U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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54 plaintiffs claim injury from Vioxx in federal suit
On the heels of a recent $13.5 million jury verdict in New Jersey, 54 people filed suit against Merck & Company in federal court in East St. Louis claiming injury from taking the pain reliever Vioxx. -
Man claims police officer beat him while cuffed
John Oakley alleges a Herrin police officer beat him and violated his constitutional rights when he was arrested on Jan. 23, 2005. -
Lakin's class actions to remain on Weber's docket
Madison County Chief Judge Edward Ferguson has ruled that the Lakin Law Firm did not meet its burden to show that Circuit Judge Don Weber is biased against the firm. -
Unlikely pair reach agreement to void Crowder's order from beginning
Thomas Maag Rewriting history, Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack and attorneys Thomas Maag and Gordon Broom agreed that Associate Judge Barbara Crowder did not sign an emergency order for Maag in January. -
Music downloaders sued in federal court
Four major record company giants took on two southern Illinois music lovers in federal court over copyright infringements. -
Prisoner seeks $12 million for effects of second hand smoke
Serving a 100-year rape and robbery sentence, a prisoner at maximum security Menard Correctional Center in Chester is seeking in excess of $12.1 million from 11 prison employees claiming he is constantly subjected to high levels of tobacco smoke. -
Couple seeks $10 million from USA for skin cancer metastasis
A $10 million lawsuit filed against the United States of America claims doctors at a Veterans Administration clinic failed to properly treat a Fayette County man's skin cancer. -
Cassens lawsuit remanded to Madison County
A federal judge has remanded a lawsuit against a local transportation business back to Madison County, stating that a defendant's removal of the case was improper. -
White male claims he was passed over for promotion at USDA
Gary Vaughn, an employee with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, filed suit in federal court alleging he was passed over for a promotion because he's white. -
Woman sues collection agency for pretending to be lawyers
A woman who failed to make payments on her Citibank credit card filed suit against a collection agency in federal court claiming they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. -
Lakin firm and Pekin Insurance agree to consolidation
Two lawsuits with one chiropractor turned into one lawsuit with three chiropractors, in an agreement between the Lakin Law Firm of Wood River and Pekin Insurance. -
Crowder signs emergency order for plaintiffs; Businesses had not yet been served
Madison County Associate Judge Barbara Crowder has started her political career the same way Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis ended his political career -- by heaping abuse on businesses of the Cassens family. -
Granite City woman files med mal suit against Petrovich
Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City Beverley Bennett of Granite City is suing surgeon John A. Petrovich, M.D. claiming his "chronic consumption of illegal drugs and/or alcohol" caused her to sustain severe and permanent injuries. -
First sentences handed down in East St. Louis vote buying scheme
Two women who were convicted in June for their role in a vote buying scheme in East St. Louis in November 2004 were sentenced on Monday. -
Injured man files Jones Act suit in federal court
A man who allegedly sustained permanent injuries to his back while working on a barge on the Mississippi River near Hartford filed a Jones Act complaint in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Jan. 18. -
Women claim contraceptive didn't come with blood clot warning
Roger Denton The popular contracreptive Ortho Evra is the target of seven product liability suits filed by women claiming the drug maker failed to warn them about the risk of developing blood clots. -
Missouri rail worker says he was fired for being black
A Missouri man filed a civil rights lawsuit against his former employer Union Pacific Railroad claiming he was fired for being an African-American. -
Man fired after comp claim, sues employer
A southern Illinois man who claims his employer refused to let him come back to work after filing a workers' compensation claim retaliated by filing suit Jan. 4 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. -
'Unclean hand' doctrine proposed in class defense
Plaintiff attorney Thomas Maag The old rule, "Three strikes and you're out," does not apply to Bancorp banking company as it defends itself in a proposed Madison County class action suit. -
FELA suit filed against CSX in federal court
Ricky Lee Edsall, Sr. filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) suit against CSX Transportation in U.S. District Court Dec. 23, 2005, claiming he suffers from repetitive stress injuries.