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Baricevic, Haida, and LeChien know the angles
You've got to wonder about people who cheat. Not about their motivation. That's plain enough. Clearly, they cheat to increase their chances of winning. Whether it's school or sports or cards or life,...
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Philip Morris rejects Caperton comparison to Price; Defense responds to...
SPRINGFIELD – Lawyers who claim a U.S. Supreme Court decision disqualifies Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier from a case involving Philip Morris miss their mark, according to Philip Morris....
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Plaintiff attorney in high profile trooper death case accuses defense...
HILLSBORO – Lawyer Tom Keefe of Swansea accused lawyer Bill Knapp of Edwardsville of tipping the Record about a deposition of client Sarah Deatherage, in a message he sent to Knapp and 25 other...
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Eleven Madison County jury trials went to verdict in 2015; $830,028 awarded...
Madison County saw 11 civil jury trials go all the way to verdict in 2015 with Madison County juries awarding a total of $830,028 this year in four of those cases. Of those jury verdicts in favor of...
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Missouri woman blames Belleville psychiatric center for collapsed chair
BELLEVILLE – A Missouri woman is suing a Belleville psychiatric center, alleging negligence after she says she was injured when a chair she was sitting in collapsed.Kelly Reno filed a lawsuit Nov. 30...
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Patients blame Memorial Hospital for defective device
BELLEVILLE – Three plaintiffs are suing a Belleville hospital and a manufacturer, alleging negligence for damages caused by the implantation of a medical device.Paula Goodrich, her husband Jeff...
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Parent alleges sexual molestation of her child at Cahokia daycare center
BELLEVILLE – A Cahokia woman, on behalf of her minor child, is suing a local daycare center, alleging sexual molestation..Tammy Bradley, as mother and next friend of her daughter a minor, filed a...
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Pregnant passenger blames Schneider Carriers, truck driver for collision,...
BELLEVILLE – A Cairo woman is suing a national trucking company and a driver, alleging negligence over injuries she sustained in an accident.Trisha Maupin filed the lawsuit Nov. 25 in St. Clair County...
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Driver alleges another motorist caused car accident in O'Fallon
BELLEVILLE – An Illinois woman is suing another motorist, alleging negligence after her vehicle was struck from behind.Jessica Hutcherson filed a lawsuit Nov. 25 in St. Clair County Circuit Court...
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County using loophole to keep excess tax dollars, according to Treasurer
For years, the Madison County Board has been stockpiling excess funds instead of returning money to taxpayers, according to County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler. Prenzler told the Record he is concerned that...
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ATRA: Madison County #5 'Judicial Hellhole' in country; Report cites asbestos...
Madison County was once again named to the American Tort Reform Association’s “Top Five Judicial Hellholes” in the country - thanks in large part to what the group calls an asbestos “rocket docket.”...
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Three family members allege another member caused Smithton auto accident
BELLEVILLE – Two Illinois men, alongside two minors, are suing a family member, alleging the defendant caused an automobile accident injured three of them.Connor J. Burns and Eric M. Burns, minors,...
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St. Louis business seeks real estate payment from Gibbol's Novelties
ALTON – A St. Louis company is suing a novelty shop, alleging an unpaid judgment.Reinert Collins Allee filed the lawsuit Dec. 10 in Madison County Circuit Court against Lois M. Lobbing individually and...
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Roxana construction company alleges insurance firm owes nearly $1 million
BELLEVILLE – The owner of a Roxana construction company is suing an insurance firm, alleging exposure to financial damage.Gary Thiems and Thiems Construction Company filed a lawsuit Nov. 20 in St....
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Breach of contract alleged in St. Clair County restaurant transaction
BELLEVILLE – Two men are suing a Sangamon County man, alleging unpaid dividends of an investment in a restaurant.Dave Butz of St. Clair County and Eugene Schill of Missouri filed a lawsuit Nov. 16 in...
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Spendthrift Farm alleges unpaid debt by Edwardsville man
EDWARDSVILLE – A Kentucky corporation is suing an Edwardsville man, alleging an unpaid debt. Spendthrift Farm LLC filed a lawsuit Dec. 11 in Madison County Circuit Court against Jim Cristel.According...
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Couple alleges HSHS Medical Group caused husband's disabling injury
BELLEVILLE – An Illinois couple is suing a medical group and physicians, alleging the defendants caused disabling injuries the husband experienced from an injection in his neck.Bill Blechinger and...
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Realtor alleges Diamond State Insurance committed breach of contract
BELLEVILLE – A St. Clair County real estate broker is suing an insurance company, alleging breach of contract in an insurance dispute.Geraldine A. Davidson filed a lawsuit Nov. 25 in St. Clair Circuit...
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Mother alleges two motorists caused accident that injured her children
EDWARDSVILLE – A Madison County mother and her minor children are suing two motorists, alleging negligence over a motor vehicle accident that she says injured all three.Julianne M. Dant, behalf of...
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Driver alleges another motorist's speeding caused traffic accident
EDWARDSVILLE – An Illinois woman is suing a Bethalto motorist, alleging negligence for injuries she says she received when the defendant's vehicle struck her car.Elizabeth A. Bruno filed a lawsuit Dec....
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