:
Bextra suit filed by Lebanon woman
Pfizer's recalled prescription medication Bextra is the subject of another lawsuit filed in Madison County.
Trackman sues Norfolk Southern over repetitive traumas
A trackman for Norfolk Southern Railway filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act complaint in Madison County Circuit Court April 3, claiming Norfolk failed to provide a safe place to work.
Woman claims she overpaid for '02 Sebring convertible
Four Flags Ladonna Umbaugh filed suit against Edwardsville-based Four Flags Motors in Madison County Circuit Court April 2, claiming the car dealer violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act when it sold her a 2002 Chrysler Sebring LX convertible in October 2003.