News from September 2006
Mac's Timeout Lounge sued for baseball bat beating
Mac's Timeout Michael Malloy filed the 800th civil suit in Madison County this year seeking damages in excess of $50,000 against Thomas Hurst and Mac's Timeout Lounge in Alton.
Massachusetts man files asbestos suit in Madison County
The estate of John Babbitt filed an asbestos suit against 94 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court Sept. 19, claiming he was exposed to asbestos while employed as a maintenance worker, freight loader, mail carrier and cafeteria worker from 1963-2002.
Oxygen not hooked up, wrongful death suit claims
Abbott Services Ambulance is being sued by a woman whose husband died while being transported from St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis to their Red Bud home in June.
Asbestos Motion Docket: Monday, Oct. 2
Monday, October 2
Parking garage owner sues trash service for truck's damage
Alton Real Estate Investments is suing a trash removal service for damages sustained when a 30-ton garbage truck fell through the second floor of its Alton parking garage last year.
Woman claims cancer fighting drug damaged jaw
Carolyn Rutz is suing Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming a cancer fighting drug she used damaged her jaw.
Judges don't deserve a pass
Most judges despise election season, even when they aren't running.
No wonder
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Diversion tactics
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Amended complaint belongs in federal court under CAFA, defense argues
Selective Insurance removed a three-year-old class action pending in Madison County to federal court claiming a second amended complaint is so different from previous pleadings that it "commenced" a new action under the Class Action Fairness Act.
Class representatives too feeble to press on with tax bond case
Plaintiffs in a proposed Madison County class action suit over bonds they bought eight-to-10 years ago have grown too feeble to keep the case going.
Nursing home and Belleville doctor named in wrongful death suit
A Belleville nursing home and physician are being sued by the estate of a woman who suffered a massive heart attack and died two years ago.
Darr persists in car rental class action, despite reimbursement for luxury SUV
Circuit Judge Daniel Stack While goofy class action lawsuits disappear by dozens in Madison County circuit court, the goofiest of all has reached a moment of decision.
Granite City urologist cleared in med mal trial
A Madison County jury has ruled in favor of Granite City urologist Richard Blath, M.D. in a medical malpractice trial that lasted a week in Madison County.
Out with the dead: Lakin plaintiffs dropping in certified cases
Lakin Law Firm attorneys have replaced a dead plaintiff in a six-year-old class action and a plaintiff who dropped out of a seven-year-old class action, but if defendants have their facts straight the new plaintiffs won't last long.
Bathon cites vast experience in bid for re-election
Q.What are the primary responsibilities of a county treasurer?
Monday, Sept. 25
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Just Ask Gonzo: Downloaders facing the music
Question: Several years ago I downloaded music from the Internet. I noticed recently that you have reported lawsuits about people being sued for copyright infringements.
Suit belongs in Ohio, Cottrell attorney argues
Dan Carpenter Car hauler Keith Yount, whose personal injury lawsuit turned the Madison County courthouse upside down, lives in Ohio and should file his suit there, according to the company that made the trailer he drove.
New class action in Madison County marks 400th since 2000
Cheryl Reynolds filed a class action suit against Kansas City-based H&R Block claiming the business defrauded consumers seeking instant income tax refunds.