News from June 2010
Lawmakers are 'kicking the can' when it comes to legal reform
Akin Every January, it seems lawmakers return to Springfield with the same financial issues hanging over their heads as the year before, and every year they employ the same budget gimmicks and essentially "kick the can down the road," as the saying goes, on the important issues of the day.
Yearning for the Bush years
To the Editor:
No Madco welcome mat for venue shoppers
Mardi Gras in New Orleans has an anything-goes reputation and out-of-towners descend upon the city every year to make fools of themselves.
Curb the lawsuit racket
To the Editor:
Callis takes over case of renter's fall in hole in ground
Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has taken over a negligence suit set for trial June 21.
Damages hearing moved in Rick Jones' suit against homebuyer
A June 7 hearing on damages owed to a former real estate king pin by a woman who allegedly failed to go through with a home-purchasing contract has been moved to July.
ISBA's 'Last Chance Ethics' teleseminar series set
Still need to meet your professional responsibility MCLE ethics credit requirements?
Schnucks sued over shopper's slip on ice in parking lot
A Belleville woman has filed suit against the grocery store where she claims she slipped on ice in the parking lot.
Syngenta says plaintiff fails to allege atrazine level in class action
Reeg Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. asked County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder on Thursday to dismiss a proposed class action, arguing the plaintiffs have failed to allege how levels of its atrazine violate standing law and how those levels can be tied back to the company.
Woman claims injuries in Alton accident
A woman claims she suffered injuries to her neck, head and back after a driver collided with her vehicle.
Jury awards truck driver $100k in retaliatory discharge case
Ruth A truck driver who claimed he was fired for seeking worker's compensation after an injury at work took home $100,000 Thursday morning.
Applications for O'Malley vacancy due to Karmeier by July 2
O'Malley Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier announced that the application process has begun to fill the vacancy that will be created by retiring St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael O'Malley.
Medicare kicked off injury suit recovery in '09
West BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Kicking off a campaign to recover proceeds of personal injury suits, lawyers for Medicare claim a share of a $300 million settlement of chemical contamination claims in Anniston, Ala.
ISBA hosts 'audio-only' legal ed programs
The following continuing legal education programs hosted by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) will take place via telephone from 12 noon to 1 p.m. (CST) as follows:
Alton Memorial sued by worker claiming injuries in lifting patient
A Premier Care employee has filed suit against an Alton hospital, alleging he sustained injuries to his neck and back after falling while lifting a patient.
Nursing home worker claims racial discrimination in suit
A former Maryville Manor employee claims the nursing home wrongly terminated her after she filed a complaint alleging the company racially discriminated against her.
Bank sues over Alton Entertainment Holding's $600k debt
First National Bank of Staunton has filed suit over a customer's failure to pay debt of more than $600,000.
Scott Troy Road accident is subject of suit
A Madison County woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims struck her vehicle after an attempt to avoid a collision with another vehicle.
Tort reform advocates hail lawsuit transparency bill signed in to law in Georgia
Murnane A leading Illinois tort reform advocate calls a Georgia law that could curtail potentially frivolous litigation as one that "makes sense and protects taxpayers."
Transportation company failed to pay former employees, suit claims
Five men claim their former employer failed to pay them for tasks they performed or to compensate them for equipment borrowed.