News

Troy man in custody for threatening Bill O'Reilly and Congressman Shimkus
2/3/2012 2:00 PM By Christina Stueve

O'Reilly

Madison County Sheriff's Office investigating calls made to Fox News Personality Bill O'Reilly and Congressman Shimkus

Cloud

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen announces new partners
2/3/2012 11:00 AM By Staff Reports
The law firm of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen announces that five attorneys have become partners with the firm: Patrick Cloud, Renee Monfort, Jana Brady, Michael Denning, and Heidi Ruckman.
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Johnson and Hunter

Attorneys Hunter and Johnson team up in new Godfrey practice
2/3/2012 10:57 AM By Staff Reports
Local attorneys Christopher B. Hunter and Emily J. Johnson have joined together to form Hunter & Johnson, P.C., located in Godfrey.
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Simmons

Madison County asbestos litigation has billion-dollar impact; But business leaders say that makes risky bet
2/3/2012 8:13 AM By Miles Bardell
Local law firms attract asbestos cases from around the country to litigate in local courts. One result has been an injection of more than a billion dollars into the local economy in recent years.
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Route 159 accident is subject of St. Clair County suit
2/3/2012 7:53 AM By Kelly Holleran
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims failed to maintain a proper lookout and struck her vehicle.
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Kopis

Cadillac driver claims he was rear-ended by Honda van
2/3/2012 7:49 AM By Andrea Dearden
A St. Clair County woman is accused of rear-ending another driver in Belleville.
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Suit claims mother and son hurt in Frank Scott Park accident
2/3/2012 7:46 AM By Andrea Dearden
A St. Clair woman says she and her son were hurt when the driver of another car turned in front of them while they were driving in Swansea.
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Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg

As Facebook goes public, attorneys wrangle in class action
2/2/2012 1:46 PM By Ann Maher
EAST ST. LOUIS - While Facebook hopes to raise as much as $10 billion when it begins selling shares, attorneys pursuing a class action against the social network seek to assess billions of dollars in fines.
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Ruth

Insurer dismissed in children's case against stepmother
2/2/2012 12:48 PM By Christina Stueve
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth on Wednesday dismissed an insurance company as a defendant in a case that pits children against their step mother.
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Behr

Wrongful death lawsuit against hospital set for CMC March 28
2/2/2012 11:56 AM By Christina Stueve
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth on Wednesday set a case management conference for March 28 in a Madison County family's wrongful death lawsuit against a Granite City doctor and hospital.

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Perica

Deceased woman sues husband after van rolls over her
2/2/2012 8:12 AM By Kelly Holleran
The husband of a woman who died after a van rolled backward over her is being sued by his wife.
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