A trackman for Norfolk Southern Railway filed a Federal Employers Liability Act suit in Madison County Circuit Court Aug. 17, alleging the railroad failed to provide him a safe place to work.
The estate of Ambrose Poss filed an asbestos suit against 79 defendant corporations claiming he was exposed to asbestos while employed as a mechanic, service manager, business manager, supervisor and general manager at various locations from 1946-1981.
If U.S. District Judge J. Philip Gilbert allows certain evidence into Tom Lakin's criminal trial, witness "John Doe 2" will testify that the once-powerful Metro-East plaintiff's lawyer "sexually groomed" him as a teenage minor.
A Bethalto woman who slipped and fell on a sticky substance at the Wood River Wal-Mart on May 11, 2006, filed a $50,000 personal injury suit in Madison County Circuit Court.
Randy Miller filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit against Norfolk Southern Railway in Madison County Circuit Court Aug. 15, alleging his employer failed to provide him a safe place to work.
Robert Cooper of Pennsylvania filed an asbestos suit against 49 defendant corporations alleging he was exposed to asbestos while working from 1942 to 1981 as a coal miner, gunner, assembly line worker and mechanic at various locations in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
A South Carolina man suffering from mesothelioma filed an asbestos suit in Madison County Circuit Court Aug. 17, claiming his disease was wrongfully caused.
Union Carbide removed a Madison County asbestos case that was filed by James Weese of Tennessee to federal court claiming it is allowed to rely on federal officer removal statutes.
Cynthia Thurm filed a personal injury suit against Wood River-based Phone Masters in Madison County Circuit Court Aug. 13, seeking damages in excess of $50,000 for neck injuries she allegedly received when a LCD display unit fell from its wall mount.
The estate of John Thyssen filed an asbestos suit against 65 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court July 31, claiming he was exposed to asbestos while employed as an electrician from 1940-1983.
A Florida man diagnosed with mesothelioma filed suit approximately 800 miles away from home in Madison County Circuit Court July 25, claiming 75 defendant corporations are responsible for his illness.
Asbestos chief Judge Stack After a three year decline in the number of asbestos lawsuits filed in Madison County, new complaints are on the rise in 2007.
A Kentucky woman filed suit against 17 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court July 20, claiming her husband died from leukemia after exposure to benzene and petroleum naphtha.
The widow of a California man who died from mesothelioma in January filed an asbestos suit against 50 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court July 18, alleging her late husband was exposed to airborne asbestos fibers.
A federal grand jury in East St. Louis returned a superseding indictment against Thomas Lakin that charges him with an additional count of distribution of a controlled substance.
A Kentucky woman filed suit against 10 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court July 13, claiming her husband died from pancreatic cancer after exposure to benzene and butadiene.
A Massachusetts man suffering from mesothelioma filed an asbestos suit in Madison County Circuit Court July 11, claiming his disease was wrongfully caused.