U.S. Federal Court
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Asbestos plaintiff should have power to choose venue, St. Louis district judge rules
The St. Louis federal court remanded a maritime asbestos lawsuit, concluding that the plaintiff should have the right to choose which venue tries the case. -
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Seventh Circuit affirms dismissal of suit claiming neighboring cattle spread diseases, caused farmer’s livestock to die
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois properly dismissed a lawsuit against state and federal departments of Agriculture alleging they failed to take action against a farmer whose diseased cattle spread infection to a neighboring herd. -
Maritime law firm removes case alleging confidential medical information was released
A St. Louis admiralty and maritime law firm has removed a case to federal court that alleges a medicine shop employee released a patient’s confidential medical information to the firm. -
Deceased barge worker’s suit removed to federal court
MuellerColumbus McKinnon Corporation removes a suit alleging a barge worker was killed in a chain hoist accident to federal court.Timothy Sagez, on behalf of Jason Sagez, filed his Nov. 17 complaint against Columbus McKinnon, Katsuyama Kikai, Nitchi Company and National Maintenance & Repair Inc.According to the complaint, Sagez was employed at the National Maintenance & Repair floating dock -
District judge denies dismissal for sufficient evidence of asbestos exposure on seven U.S. Navy ships
A federal judge has denied dismissal of an asbestos lawsuit for defendant Crane Co., concluding that the claimant’s list of U.S. Navy ships was sufficient enough to prove exposure to the defendant’s asbestos-containing products while serving as a seaman. -
Seventh Circuit affirms SIU’s termination of doctoral student with PTSD
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Southern Illinois University student had not been wrongfully terminated from the school’s doctoral program due to his post-traumatic stress disorder -
Case alleging transvaginal mesh procedure caused adverse reaction removed to federal court
Defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging a patient suffered adverse tissue reactions after a transvaginal mesh procedure have removed the case to federal court.