News from November 2007
Tuesday, Nov. 13
9 a.m.
Maag offers no explanation in single appeal of eight Stack orders
MOUNT VERNON – Thomas Maag, unhappy with Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack for sending a Tennessee trucker with a Tennessee claim to a Tennessee court, seeks in a single appeal to overturn that decision and seven other orders Stack signed in the case.
KFC chicken contained pieces of bird's spine, head and neck, suit claims
A man who bit into a piece of Kentucky Fried Chicken claims it contained parts of the bird's spine, head and neck, according to a personal injury suit filed in Madison County Circuit Court Nov. 5.
Karmeier to administer oath to new attorneys
Justice Karmeier pictured during a swearing-in ceremony for attorneys in May 2006 in Collinsville. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier will preside and administer the attorney's oath when 105 new lawyers are admitted to practice in ceremonies in Carbondale on Thursday, Nov. 8.
Local bankruptcy attorney ready to combat predatory creditors
Local consumer bankruptcy attorney Andy Miofsky recently survived an intensive five-day training session in bankruptcy litigation at Max Gardner's Bankruptcy Camp.
Wisconsin man files mesothelioma claim in Madison County
A Wisconsin man diagnosed with mesothelioma filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court Oct. 31, claiming 48 defendant corporations are responsible for his illness.
Thomas Maag arrested for soliciting a prostitute
Edwardsville attorney Thomas Maag was arrested for soliciting a prostitute by the Granite City Police Department on Nov. 2.
QA: Circuit Clerk candidate Brendan Kelly looks to paperless, wireless future
Brendan Kelly The Record asked St. Clair County Circuit Clerk candidate Brendan Kelly, a Democrat, to answer questions regarding his qualifications. In the November 2008 general election, Kelly is hoping to succeed long-time Circuit Clerk Barney Metz, who is retiring.
FELA suit filed in federal court
William Campbell, a conductor for CSX Transportation, filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit against his employer alleging he sustained neck and back injuries after being exposed to repetitive trauma during his career at the railroad.
Podiatrist named in med mal action by amputee
A woman who had to have her right leg amputated below the knee because of an infection after a bunionectomy filed a medical malpractice suit against Alan Gitersonke, D.P.M.
Hearing loss claimed in suit against Alton and Southern
A St. Louis law firm has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in St. Clair County against Alton and Southern Railway on behalf of six workers who claim ear injuries due to excessive horn and whistle noises.
Scott AFB housing developer seeks state tax exemption in court
Scott Air Force Base Properties LLC (SAFBP) filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against St. Clair County asking a federal court to declare military housing property owned by SAFPB and the government not be subject to ad valorem taxation.
Dwight Kay announces run against Jay Hoffman
Dwight Kay Dwight Kay, vice president of Cassens Transport in Edwardsville, has announced his candidacy for state representative in the 112th District.
ESL property owner sued over personal injury complaint
Eric Haas has filed a personal injury complaint against Galloway Properties, Inc. and Eric Galloway individually, claiming he fell into a non-partitioned, unlit recessed stairwell at 142 4th Street in East St. Louis on March 11.
Bausch & Lomb, Walgreen named in ReNu suit
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. and Walgreen Co. are being sued in St. Clair County Circuit Court by a Chicago plaintiff who claims her use of the contact lens product ReNu with MoistureLoc caused an eye infection.
Union Pacific worker files complaint in St. Clair County
A former railroad fireman and engineer has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Insurer for Hometown Hardware seeks compensation for fire
Federated Mutual Insurance Co. is seeking in excess of $100,000 on behalf of Hometown Hardware in Belleville from a neghboring business it believes is responsible for a destructive fire.
Mini-Tillery?
Some trial lawyers aren't made, they're born.
Shimkus announces bid for seventh term
Shimkus toured the John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a hospital which serves his consituents, in St. Louis on Nov. 5. Here he visits with Barbara Derring of Collinsville. Congressman John Shimkus (R-19) announced he would be seeking re-election to a seventh term in the House of Representatives.
Key West 33040: Lakin's address remains mystery to MC court
Key West sunsets are spectacular any time of year. Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has asked Tom Lakin for his address twice, and twice Lakin has told her he lives in Key West, Fla.