The Illinois Personal Injury Weblog of Schaeffer & Lamere P.C.

US Att'y: More Time Needed on Blagojevich

From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News: "US attorney wants more time to indict Blagojevich"--

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has filed a motion seeking a 90-day extension to return of an indictment against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Federal prosecutors normally have 30 days to file an indictment against a defendant. That deadline would have been Jan. 7, and the extension would give prosecutors until April 7 instead.

--Posted by East Alton Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Grafton Illinois car accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling Missouri and Illinois accidents, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.

Hotels to See Before You Die

From Yahoo! Travel: "Hotels to Stay in Before You Die," by Ondine Cohane--

Stay in enough business-oriented joints or W wannabes, and it's easy to forget that the hotel experience can be transcendent. When you're tired, off-kilter in a new city, or just need to get your head right, a great hotel will help you rediscover your balance. A great hotel will help you feel human again, special, and sublimely taken care of. And any traveler worth her salt has a list in her back pocket: dream hotels that should not be missed in this lifetime. Here's ours. Some belong here for their classic designs, Jeeves-worthy service, and sense of history and glamour; others can't be beaten for their stellar location. All will probably merit discussion, arguments, and booking far, far ahead.

--Posted by East Alton Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Grafton Illinois car accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling Missouri and Illinois accidents, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.

Toyota: Operating Loss

From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News: "Toyota projects first operating loss since 1941," by Yuri Kageyama--

Toyota Motor Corp. projected its first-ever operating loss since it began such reports, acknowledging Monday that its nine-year stretch of global vehicle-sales growth had stalled.

Crashing auto demand, especially in its key U.S. market, and the profit erosion from a surging yen proved too much for Japan's top automaker, which had been booming on the success of its fuel-efficient models, incluading the Camry sedan and Prius gas-electric hybrid.

--Posted by East Alton Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Grafton Illinois car accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling Missouri and Illinois accidents, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.

Obama's New Cabinet Members

From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News: "Obama poised to name new Cabinet members," by Philip Elliot-- 

President-elect Barack Obama is nearly finished choosing his Cabinet as he prepares to leave Saturday on a holiday vacation in his native Hawaii. Obama settled on California Rep. Hilda Solis for labor secretary and former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk for U.S. trade representative, officials said Thursday.

 He was ready to introduce Republican Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois as transportation secretary at a news conference Friday afternoon, although it wasn't clear who else might join him at the podium. 

--Posted by East Alton Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Alton Illinois car accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling Missouri and Illinois accidents, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.

AG Recusal in Madoff Probe

From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News: "AG recuses himself from Madoff fraud probe," by Pete Yost--

Congress will investigate the alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme run by Wall Street money manager Bernard L. Madoff, a leading House lawmaker said Wednesday. Separately, the U.S. attorney general took himself out of any involvement because his son is representing an officer at Madoff's investment firm.

The Madoff scandal has further weakened already-battered investor confidence in securities markets and has raised more troubling questions about the effectiveness of the regulatory system," said Democratic Rep. Paul Kanjorski, chairman of the House Financial Services subcommittee on capital markets.

--Posted by Alton Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Alton Illinois car accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling Missouri and Illinois accidents, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.

SCt Allows Suits about Light Cigarettes

From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News: "Court allows lawsuits over 'light' cigarettes"--

The Supreme Court on Monday handed a surprising defeat to tobacco companies counting on it to put an end to lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes.

In a 5-4 split won by the court's liberals, it ruled that smokers may use state consumer protection laws to sue cigarette makers for the way they promote "light" and "low tar" brands.

--Posted by Alton Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Alton Illinois car accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling Missouri and Illinois accidents, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.

Harris Resigns

From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News: "Ill. governor's chief of staff resigns"--

The chief of staff to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (bluh-GOY'-uh-vich) has resigned, three days after he was arrested on government corruption charges along with his boss.

A Blagojevich spokesman said Friday that John Harris had resigned. He provided no other details.

Posted by Alton Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Edwardsville Illinois auto accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling Missouri and Illinois accidents, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.

Press Coverage About Schaeffer & Lamere P.C.

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--Posted by Edwardsville Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Alton Illinois truck accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling car accident, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.

Obama and Smoking

From Reuters via Yahoo! News: "Obama says he won't be smoking in White House"--

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama failed to give a straight answer when asked on a U.S. talkshow on Sunday whether he had managed to quit smoking.

In a country where cigarettes are responsible for one in five deaths and smoking costs tens of billions of dollars in health care, Obama has been under pressure to set an example by giving up his reported two-decade-old habit.

--Posted by Alton Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Alton Illinois auto accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling Missouri and Illinois accidents, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.

Terrible Unemployment Numbers

From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News: "Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years," by Jeannine Aversa--

Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, catapulting the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent, dramatic proof the country is careening deeper into recession.

The new figures, released by the Labor Department Friday, showed the crucial employment market deteriorating at an alarmingly rapid clip, and handed Americans some more grim news right before the holidays.

--Posted by Brighton Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Alton Illinois auto accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling Missouri and Illinois accidents, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.