BELLEVILLE—A couple is suing a number of companies after the husband developed various ailments, including lung cancer, allegedly from working around asbestos his entire career.
Fund-raising efforts for two Democratic contenders seeking seats at the Fifth District Appellate Court tell different stories. According to financial disclosure statements filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections, Metro-East personal injury firms or attorneys contributed approximately one-fourth of the total $30,200 in itemized individual contributions received by the campaign committee of Jo Beth Weber of Mount Vernon.
BELLEVILLE – An Illinois couple is suing nearly 70 companies and Metropolitan Life, alleging the husband developed asbestosis, a lung cancer, after working around asbestos.
BELLEVILLE – An Illinois woman is suing nearly 40 companies and Metropolitan Life, alleging negligence in her husband's asbestos-related lung cancer and subsequent death.
BELLEVILLE – An Illinois couple is suing dozens of companies, alleging exposure to asbestos, led to the husband contracting asbestosis, a cancer of the lung.
BELLEVILLE--The estate of a former marine and painter is suing more than 30 companies, alleging negligence for exposure to asbestos that led to the plaintiff dying of lung cancer.
"Jennifer Shaw, who is receiving a pro bono award, while serving as a guardian ad litem for free, went above and beyond her duties," said Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder, who heads the Pro Bono Committee. "She took a trip to another state regarding an investigation, and due to her hard work, the case was heard smoothly and successfully."
During a presentation at the HarrisMartin Midwest Asbestos Conference on Sept. 18, asbestos attorney Marcus Raichle, Jr. projected that total filings for the year would be approximately 1,118 - which would be down from the previous year in which 1,300 cases were filed.
This summer the Third Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee coordinated its annual Madison County Intern Program, allowing 12 students the chance to learn more about the legal system.
More than 300 asbestos cases are set for trial next Monday in a Madison County courtroom that seats about 100 spectators. The extraordinary number of cases are set to be presided over by the court's only asbestos judge - Stephen Stobbs, an associate judge.
Asbestos filings in Madison County through June 30 are down by 9 percent compared to the same period last year. A total of 588 new asbestos lawsuits were filed in the first half of 2015, compared to a total of 656 that were filed in the first half of 2014.
According to a recently unsealed database outlining a sample of what asbestos plaintiffs have been awarded in the court and trust systems, Madison County claimants account for roughly 20 percent of the total payouts.