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News from September 2008


Driver claims he struck utility pole in attempt to avoid accident

By Kelly Holleran |
Shane Wieter has filed suit against Steven E. Marshall, alleging he was severely injured after a collision.

Tenant's guest sues owners after falling through porch railing

By Ann Knef |
A man who fell 10 feet after the porch railing he leaned on gave way is suing the owners of a Troy residence where the incident occurred July 26.

Glen-Ed Soccer Club sued over injury perpetrated by 'older girl'

By Kelly Holleran |
A woman has filed suit against Glen-Ed Soccer Club and one of its volunteer coaches, alleging her 11-year-old daughter injured her right arm after the coach allowed her to play against a team consisting of at least one older girl.

Pit bull attack in East Alton results in suit

By Ann Knef |
A woman who claims she was viciously attacked by two pit bulls on an East Alton roadway is suing the dogs' owners in Madison County Circuit Court.

Allstate seeks to recover costs in accident

By Kelly Holleran |
Allstate has filed suit against Miesha T. Jackson, claiming one of its insured customers was injured in an accident with Jackson.

Surgeon on trial for removing too much breast tissue

By Steve Gonzalez |
A plastic surgeon who allegedly removed too much breast tissue in a reduction surgery nearly nine years ago will go on trial this week in Madison County.

Lamar Construction is owed more than $500k, suit says

By Kelly Holleran |
Lamar Construction has filed a breach of contract complaint against American Voyage Corporation and International Voyage Corporation, alleging the two companies still owe it more than $500,000.

Belle Clair Speedway sued over cattle car injury

By Kelly Holleran |
Martin Lautenschlaeger has filed suit against Belle Clair Speedway, alleging he was injured after an automobile collided with a cattle car in which Lautenschlaeger was riding.

California couple sues 55 companies over asbestos

By Kelly Holleran |
A California man and his wife have filed an asbestos suit against 55 defendant corporations, claiming the mesothelioma with which the man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.

First baseman seeks $100k over injury and non-regulation sized base

By Kelly Holleran |
Gregory Gvillo has filed suit against DeCamp Junction and two individuals, alleging he broke his leg at a softball game after a player ran into him.

Hip fracture results in suit against Saint Anthony's

By Kelly Holleran |
Joyce Schmidt has filed a suit on behalf of Gertrude I. Luebbert against Saint Anthony's Health Center, alleging Luebbert fractured her hip after she fell in the hospital.

Alton rear-end collision leads to suit

By Kelly Holleran |
Dorothy Hudson has filed suit against Bobbie Jo Sanders through her administrator, Rene Bassett-Butler, alleging she was injured after a rear-end collision in Alton.

Profiles in discourtesy

By The Madison County Record |

Con-Con ballot could be major problem

By Ed Murnane |
Murnane Election Day is five weeks away and it seems there is brewing what ought to be considered a serious problem with the ballot for the constitutional convention referendum. It's almost, to be honest, as if no one looked at the language of the ballot before it was sent to print and mailed to millions of Illinois voters.

Bidens owe SimmonsCooper $1 million in hedge fund deal

By Steve Korris |
NEW YORK CITY – Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden and brother James Biden owe $1 million to SimmonsCooper law firm of East Alton from a hedge fund buyout that fell apart in 2006.

Michigan woman files asbestos suit in Madison County

By Kelly Holleran |
A Michigan woman recently diagnosed with mesothelioma has filed an asbestos suit against 144 defendant corporations claiming the disease was wrongfully caused.

Woman sues over crash

By Kelly Holleran |
Tracy J. Kostic has filed suit individually and on behalf of her 16-year-old daughter against Amanda A. Ronk, alleging they were injured in a collision.

Route 111 crash subject of lawsuit

By Kelly Holleran |
Vanita A. Turcol has filed suit against Carolyn S. Traband, alleging she was injured after a collision.

Woman sues over husband's asbestos-related death

By Kelly Holleran |
An Illinois woman has filed an asbestos suit on behalf of her recently deceased husband against 74 defendant corporations, claiming the lung cancer with which he was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.

Judge denies post-trial motions in Magna Bank case

By Steve Gonzalez |
Carr Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel J. Stack has denied all post trial motions in the case of Magna Bank v. Thompson Coburn.