News from August 2017
Judge Dugan announces campaign for Madison County circuit judge on Republican ticket
EDWARDSVILLE – Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan announced Aug. 25 that he is running on the Republican ticket for resident circuit judge in the November 2018 election for the seat he currently occupies.
Civil rights leader, author: 'You can be born in a ghetto, but the ghetto isn’t born in you'
EDWARDSVILLE – The message local civil rights leader Bobby Collins hopes to impart to people who read his new book titled “No Excuses, Biography of Bobby Collins,” is one of motivation, hope and courage.
St. Clair County Circuit Judge LeChien has died
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert P. LeChien, 65, has died, according to courthouse officials.
Federal court dismisses lawsuit filed by woman accused of elder exploitation
BENTON – An Illinois woman charged with elder exploitation has lost her bid to sue Madison County, with the U.S District Court for the Southern District of Illinois dismissing her lawsuit with prejudice.
District court reopens Continental Tires the Americas discrimination case
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has reopened an ongoing discrimination suit where a former Continental Tires the Americas employee alleges that she was routinely subjected to a hostile work environment and rising levels of emotional distress.
Seminar for attorneys on choosing expert witnesses set for Chicago on Sept. 7
CHICAGO – An instructional seminar hosted by the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC) will advise attorneys on how to pick expert witnesses to back up their client’s defense.
Madison County seeks public comment over land use future, open houses scheduled
EDWARDSVILLE – The public has been asked to rule in over the future of land in Madison County.
Madco Credit Union joining forces with 1st MidAmerica Credit Union
EDWARDSVILLE – In a move officials say will improve service for its members, Madco Credit Union is merging with 1st MidAmerica Credit Union.
Rauner issues amendatory veto of banker bailout bill
House Bill 3004 would have put banks and bondholders ahead of taxpayers and those who rely on government services. But Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto strips the bill of those bailout provisions.
American Medical Response, Abbott Ambulance seek to dismiss wrongful death suit following go-cart crash
American Medical Response and Abbott Ambulance argue that a woman failed to include a healthcare affidavit in her wrongful death suit over her husband’s death following a go-cart crash two years ago.
Owner of demolition company seeks to dismiss suit alleging building demolished for scrap
The owner of a demolition company seeks to dismiss a suit alleging he demolished a building for scrap, arguing that the complaint includes false statements intended to embarrass and harass the defendants.
Enterprise seeks to dismiss suit alleging fatal collision after rental car ran out of gas
Enterprise and one of its employees seeks to dismiss a suit alleging a man died in a fatal collision after a rental car ran out of gas, arguing that the fatal collision involving another disabled vehicle on the highway was unforeseeable.
Property owners in bid rigging class action seek to re-join Madison County following Bathon’s deposition
EDWARDSVILLE – After Madison County was dismissed by the Fifth District Appellate Court from a class action alleging several tax buyers participated in a bid rigging scheme with former Treasurer Fred Bathon, the class of property owners filed a motion to amend their complaint to re-join Madison County to the action.
Seventh Circuit affirms summary judgment in emotional distress suit against U.S. Steel over alleged sexual misconduct
Seventh Circuit appellate judges affirmed summary judgment for U.S. Steel in an employee’s emotional distress claim, concluding that an employer can’t be held responsible for alleged misconduct that only furthers an employee’s interests on common law grounds.
St. Clair County real estate Aug. 3-9
A New Athens property with 114 acres sold for more than $948,000 as part of the recent St. Clair County real estate transactions for Aug. 3-9.
Illinois General Assembly passes school funding plan, tax credit scholarships
The Illinois Senate passed a school funding reform bill containing the state’s first-ever tax credit scholarship program. The bill now awaits the governor’s signature.
Asbestos defendant seeking sanctions in Madison Co. argues it was named ‘only to harass,’ and for ‘settlement ransom’
MOUNT VERNON – Fifth District appellate judges must ponder how much evidence a plaintiff needs to sue a defendant, in the context of a Madison County asbestos suit that the Gori Julian firm filed against more than 100 companies.
Septic Solutions alleges Texas businesses are unlawfully using trademark, online content
BENTON – A Dieterich septic system retailer alleges two Texas companies have used its online content without permission.
Woman alleges she was thrown from wheelchair lift
BELLEVILLE – A woman alleges she was injured by the employee of a public carrier who failed to properly secure her and her wheelchair onto a lift.
Woman sues The Nature Institute after falling off wagon
EDWARDSVILLE — A woman is suing The Nature Institute after she allegedly fell off a wagon during an Earth Day festival.