News from January 2007
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Kid gloved
When your dad is the biggest bully on the block, you don't take many punches close to home.
Open up selection process
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So help me judge
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Appendicitis not diagnosed, wrongful death suit claims
Gateway Regional Medical Center The estate of Eddie Barbee filed a wrongful death suit against Gateway Regional Medical Center and three doctors in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 19.
Garden Ridge floor mat trips customer, suit claims
Garden Ridge A Moro woman filed a personal injury suit against Garden Ridge in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 23, claiming she was injured after tripping on a floor mat in the foyer on Jan. 29, 2005.
McDonald's sued for leaving chair in aisle
William Baker filed a personal injury suit against the Bethalto McDonald's in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 23, claiming he was injured on June 9, 2005.
Plaintiffs' attorneys emboldened post election
Ed Murnane Signs that Madison and St. Clair county courts are being patronized by plaintiffs' lawyers with renewed energy since November's Democratic election sweep are popping up in new asbestos, class action and FELA filings.
Evans and Norton among associate applicants in 20th Circuit
Paul Evans Two Republican candidates who lost their bid for a circuit judgeship in the 20th Judicial Circuit have applied for the vacant associate judgeship created when voters elected associate judge Patrick Young to the circuit bench in November.
Class action scrapped for lack of members
Paul Marks Paul Marks of the Lakin Law Firm settled a proposed Madison County class action after discovering he could not round up enough plaintiffs for a class.
Death isn't only reason for dismissing class action, lawyer argues
Judge Daniel Stack Lakin Law Firm attorneys violated an Illinois Supreme Court rule by failing to disclose the death of the only class representative in a Madison County class action, according to American Family Insurance.
AG Madigan named among nation's worst
Madigan State Attorney General Lisa Madigan was recently singled out in the Competitive Enterprise Institute's report ranking the nation's worst AGs.
Children sue CSX over deadly train collision
The surviving children of a Waterloo couple killed in a train collision just outside Collinsville last summer have filed suit against CSX Transportation.
Wyoming man's estate files asbestos case in Madison County
The estate of Danny Westerman filed an asbestos suit against 89 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 19, claiming he was exposed to asbestos while employed as a laborer, railroad worker, telephone line installer, welder and maintenance worker from 1965-2005.
Honda and driver blamed in fatal Smithon accident
Honda Motor Co. and the driver in a fatal car accident on May 22, 2005 in Smithton are being sued in St. Clair County Circuit Court by the families of two passengers.
Former newspaper employee claims workers' comp retaliation
A former Belleville News-Democrat employee is suing the newspaper's parent company, The McClatchy Co., alleging he was fired in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim.
Mt. Vernon dermatologist named in suit
A Mt. Vernon woman has refiled a lawsuit against a Mt. Vernon skin care specialist in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Heirs seek compensation over railroad worker's death
The family of an Alton & Southern Railway Co. switchman is suing the railroad over the accidental death of Mardie Olden in St. Clair County Circuit Court.