News from January 2017
Man says Wishbone salad dressing misrepresented ingredients
BELLEVILLE — A man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, a salad dressing manufacturer, for allegedly misrepresenting the ingredients.
AG Madigan's intervention in AFSCME suit seeks to end worker pay
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan seeks to break a protracted budget stalemate between Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislators in about five weeks in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
McCarter lashes out at Senate leaders for wasting legislators' time and taxpayers' money
State Sen. Kyle McCarter, who has pledged not to vote for increasing state income taxes, said he hopes lawmakers will spend the next two weeks figuring out how to make government smaller - not figuring out more creative ways to take taxpayers' money.
Former Pontoon Beach water district supervisor indicted on embezzlement charges
Grand jurors in East St. Louis federal court indicted former Pontoon Beach water district supervisor Brian Buske on Jan. 18, alleging he abused the district’s credit card and stole cash and checks on his way to the bank.
Illinois Policy Institute: Time for bold solutions in Illinois
It is time for courage. It is time for bold solutions. It is time to put the people first, not the special interests, not the privileged, not the powerful.
Keefe says Madison, St. Clair County jury verdicts 'puny' compared to cases filed
Belleville plaintiff attorney Thomas Keefe Jr. said Madison and St. Clair Counties see relatively few jury trials compared to the number of cases filed.
Senate adopts leadership term limits while House again adopts 'Madigan's rules'
SPRINGFIELD – Newly adopted term limits for the Illinois Senate president and minority leader were approved on the new General Assembly's first day earlier this month, but any kind of similar proposal for leaders in the lower chamber will not likely advance under "Madigan's rules."
The Illinois state senators who pledged not to raise income taxes
Pressure is mounting on lawmakers in Springfield to go along with a “compromise” budget plan that would raise income taxes on every Illinoisan. Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, and Minority Leader Christine Radogno, R-Lemont, have thrown their support behind a proposed budget plan that would raise state income taxes to 4.95 percent from the current level of 3.75 percent.
Legal malpractice suit seeks attorney fee assessment and cost to defend protracted battle
O'Fallon attorney Amanda Kelton Bradley Verett, suspended for 90 days in 2008 for her handling of a family law matter, is being sued for allegedly putting her client "in an extemely worse position legally and financially" than before she represented him.
Judge Kievlan expected to return to work Feb. 1
St. Clair County Associate Judge Patricia Kievlan is expected to return to work next week after spending roughly one month out sick.
Madison County foreclosures Jan. 12-17
There were 17 foreclosures in Madison County from Jan. 12-17
Construction company alleges Ameren was negligent in wrongful death suit
A construction company argues that Ameren Illinois was negligent when it installed a gas pipeline that allegedly exploded when an employee dug too deep, resulting in his death.
Sears denies liability in mechanic's wrongful termination suit
Sears denies liability in a mechanic’s suit alleging he was wrongfully accused of stealing by a co-worker in order to cover the defendant’s own thefts.
Next talc-cancer case scheduled in St. Louis Feb. 6; Trial set after J&J loses jurisdictional appeal
ST. LOUIS – The latest lawsuit in the nation's controversial talc-related litigation center is set to begin in St. Louis next month with more than 60 women and family members seeking damages against New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson.Swann vs Johnson & Johnson et.
Madison County school boards pave way for sales tax referendum on April 4 ballot
Madison County voters will decide a proposed sales tax increase in the April 4 election that proponents say will give schools more revenue to pay for school construction costs if it passes
Gleeson grants default judgment in suit alleging sex assault
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson granted default judgment in a suit alleging a disabled adult was sexually assaulted.
Belleville attorney seeks to dismiss doctor's malpractice suit
Belleville attorney Terry Brown seeks to dismiss a physician’s legal malpractice suit alleging a Jefferson County jury ruled against the doctor after he was advised not to settle a wrongful death suit.
Duebbert search warrants moved quickly to public record in St. Clair County
Among 39 St. Clair County search warrants that changed from confidential to public record between Dec. 20 and Jan. 17, two that pertained to Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert changed the quickest. And on the day a court clerk stamped those two as open records on Jan. 12, the contents of Duebbert’s warrants were the subject of a local news article at 5:25 p.m.
Motorist, vehicle owner sued following collision
EDWARDSVILLE — A motorist is suing another driver and the vehicle's owner for allegedly causing a collision.
Property owner alleges bar and grill operators damaged property
EDWARDSVILLE — A property owner is suing bar and grill operators for allegedly damaging the property and failing to pay for repairs.