News from September 2004
Friday October 1st
Friday, October 1st, 2004
Shipley, Lawrence vs. Zurich Services Corp.
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Follow up: Tillery keeps Power
The National Law Journal ranks attorney Joseph Power as one of the top four plaintiff's attorneys in Illinois. Springfield-- Stephen Tillery has the Power.
Consumer Fraud: Martin, Toothaker v. Bayer AG
On Wednesday September 29, Judge Moran will hear all pending motions in a class action lawsuit against German drugmaker Bayer AG.
Bono takes the bullets
Last week's five day series on Madison County's courts in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called its shots and took them. And those shots were as tough as they get, particularly on local asbestos lawyer Randy Bono.
The screening solution?
Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman When Eighth Circuit Court Judge Dennis Cashman retired last month, the power of naming his replacement fell to Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman.
Thursday September 30th
Thursday, September 30th, 2004
Blame game newest twist in med-mal crisis
The American Insurance Association represents more than 450 property-casualty insurance companies. EDWARDSVILLE-- Business groups and insurance companies have spent the better part of two years trying to pin the blame for Illinois' medical malpractice insurance crisis on aggressive plaintiff attorneys and out-of-control courts.
Class Action: Belinda Vardell v. Union Planters Bank
Vardell was charged $5.00 by a bank to cash a check.
Health Care Crisis Deeper Than Doctor Exodus
It’s a simple fact: Lawsuit abuse is making us sick. Recent news stories on health care and the medical malpractice crisis illustrate this even more clearly.
Go Fish, the St. Louis Spotlight, & Political Oddsmakers
Those in glass houses...
US Bank vs Feltey, Diane M.
Plaintiff:
Watson: Governor's med mal mediator should visit Southern Illinois
Sen. Frank Watson GREENVILLE--Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson (R-Greenville) wants the Governor’s special mediator on Medical Malpractice Reform to come to Southern Illinois for a citizen forum.
New Lawsuits: September 17-24
Wendy Wiggins, Todd Wiggins v. Tina Gingrich M.D., Maryville Women's Center
Follow-up -- Week of Sept. 19, 2004
Strasen v. Allstate
This week in History- Sept. 27 through Oct. 3
Oct 2, 2003-- The St. Louis Post Dispatch editorialized strongly to "derail (the) gravy train" in Madison County by moving all class action cases to federal court. "Lawyers are tooling in from all over to file class-action cases at one of the most plaintiff-friendly courts in the country. It's got to stop," the paper wrote.
ISBA: Karmeier better qualified than Maag
Judge Gordon Maag The Illinois State Bar Association has released its ratings of judges running in and around Madison County.