News from October 2010
Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket: October 27 - 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 27
Construction company accused of causing crash below Collinsville overpass
A Madison County woman is suing the construction company and three drivers she says are responsible for a crash in Collinsville in May.
St. Louis doctor named in med mal complaint over patient's use of Warfarin
A Highland woman claims a St. Louis doctor's negligence is to blame for a stroke that left her with permanent brain damage.
Alhambra couple accuses logging companies of illegally chopping down $50,000 trees
Hebrank Alhambra landowners claim two Illinois logging companies trespassed onto their property, cut down trees worth more than $50,000 and then hauled half of them away.
Madison County Civil Docket : Oct. 25 - 29, 2010
Monday, October 25
Candidates in 112th House race take in nearly $400k since July
Kay Dwight Kay of Glen Carbon, a Republican campaigning to unseat incumbent State Rep. Jay Hoffman, a Democrat from Collinsville, received a total of $150,217.88 between July 1 and Oct. 3, according to a pre-election report filed on Monday.
Kilbride's campaign takes in $1.8 million
Kilbride The Democratic Party of Illinois has kicked in $1.25 million over the past several months for the retention of Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride, campaign finance records show.
Homeowners claim sellers failed to disclose leaks
Two Alton residents allege the homeowner who sold them a house failed to disclose its leakage problems, causing them to incur substantial repair bills.
Injuries claimed in New Athens accident
A man claims he was injured when he collided with a woman at a New Athens intersection.
Suit claims doctor failed to diagnose cardiac disease
A man claims his deceased wife's doctor treated her negligently leading to a heart attack that killed her.
Route 161 accident is subject of suit
A man was severely injured by a driver who crossed over the center lane in Mascoutah.
Salesman says he was demoted after closing $66 million deal
A former Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co. employee says he was forced to quit his job after multiple bonuses went unpaid and he was demoted.
Taking Enterprise Leasing for a ride
Those who have narrowly avoided a serious car accident have a keen sense of their mortality and are grateful to be alive and uninjured.
Free Enterprise Is Still The Answer
"Where's the recovery?" That's the question millions of unemployed Americans continue to ask. Unemployment still hovers near 10 percent, the economy is still sluggish, and poverty is on the rise. Washington's policy prescriptions—more taxing, more spending, and more government control of the economy—haven't worked. It's time for a change of direction. It's time to re-embrace the free enterprise principles
Obama failed the 'Education Nation' test
Proft NBC dedicated a week of programming at the end of September to spotlighting the good, the bad, and the ugly of K-12 education in America under the rubric "Education Nation."
ISBA offers 'solo and small firm' conference
The Illinois State Bar Association's (ISBA) 6th Annual Solo and Small Firm conference will be held Thursday through Saturday, October 21-23, at the Hilton Springfield, 700 E. Adams St., in Springfield.
Bunkum Road accident is subject of suit
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims struck his vehicle.
Carr asks to pay off debt to former partners over 10 years; Life expectancy is six years
Carr EAST ST. LOUIS – Rex Carr, who estimates his life expectancy at six years, claims he needs more than 10 years to pay $635,171.23 he owes to former partners.
Six HeplerBroom lawyers named to 2011 'Best Lawyers' list
MacDonald HeplerBroom has announced that six of its attorneys -- Theodore MacDonald, Gordon Broom, Tom Magee, Larry Hepler, Jeffrey Hebrank and Gerard Noce -- have been named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
Jury finds for CSX in FELA case
Collignon Gunn The jury awarded CSX Transportation victory Thursday evening in a Federal Employer's Liability suit brought by a former track supervisor.