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Merck's witness stands by opinion under cross examination
Merck's defense witness Jerome Cohen, M.D., a St. Louis cardiologist, said his ties to pharmaceutical companies did not influence his opinion that Vioxx did not cause Patricia Schwaller's death.
Cahokia Nursing & Rehab, Memorial named in survival action
Cahokia Nursing & Rehab Center, Memorial Hospital and Ouedraogo Basga Bernard, M.D. are named in a St. Clair County medical negligence suit over the care of a patient whose leg had to be amputated.
Meat packer claims hand injuries
An employee of a Millstadt meat packing plant is suing a manufacturer for severe injuries he sustained when his hand was pulled into a vacuum filler.
ICJL urges legislators to support lawsuit reform bills
The Illinois Civil Justice League (ICJL) is urging legislators to support two key lawsuit reform bills that have hearings in the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
'Money grab' bill passes in state senate
An "anti-business" bill that shifts the burden of compensation to the party with the most money rather than the most responsibility in tort cases easily passed in the state Senate Tuesday, despite fierce opposition from business groups.
Rosewood Care Center negligence trial under way in Madison County
Plaintiff's attorney Robert Gregory told Madison County jurors he would prove that Rosewood Care Center was negligent in caring for a patient who suffered a fractured hip six hours into his respite visit in January 2003.
Rape victim claims Pop's Saloon failed to provide adequate security
A Jefferson County, Mo. woman is suing Pop's Saloon claiming she was raped in a restroom by multiple unknown assailants at 7 a.m. on March 18, 2005.
Lane Bryant employee claims retaliatory discharge
Linda Haas filed suit against her former employer claiming she was discharged for filing a worker's compensation claim.
Doctors support expert witness standards, I-LAW survey shows
Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW) released a survey of Illinois physicians which found that doctors overwhelmingly support enacting new standards to govern medical expert witness testimony.
Vioxx played no role in Schwaller's death, med expert testifies
A St. Louis cardiologist told Madison County jurors that Vioxx played "zero" role in the sudden heart attack death of 52-year-old Patricia Schwaller.
Brooklyn nightclub sued for not properly training bouncers
Customers of a Brooklyn, Ill. nightclub claim the owners of Garrett's Pink Slip Exotic Bar are negligent for failing to properly train its bouncers.
Funeral home sued for improper embalming
A Belleville funeral home is being sued for improperly embalming the body of Jimmy Joe Henshaw, according to a complaint filed March 12 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Hebrank testifies against expanding Wrongful Death recovery
Jeff Hebrank Edwardsville attorney Jeff Hebrank testified against a bill that would expand recovery for victims under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act during a House Judiciary Committee meeting in Springfield Wednesday.
Merck used U-Haul to deliver Vioxx research to FDA
Vioxx was tested on more people and for longer periods of time than required by the Food and Drug Administration, explained Merck's vice president of research Briggs Morrison on the witness stand all day in Madison County Court Wednesday.
Barge worker files suit against Lewis & Clark Marine
Jerald D. Taggart filed a Jones Act suit against Lewis & Clark Marine Inc. claiming he was thrown into the Mississippi River when the stern of a towboat struck a barge on which he was working.
Truck Centers manager files retaliatory discharge suit
Richard Darr alleges he was discharged from employment for filing a workers' compensation claim, according to a suit filed March 12 in Madison County Circuit Court against Truck Centers Inc. of Troy.
MCT and Doolin Place named in personal injury suit
A mentally and physically disabled woman is suing Madison County Transit and an assisted living center for injuries she sustained last year when her wheelchair rolled off a porch.
ICJL urges people to protest anti-business bill
Ed Murnane The Illinois Civil Justice League (ICJL) is urging people to call their state senators in protest of an anti-business bill picking up speed in Springfield.
Salvation Army and driver sued over collision
Amy L. Boecklen is seeking in excess of $100,000 from the Salvation Army and its truck driver for rendering her vehicle worthless after an auto accident March 10, 2005.
Motorist claims trucker left scene after propelling lumber through his windshield
Kenneth Brinker is suing Beelman Truck Co. and its employees over a 2005 accident in which a piece of lumber from the Beelman truck was ejected and propelled through the windshield of Brinker's oncoming Ford E-350 one-ton van.