A 32-year Norfolk Southern Railway employee filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act complaint in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 25, alleging years of fixing railroad tracks have subjected him to repetitive stress injuries.
Dwight V. Brewer, a bridge and building trackman for CSX Transportation since 1972, filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court Feb. 1.
Tom Lakin Thomas Lakin has brokered a deal with federal prosecutors that calls for him to place $325,000 into an interest bearing escrow account for possible forfeiture in connection with allegations he gave women cocaine to have sex with a minor boy.
Lou A. Jethro filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit against Kansas City Southern Railway Co. claiming he was subjected to numerous repetitive traumas over the course of his career as a switchman from 1976 through 2007.
A Minnesota man filed an asbestos suit against 10 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 16, alleging his father died from mesothelioma.
A Georgia widower filed an asbestos suit against 84 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 11, alleging his late wife was exposed to airborne asbestos fibers from her stepfather's clothing.
A photo taken by the Illinois State Police in 2002, was made public by the government. Her 20th birthday present was a 12-inch square, two-inch deep plateful of cocaine.
Malcolm Henley of Idaho filed an asbestos suit against 71 defendant corporations alleging he was exposed to asbestos while enlisted in the United States Navy from 1965 through 1968 at various locations including Great Lakes Naval Training in Illinois and as a mechanic at various locations in Massachusetts and Idaho.
Charles L. Scholes, a trackman for Illinois Central Railroad, filed a Federal Employers Liability Act suit claiming he was injured from being subjected to numerous repetitive traumas and walking on unstable ballast.
The estate of Lawrence J. McTaggart filed an asbestos suit against 48 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court Dec. 11, claiming he was exposed to asbestos while employed as a steamfitter, mechanic, construction worker, laborer and truck driver at various locations in Illinois and Missouri from 1941 to 1981.
Tom Lakin A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment against Tom Lakin, raising the total number of charges against Lakin from eight to 18.
An Arizona man suffering from mesothelioma filed suit against 67 defendant corporations alleging their negligence led to his contraction of the fatal disease.
Gary Peel United States District Judge William Stiehl has set Gary Peel's sentencing for Nov. 19. It is the fifth time a hearing date has been scheduled.
A Wyoming man diagnosed with mesothelioma filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court Nov. 2, claiming 98 defendant corporations are responsible for his illness.
A Wisconsin man diagnosed with mesothelioma filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court Oct. 31, claiming 48 defendant corporations are responsible for his illness.
WILLIAMSON, W. Va. -- A Mingo County, West Virginia jury has found that Norfolk Southern Railway Company was not at fault for causing injuries to an employee of the Norfolk, Va.-based railroad.
Gary Peel U.S. District Judge William Stiehl is taking under advisement evidence presented to him regarding the sentencing of convicted Glen Carbon attorney Gary Peel.