While shopping for landscaping stones at Ace Hardware in Bethalto on April 2, James Kannall, of Edwardsville, says one of the stones fell off the display onto his hand and fingers, severely and permanently injuring him.
Madison County employee Myrna Amisch's class action suit against Merck wasn't the first, but it is on the cutting edge of recent filings against the pharmaceutical.
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.
As I journey around southern Illinois, I hear various concerns from the people.
However there is one common fear and complaint that resonates with the people regardless of where they are located, and that is the loss of doctors.
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