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Belleville entrepreneurs sue citizens group for defamation
10/15/2008 12:11 PM Citizens Reviving Historic Belleville, Inc. and Maureen Morris are being sued for defamation and false light invasion of privacy by business people who sought to expand or build their enterprises in residentially zoned neighborhoods.
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State of Tennessee sued for seeking child support from wrong man
10/9/2008 3:59 PM Illinois resident Joshua Brown is suing the state of Tennessee for sending him a notice indicating he had a child in Tennessee with a female other than his wife. READ MORE...
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Court security officer settles defamation suit against Venice
10/9/2008 6:55 AM A Madison County court security officer has settled his defamation suit against the city of Venice. READ MORE...
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Tool company claims it was defamed by competitor
9/17/2008 2:31 PM A Swansea company has filed suit against an Orange, Conn. company, claiming it was defamed in a letter the Connecticut business sent to distributors across the nation.
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Bank 'besmirched' customer's good name, suit says
7/24/2008 1:44 PM Kenneth Kitson has filed suit against the Bank of Edwardsville alleging the bank defamed him by accusing him of fraud. READ MORE...
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Former Morgan Stanley branch manager sues for breach of contract
6/27/2008 11:13 AM A former branch manager and financial adviser with Morgan Stanley filed a three-count suit against his former employer in Madison County Circuit Court June 23, alleging breach of contract, defamation and tortuous interference with a business expectancy. READ MORE...
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 | | Amiel Cueto | Judge dismisses Cueto's suit against the Record
4/18/2008 6:22 AM Judge G. Michael Prall has dismissed with prejudice a defamation lawsuit filed by Amiel Cueto against the Madison County Record. READ MORE...
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Reporter held in contempt for refusing deposition by Cueto
1/23/2008 9:50 PM Belleville News-Democrat reporter George Pawlaczyk was held in contempt of court after he refused to give deposition testimony to Amiel Cueto in connection with a suit against the Chicago Tribune, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the Illinois Civil Justice League and its political action committee, JUSTPAC. READ MORE...
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Dentist files slander suit against fellow practitioner in Madison County
11/29/2007 11:57 AM Dr. Richard Boatman, Jr. filed a two-count slander and defamation suit Nov. 20 in Madison County against fellow dentist Dr. William Beckert. READ MORE...
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Court considers Cueto's request for 'six figures' in letter to editor suit
11/9/2007 6:20 PM St. Clair County Associate Judge Brian Babka took under advisement plaintiff Amiel Cueto's motion for summary judgment in a suit he brought against Thomas Muskopf.
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Home Depot customer claims he was falsely accused of shoplifting
10/22/2007 3:50 PM A man who purchased a lawn tractor for $3,200 at the Edwardsville Home Depot filed a defamation suit against the nation's second largest retailer alleging he was accused of shoplifting even though he had the receipts for the items purchased. READ MORE...
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Judge Lopinot punts Cueto defamation suit
8/31/2007 11:00 AM St. Clair County Associate Judge Vincent Lopinot recused himself Thursday, Aug. 30, from a defamation /false light suit that disbarred attorney Amiel Cueto filed against the Madison County Record. READ MORE...
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Pontious files suit against News-Democrat
2/22/2007 6:45 AM Deborah Pontious filed a defamation and invasion of privacy suit against the Belleville News-Democrat in Madison County Circuit Court Feb. 21, over a March 26, 2006, article which the lawsuit alleges misstated the reasons for Pontious' suspension from her teaching position at Effingham High School. READ MORE...
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 | | Gary Peel | Pontious-Peel loses battles in Effingham and Madison County
1/31/2007 3:05 PM Less than a week after a jury shot down her $4 million suit against the Effingham Community Unit School District 40, Deborah A. Pontious Peel lost another legal battle in Madison County. READ MORE...
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 | | Gary Peel | Peel's wife sues The Record
9/12/2006 7:34 PM Former Effingham High School teacher Deborah A. Pontious filed a defamation lawsuit against the Record and reporter Steve Korris alleging inaccuracies in three published articles about her dispute with her former employer.
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Security guard sues Madison cops for false imprisonment
9/6/2006 1:37 PM An armed security guard arrested for impersonating an officer, unlawful use of weapons, unlawful use of a rotating red light and unlawful possession of a blackjack filed a 12-count suit against the City of Madison and two police officers alleging he was falsely imprisoned. READ MORE...
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 | | Gordon Maag | Maag to argue defamation claim in September
8/17/2006 3:40 PM Former Fifth District Appellate Court Judge Gordon Maag, who is appealing a dismissed defamation suit, will argue next month that a campaign flyer damaged his reputation to the tune of $110 million. READ MORE...
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Just Ask Gonzo: Defendants file dismissal motion in fired SIUE professor case
3/21/2006 12:01 PM Question: What ever happened to the college professor case, the one who sued his colleagues for defamation seeking almost a million bucks? READ MORE...
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Maag's federal defamation suit stayed
2/27/2006 12:44 PM Former Fifth District Appellate Court Judge Gordon Maag must wait for ahis former colleagues to rule whether his $110 million defamation lawsuit canned by a state judge can be revived, before a similar federal lawsuit can proceed. READ MORE...
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 | | Andy Matoesian | Matoesian recuses himself from lawsuit against The Record
2/22/2006 1:44 PM In an order dated Feb. 16, Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian has recused himself from a lawsuit brought last month by attorney Gary Peel against The Record newspaper. READ MORE...
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