News from December 2006
Dr. No Mo
Webmeister Alton doc Charles Earnshaw surrendered his medical license for good during a hearing Wednesday before a review board of the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (DPR), several sources tell Dicta.
It's a Wonderful County!
Editor's note: "It's a Wonderful County," written by columnist John J. Hopkins, first appeared in the Dec. 20, 2004 edition of the Record. A timeless gem, it is being reprinted in this year's Christmas edition.
Protest Ameren rate hike
To the editor:
Friday, Dec. 29
9 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 28
9 a.m.
Class action masters Freed & Weiss don't carry malpractice insurance
Freed & Weiss headquarters in Chicago Two of the most active class-action plaintiff's attorneys in the Madison and St. Clair County courts do not carry malpractice coverage, even though one was once suspended by the Illinois Bar for harassing several women.
Wendler still angling to sue Cottrell in Madison County
If Fifth District Appellate Judge Terrence Hopkins had lived a little longer, he would have helped decide whether truck drivers can continue suing Georgia trailer maker Cottrell Inc., in Madison County.
Mistrust of Madison County muffs mutual funds cases
Mutual funds picked up a boost from the U.S. Supreme Court this year but then squandered it through mistrust of Madison County.
Paxil litigators wrangle for position in competing class actions
Crowder It was a busy day for lawyers in the Paxil litigation in Madison County on Tuesday as a routine hearing to enforce an injunction branched into three separate, contentious hearings with two judges.
Matoesian 'do-si-dos' class action out of Madison County
Like boys and girls in a square dance, plaintiffs and defendants paired off in a ceremony shutting down a proposed class action suit over workers compensation premiums.
Hartford residents opt out of Goldenberg's vapor class
Judge Stack Forty-six current and former Hartford residents have broken away from a class action settlement of claims that refinery vapors damaged their properties.
ARDC files complaint against Tom Lakin
L. Thomas Lakin The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission has filed a complaint against Lakin Law Firm founder Lowell Thomas Lakin charging him with sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor and with delivering controlled substances.
Doctor/author prescribes positive outlook in 'Lasso the Sunshine'
Bob Farmer, M.D. A graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, who is a family practitioner in downstate Illinois, has donated 10,000 copies of his new book to the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at SIU (SCCI) in Springfield.
New Lawsuits: Tuesday, Dec. 19
Fresh from the courthouse:
Barge worker hurt from gunwhale fitting, suit says
A Mississippi River barge worker filed a Jones Act complaint against National Maintenance and Repair Inc. in Madison County Circuit Court Dec. 15, claiming he was severely injured Dec. 16, 2003, while fitting a gunwhale on a barge.
Couple seeks $1.3 million from birth control patch maker
An Illinois couple is seeking $1.3 million in damages from Johnson and Johnson and its subsidiary Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical claiming the birth control patch Ortho Evra caused the user to suffer deep vein thrombosis.
New Lawsuits: Monday, Dec. 18
Linda Abernathy v. Rosewood Care Center
Zyprexa at issue in 'off-label' suit against Lilly
Eli Lilly and Co. is being sued in St. Clair County Circuit Court by a man who claims he developed pancreatitis from using the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa.
Worker hit in the head with crane sues Olin
Olin A construction worker who was injured while using a crane filed a personal injury suit against Olin Corp. in Madison County Circuit Court Dec. 13, claiming Olin failed in its duty to provide him a safe place to work.
Weber's H&R Block class action dismissal appealed by Lakin
The Lakin Law Firm filed an appeal with the Fifth Appellate District claiming former Circuit Judge Don Weber erred when dismissing a class action lawsuit against H&R Block on Nov. 9.