News from March 2014
Woman claims additional back injuries after surgery
A woman has filed suit against the doctor who she claims caused her to sustain additional injuries during a back surgery.
Med mal suit filed over man's hand surgery
A man says he suffered pain and mental anguish after a doctor attempted to repair a tendon on the back of his hand and finger.
The five absurdities of Illinois’ Sunday car sales ban
Cronyism in the car industry didn’t start with Chicago’s ongoing attempt to control ride-share companies. In 1982, big car dealerships successfully lobbied to ban their competitors from making Sunday car sales. A generation of car buyers has lost out because of it.
Time for action is now - get out and vote!
To the Editor:
Madison County Asbestos Jury Docket: 3/10/2014
Monday, March 10
Madison County foreclosures Feb. 25-27
February 25, 2014
St. Clair County real estate Feb. 24-28
Monday, February 24
Madison County real estate Feb. 24-28
February 24, 2014
St. Clair County foreclosures Feb. 18-March 3
February 18, 2014
Wells presents mediation session at ISBA conference
Robert E. Wells, Jr. of Pessin, Baird & Wells in Belleville presented “Mediation: How proper presentation enhances the prospects for successful resolution,” at a recent "Settle It" program sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association.
'Show me an asbestos company and I will find a tort'
Joseph Stalin’s infamous KGB chief, Lavrenti Beria, had a unique approach to justice. Instead of investigating a crime to find the culprit, he’d arrest the “culprit” first and create a crime to pin on him. “Show me the man,” he boasted, “and I will find the crime.”