News from March 2006
Friday, March 24
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Thursday, March 23
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Monday, March 20
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New Lawsuits: Tuesday, March 14
Fresh from the courthouse:
ISMIE ordered to keep rates down
Stephen Burger, M.D. The state's largest medical malpractice insurer has been directed to "target" a rate reduction of 3.5 percent beginning next year. And, in a report issued Tuesday, the Illinois Division of Insurance ordered ISMIE Mutal not to raise its premiums in 2006-2007.
Asbestos caused husband's death, new Madison County suit claims
Sue Welch filed an asbestos lawsuit in Madison County claiming 73 defendants who manufactured asbestos products caused her husband Jack's death on March 11, 2005, just 15 days after learning he suffered from mesothelioma.
WSJ commentary takes a stab at 'dumbstruck' silicosis docs
"Lawyered up and hunkered down" is how the Wall Street Journal described asbestos and silicosis diagnosing doctors who took the 5th Amendment before a congressional committee last week.
Woman sues for fall on vision clinic's staircase
An Edwardsville woman who fractured her ankle on a staircase at a vision clinic is suing for more than $50,000.
Man injured by wire shackle files Jones Act suit
Kenneth Wallace claims that while he was a deckhand on the M/V Wendy L he was hit in the left knee by a wire shackle, according to a Jones Act suit filed in Madison County Circuit Court March 10.
McGlynn fields range of questions on IllinoisJudges.net
Appellate Court Judge Steve McGlynn Even though most voters will have no choice in the primary election that looms a week away, a vault of information about Illinois' 165 judicial candidates can be found in a single search at IllinoisJudges.net.
Americans paying $886 per person 'tort tax,' study shows
Lisa Rickard House payment? Groceries? Investment? What would the average person do with an extra $886?
New Lawsuits: Monday, March 13
Fresh from the courthouse:
McMahon, Berger, Hanna, Linihan, Cody & McCarthy add four attorneys
St. Louis' largest law firm dedicated to a labor and employment law practice has announced that they are expanding by adding four attorneys.
Pfizer sued for Bextra in St. Clair County
The estate of a man who died of a heart attack filed a wrongful death suit against Pfizer claiming the prescription medication that was recalled caused the heart attack that killed him.
FELA suit filed against Illinois Central RR
Fleurette Hatteberg of Arcola, Ill., filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) suit in federal court March 1, against Illinois Central Railroad seeking damages in excess of $75,000.
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.
Asbestos Motion Dockets: Week of March 20
Monday, March 20
Fuzzy the dog is subject of $200k lawsuit
The parents of a child attacked by a dog named "Fuzzy," filed suit against the owner seeking more than $200,000 in damages.
Union Pacific loses appeal, can't block traffic more than 10 minutes
The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed St. Clair County Associate Judge Richard A. Aguirre's decision to grant a permanent injunction prohibiting Union Pacific from obstructing a grade crossing on Monsanto Avenue in Sauget for more than 10 minutes in accordance with the Illinois Vehicle Code.