News from February 2010
Response to Kay on state pension reform
To the Editor:
Gino's plan for new jobs
Alexi "Gino" Giannoulias, the Illinois Democrats' nominee for U.S. Senate, says he has "a plan for new jobs."
Rolling Snake Eyes
Hopkins The General Assembly played a game of chance with the Court, hoping that the provisions of the bill creating checks on the virtually non regulated medical liability insurance industry - the real villain in this drama - would blind the Justices to patent Constitutional infirmities.
Negligence case against Rosewood Care Center goes to trial Tuesday
Crowder A five year-old suit against an Edwarsville nursing home is set for trial Tuesday.
Hospital wrongful death case goes to trial Tuesday
A woman's wrongful death suit against a Granite City hospital is set for trial Tuesday.
Chapman hears arguments in Buske divorce funds dispute
The three parties in a complicated Madison County divorce gathered Thursday to attempt to resolve the last of the disputes in the case.
Revenue's new fiscal note on UTC still predicts negative impact
SPRINGFIELD - State Revenue Director Brian Hamer predicted last year that the proposed University Town Center (UTC) in Glen Carbon would cannibalize other retailers, but his new report on the mall replaces that clear warning with fuzzy estimates.
Rotted steps caused tenant to fracture heel bone, suit claims
A Madison County man has filed suit against his landlord, claiming he sustained a fractured left heel bone after rotted wooden steps allegedly collapsed beneath him.
Legal malpractice trial continued; attorneys wrangle over re-adding Simmons as defendant
Simmons The trial of a long-running dispute between an asbestos plaintiff and her former attorneys will not go to trial Tuesday as the court and attorneys for both sides contemplate re-adding a formerly dismissed defendant.
Volvo driver claims he was rear-ended on I-270
A man claims he sustained severe and permanent injuries after a driver rear-ended him.
Dropped cell phone caused driver to lose control, suit claims
A minor woman and her father say they sustained injuries costing them more than $60,000 in missed work and medical costs after a driver rear-ended their vehicle.
Injuries claimed in I-270 accident
A man claims he became sick, sore, lame, disordered and disabled after a driver rear-ended him.
Woman slips on water, mud and debris in Bethalto parking lot
A woman has filed suit against the owners of a Bethalto building, alleging she fell on an accumulation of water and mud piled in the building's parking lot.
Scooter operator claims car failed to yield right of way
A man claims he sustained broken, crushed, bruised and displaced neck, back, hips and legs after a driver struck his scooter.
Back injuries claimed in rear-end accident
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended him while he was stopped for a traffic control device.
Lab worker divulges 'other' woman's STD results to lover
An anonymous woman claims her ex-boyfriend discovered she had herpes after a former Quest Diagnostics manager, who also happened to be his former lover, informed him of her supposedly confidential test results.
The Papers of Abraham Lincoln to be presented to Edwardsville library, in full costume
Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) President John O'Brien will present a complete, four-volume set of hardcover books, "The Papers of Abraham Lincoln," to the Edwardsville Public Library at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 12.
Illinois AG would be state's No. 2 under proposed change
Jason Plummer SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan would be second in line to succeed the governor under a proposal by the Democrat's powerful father, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Fairview Heights accident results in injuries
Two people have filed suit against the driver who they say rear-ended their vehicle.
SC Johnson alleges 'unbridled greed' in wife's divorce request
The maker of Scrub n' Bubbles and other common household cleaning products will argue that one of the parties in an Edwardsville divorce is not entitled to keep $10,000 in monthly maintanence payments.