Madison County goes quiet; Class actions halt after federal law, Ill....

Crain's Chicago Business;  September 11, 2006 ;   Singh, Shruti Date;   633 words ......class-action lawsuits to Downstate Madison County, once a magnet for plaintiffs' lawyers...stark contrast with 2001 to 2004, when Madison County averaged 81 class-action suits a year...plaintiffs' awards handed out at the Madison County Courthouse. The state's high court...

Madison County: more rural than most imagine.

Mississippi Business Journal;  July 30, 1990 ;   Mason, Sonya;   787 words ...Madison County: more rural than most imagine Quick. Think Madison County. What comes to mind? County Line Road, Northpark...cotton, or soybeans? While the southern part of Madison County is busy developing into a booming urban area...

Madison County, Ga., Water Supply Plan Sparks Controversy.

Athens Banner-Herald (Athens, GA);  March 28, 2004 ;     787 words ......including the Madison County spills. It was...agency said. Scogin, whose district...on the deal, Scogin said -- an opinion shared by Madison County Commission Chairman...overall expense of Madison County citizens, Scogin argued at a sometimes...

MADISON COUNTY MCHUGH'S "FIRST CHOICE'.(Neighbors Madison)

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  June 13, 2002 ;     787 words ......based on the 2000 Census mean that Madison County will become part of a congressional...Manor. The new districts mean that Madison County residents will not have the chance...Instead, McHugh will be the incumbent on Madison County ballots. The five-term congressman...

Madison County Bank growing steadily, opening new location. (Focus:...

Mississippi Business Journal;  November 11, 2002 ;   Kirkland, Elizabeth;   597 words ......and nothing to build from, to say that Madison County Bank (MCB) is doing well would be an understatement. MADISON COUNTY BANK opened on Feb. 14, 2002, and is the only bank domiciled in Madison County. The bank will open a permanent location...

IMAGES OF MADISON COUNTY

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  June 4, 1995 ;   JILL SCHENSUL;   469 words ......Bergen County, NJ) 06-04-1995 IMAGES OF MADISON COUNTY -- MORE AND MORE VISITORS SHARE LOVE...have been fictitious, but the place -- Madison County, Iowa -- is real. And it's bracing...increase since the book "Bridges of Madison County" was published in 1992, and is expected...

Give us Madison County of bridge fame anytime

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  June 19, 2003 ;     591 words ...There isn't much denying that Madison County is becoming an infamous "judicial hell...Illinois Civil Justice League marched into Madison County recently to conduct a press conference...the class-action lawsuit justice in Madison County probably weren't. The lawsuit involved...

The Madison County turnaround: lenders plan, cooperate to meet growth with...

Mississippi Business Journal;  July 30, 1990 ;   Prestridge, Sam;   787 words ...The Madison County turnaround: The term turnaround is misleading. Madison County is, after all, one of the few Mississippi counties...and an aggressive commitment to patience - Madison County has achieved a level of growth that most Mississippi...

Madison County mystery project snags $50 million boost from state

The Mississippi Business Journal;  February 16, 1998 ;   Anonymous;   293 words ......bringing a large anonymous manufacturer to Madison County had been perhaps derailed by a Madison County Journal article that broke the story...remain off the record, said that the Madison County Journal had been asked to sit on the...

Rise in Madison County, Mo., average pay among fastest in nation, report...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  July 9, 2004 ;     602 words ......Heisler Jul. 9--The average wage in Madison County rose faster in late 2003 than in all...growth. But this time, the report put Madison County -- known for its industrial roots as...quarter of 2003, the average wage in Madison County was $666 a week. That's up 8.8 percent...

Some question 'crisis' Bush aims to fix President to campaign against...

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 5, 2005 ;   Abdon M. Pallasch;   787 words ...President Bush will use Downstate Madison County today to relaunch his campaign against...watchers say doctors win most cases in Madison County. Of the 364 medical malpractice suits...Reporter of St. Louis, which records Madison County verdicts. Doctors say they're bailing...

From 'hellhole' to a standing ovation; Business groups praise former...

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 23, 2007 ;   Abdon M. Pallasch;   544 words ......following the nasty fights in Downstate Madison County between business-funded groups and...elected Democratic presiding judge in Madison County, was the guest of honor at the annual...members have been the main critics of Madison County's courts, calling them a "judicial...

Lawsuit lollapalooza: meet the mad lawyers, mad doctors, and mad money of...

The American Enterprise;  April 1, 2005 ;   Tucker, William;   787 words ...EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS -- The Madison County Courthouse is an imposing structure...lawsuits are the major industry in Madison County. Business is good. Law firms are expanding...to dramatize out-of-control suits. Madison County, Illinois has been called the nation...

NONPROFIT GROUPS GAIN NO FUNDING; MADISON COUNTY LEGISLATORS REJECT...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  November 19, 2002 ;     455 words ......getting any additional monetary help from Madison County. The tentative 2003 Madison County budget has maintained funding levels for...Wampsville. Terri Larkin, director of the Madison County Fair in Brookfield, said she considers...

Profile: Some groups criticizing Madison County, Illinois, for being a...

Morning Edition (NPR);  June 17, 2003 ;   BOB EDWARDS;   654 words ......06-17-2003 Profile: Some groups criticizing Madison County, Illinois, for being a plaintiff's...rotary-dial phone, you may have heard of Madison County, Illinois. Lawyers have taken some...class-action magnet, but trial attorneys say Madison County offers hope for consumers who ...