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News published on Madison - St. Clair Record in May 2007

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News from May 2007


Wal-Mart opponent presses judge for another chance

By Steve Korris |
Shop 'n Save meat cutter Diane Tettaton of Collinsville wants a Madison County judge to reconsider his order nixing her challenge to the city's financing of a Wal-Mart-anchored retail center.

Asbestos Jury Docket: Monday, May 21

By The Madison County Record |
9 a.m.

Asbestos Motion Docket: Tuesday, May 22

By The Madison County Record |
10 a.m.

Wednesday, May 23

By The Madison County Record |
9:30 a.m.

Asbestos Motion Docket: Monday, May 21

By The Madison County Record |
10 a.m.

Monday, May 21

By The Madison County Record |
9 a.m.

Byron awards $311,700 to Pizza Hut door victim

By Steve Gonzalez |
Nicholas Byron Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron awarded Amanda Verett a $311,700 default judgment for injuries she allegedly received while holding a Pizza Hut door open for a Troy police officer.

SB1296 passes in House Committee

By Ann Knef |
Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW) rolled a traveling billboard around the state capitol prior to Wednesday's committee hearing in protest of SB1296. The House Judiciary Committee has passed Senate Bill 1296, a proposal that in effect shifts the burden of compensation to the party with the most money rather than the most responsibility in tort cases.

Callis announces use of electronic standardized orders of protection

By Steve Gonzalez |
Chief Judge Ann Callis has recently approved the use of electronic standardized orders of protection for the Third Judicial Circuit.

Buttock ulcer leads to $50k lawsuit

By Steve Gonzalez |
A man who sustained a skin breakdown on his buttocks filed suit against Robings Manor Rehabilation & Health Care Center in Madison County Circuit Court May 10, seeking damages in excess of $50,000.

Highway pedestrian's estate files wrongful death suit against big rig driver

By Steve Gonzalez |
The estate of Christine Hathaway filed a wrongful death suit against Moyer Transportation and Karl Murphy in Madison County Circuit Court May 10, alleging Murphy was negligent in driving his tractor trailer.

Judge says he won't tolerate witness harassment in Lakin case

By Steve Gonzalez |
Federal Judge J. Phil Gilbert has informed Tom Lakin that he will begin selecting a jury on Jan. 10, 2008, at 9 a.m., with the trial to begin four days later in Benton.

Truck driver claims Madison cops battered him for no reason

By Steve Gonzalez |
A St. Louis truck driver filed suit against two Madison police officers in Madison County Circuit Court May 9, alleging they battered and tasered him for no reason.

New associate judge says it's 'only fitting' he now presides over cases

By Steve Gonzalez |
More than 100 attorneys and law enforcement officials attended Madison County Associate Judge Keith Jensen's swearing-in ceromony May 14.

Two med mal trials end in mistrial in Madison County

By Steve Gonzalez |
Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder declared a mistrial in Madison County's latest medical malpractice trial.

Med mal suit filed against Troy family physician

By Steve Gonzalez |
Richard Hunsaker The estate of Larry Dean Hinnen filed a wrongful death suit against Dolores Cantrell, M.D., of Troy Family Health Center in Madison County Circuit Court May 14, alleging Cantrell deviated from the standard of care in treating Hinnen.

House was full of undisclosed defects, suit says

By Ann Knef |
A Belleville couple claims a home they purchased at 617 Abend St. last year is riddled with defects that were not properly disclosed at the time they closed on May 3, 2006.

Early dance termination leads to parking lot fracas, lawsuit

By Ann Knef |
Club Casino Raneshia Hopkins is suing an East St. Louis nightclub for an injury she sustained four-and-a-half years ago after fights broke out at a teen dance.

DirecTV gave customers traditional DVD players instead of portable ones, class action claims

By Ann Knef |
When Belleville attorney Christopher T. Kolker signed a two-year contract for DirecTV digital television service last summer, he expected that a free portable DVD player would arrive in the mail in six-to-eight weeks. Instead, he got a traditional, full-sized, stationary DVD player with no viewing screen.

Oklahoma woman claims mesothelioma in asbestos filing

By Steve Gonzalez |
An Oklahoma woman who suffers from mesothelioma filed an asbestos suit against 84 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court May 10, alleging she was exposed to airborne asbestos fibers from her father's and husband's clothing.