News from June 2013
Fairview Heights attorney sues over Highland accident
A Fairview Heights attorney is suing the driver that allegedly rear-ended the car her children were riding in.
Drugs are just the tip of the iceberg in St. Clair and Madison Counties
One day we’re going to have to address the underlying problem. The sooner, the better.
‘Leading Lawyers’ honors Alton attorney, Record columnist Hopkins
HopkinsJohn Hopkins, the owner of John J. Hopkins & Associates in Alton and a frequent guest columnist for the Madison County Record, will soon join the league of southern Illinois attorneys featured in Leading Lawyers Magazine.Hopkins, who focuses his practice in medical malpractice, personal injury, nursing home litigation and workers’ compensation, will appear in the magazine’s 2013 Consumer
Dispute over Caseyville building destroyed in fire results in new litigation
The owner of the building that houses a St. Clair County corporation has filed suit against the owner of the business, saying he failed to properly insure the building when it caught on fire in 2008.
Godfrey quick cash loan store targeted in class action
An Alton man claims a Godfrey quick-cash loan store illegally notified his employer of its intent to garnish his wages.
Risk manager for local BSA Council testifies about tree in personal injury trial
HansmannA Boy Scout volunteer who serves as a risk manager for a local Council testified Tuesday that before a Camp Warren Levis campsite was allowed to be used, routine inspections showed no signs of tree rot along its perimeter.In a personal injury trial under way in Madison County, Larry Todoroff also said that an approximate 70 foot tree that fell on adult camper John Gremli’s tent while he was