News from January 2008
Woman struck in face by man sues bar, eatery and assailant
Karen Hooker filed suit against Schatze's Sports Bar & Grill in Belleville, Chevy's Fresh Mex in O'Fallon and a man she claims struck her in the face with his fist while under the influence of alcohol.
Vytorin compared to 'Titanic' in St. Clair County class action
Driscoll Mary Trebilcock of Caseyville may be the first local litigant to join the band wagon suing Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. over its anti-cholesterol drug Vytorin.
Doctors endorse Wexstten for appellate court judge
Wexstten is backed by southern Illinois doctors. A coalition of southern Illinois doctors rallied behind Appellate Judge James Wexstten at a press conference in Maryville Saturday.
Show me the money
Class action trial lawyer Judy Cates has spent almost $670,000 in her campaign for Fifth District Appellate Court judge.
Thank You for Smoking
Hopkins The Libertarian philosophy, the short version any way, succinctly states that every man has the right to go to Hell in his own way, without the annoying interference of the government, be it local, state or federal.
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Cassens should have known it would be sued, plaintiff attorney argues
Attorneys who never stop suing Cassens family businesses argue that the family must always act as if they know the attorneys will sue them again.
Consumer groups 'ecstatic' over Sears settlement, despite opt out of 4,896 stove owners
Tillery Four thousand eight hundred and ninety-six stove owners took the trouble to renounce a Madison County class action settlement between Sears and attorney Stephen Tillery.
Prisoner's suit seeks vegetables and $800,000
An inmate serving a 10-year sentence for aggravated battery with a firearm filed suit against the Illinois Department of Corrections alleging he is being deprived of his rights to a vegetarian diet.
County secretary claims she was subjected to debasing pornography
A county board secretary for Madison County filed a motion in federal court asking the county to admit that she reported seeing former county administrator James K. Monday watching pornography during business hours on a computer belonging to the county.
Truce reached in Lakin-Freed & Weiss battle
Brad Lakin BENTON – Strong words from U.S. Magistrate Judge Philip Frazier have convinced Brad Lakin and his former class action teammates at Freed and Weiss in Chicago to halt their contest for control of class actions.
Granite City man sues law firm for unfair debt collection practices
A Granite City man filed a federal lawsuit against a Chicago law firm alleging it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when the firm sued him in Cook County rather than Madison County.
Appellate Court upholds judgment against IDOT
Justice Welch Fifth Judicial District justices upheld a St. Clair County judge's 2006 order requiring the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to grant an outdoor advertising company permission to put up signs along Interstate 64 in Caseyville.
Cell tower denial prompts suit against Alton
USCOC of Greater Missouri, which does business as U.S. Cellular, is suing Alton for denying a special use permit for the construction of a 90-foot wireless stealth tower.
Golfer seeks $100k for rough ride to fifth tee
A golfer is blaming the owners of Elmwood Golf Course for failing to prevent the use of a shortcut on rough terrain between the fourth and fifth holes, according to a personal injury lawsuit filed in Madison County Circuit Court.
Reporter held in contempt for refusing deposition by Cueto
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.