News from July 2012
More suits filed in Yaz litigation; MDL nears 10,000 cases
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS - More than 70 lawsuits over the oral contraceptives Yasmin and Yaz have been filed this month in the East St. Louis federal court.
Venice car dealer sued for not returning leased trailer
Reda A Venice car dealer is accused of refusing to return a trailer to a leasing company that claims to own it.
Multi-organ failure claimed in suit against Barnes-Jewish
Bartholomew A Marion County woman claims her treatment at a St. Clair County hospital caused life-threatening damage to her body.
Belleville couple sues insurance companies pro se over unpaid mine subsidence
A Belleville couple is asking for more than $100,000 from insurance companies that allegedly denied damage claims without cause.
Stray voltage ruined century-old cattle farm, suit says
A Highland couple claims they lost a century-old dairy farm after faulty wiring allegedly shocked their cattle into decreased milk production.
Suit filed against Cook firm over Bi-State action settles before trial
Carr A legal malpractice trial that was to have started Monday in St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto's courtroom settled as jurors were being picked.
Two-year-old slip and fall case settles right before trial in St. Clair County
Knapp A Cahokia man's lawsuit against Illinois Bell Telephone and Illinois Power settled Monday morning in St. Clair County.
Union Pacific blamed in Madison County for Mason City crossing decline
Nessler A woman claims she sustained a spinal fracture after a vehicle in which she rode slammed to the ground due to the bumpy slopes caused by two railroad tracks.
Aviston driver sues over Route 157 accident
Nelson An Aviston man is suing a driver from Edwardsville who allegedly caused a rear-end crash.
Injuries claimed in Mascoutah Avenue accident
Kopis A Belleville man is accused of running a stop sign and crashing into another driver.
Foster Township accident is subject of suit
Glisson A woman who says she was hurt in a head-on collision in Madison County is suing the driver she says is responsible and his employer.
Lopinot resets status conference in officer's case against East St. Louis
Wagner St. Clair County Associate Judge Vincent Lopinot on July 16 reset a status conference to Oct. 15 in a former police officer's case against the City of East St. Louis.
McGlynn reschedules hearing over East St. Louis 'dead' voters
Hawkins St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn re-set a hearing today that would have delved into arguments over ridding inactive voters from the East St. Louis Board of Elections voter rolls.
Schoen Walton Telken & Foster awards Grandone Media Strategies contract
Grandone ST. LOUIS - The law firm Schoen Walton Telken & Foster, LLC has awarded a contract to Grandone Media Strategies for the development of a comprehensive marketing plan for the firm.
Dean Emeritus Lewis receives high honor from ABA
Lewis ST. LOUIS - Dean Emeritus and professor of law Jeffrey E. Lewis was named the 2012 recipient of the Robert J. Kutak Award, the highest honor given by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Benjamin to discuss Caperton at conference in Chicago
Benjamin The West Virginia justice who found himself at the crux of Caperton v. Massey after declining to recuse himself from an appeal in the case will speak about judicial independence next month in Chicago.
Route 159 at Bethel Mine Road accident is subject of suit
A man claims he sustained neck, back and arm injuries after a driver struck the side of his vehicle.
Caseyville accident victim alleges other driver was intoxicated
A man has filed suit against the allegedly intoxicated driver who he claims struck the back of the vehicle in which he was riding.
Diabetes not properly treated, med mal complaint alleges
The wife of a recently deceased man has filed suit against her husband's doctor, saying he failed to properly treat her husband's diabetes.
Mans sues East St. Louis property owners after falling through steps
A man claims he sustained various injuries after he fell through steps at an East St. Louis property.