News from July 2013
Supreme Court suspends Cook from practice of law on interim basis
Former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook has been suspended from the practice of law on an interim basis as a result of his federal drug and firearm charges.
Kmart sued over woman's fall from wheelchair at sidewalk sale
A Cahokia woman is suing Kmart claiming the company is to blame for her fall out of a wheelchair while shopping a sidewalk sale.
Former Casey's General Store worker claims retaliation for workers' comp filing
A Madison County woman says she was fired from a Maryville store because she filed a workers' compensation claim for an on-the-job injury. Cynthia A. Hewitt filed the complaint against Casey's General Store Inc. on June 27 in Madison County Circuit Court. Hewitt says she started working at Casey's General Store on South Center Street in Maryville in September 2011. On Feb. 28, 2012, while moving
Woman caught in middle of Fast Eddie's fight sues
An Alton bar is being sued by a customer who claims she was knocked down during a fight between two men.