News from 2006
Asbestos Jury Docket: Tuesday, Oct. 10
Tuesday, October 10
Med mal suit refiled against Dalla Riva
Circuit Judge Don Weber Fifteen days after voluntarily dismissing a medical malpractice case against a Maryville doctor, St. Louis attorney David Damick re-filed the suit in Madison County Circuit Court.
Burroughs firm moves into new St. Louis office
The law firm of Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank & True, LLP, moved into its new downtown St. Louis office Monday.
Railroad worker claims cumulative trauma in federal suit
A man who claims his ability to enjoy life has been impaired due to working on the railroad filed suit in U.S. District Court Sept. 28, against Illinois Central Railroad (ICR) claiming it failed to provide him with a safe place to work in violation of the Federal Employers' Liability Act.
MLK crash survivor files suit
A survivor of a deadly crash on the Martin Luther King Bridge nearly two years has filed suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Kenneth Hall Hospital sued for misdiagnosis
A patient at Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital in East St. Louis claims she did not receive appropriate emergency medical care for treatment of a heart attack, according to a suit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court Sept. 26.
Railroad workers combine suit against Illinois Central
Twelve former railroad workers who claim workplace exposure caused them to develop asbestosis and pneumoconiosis combined their claims in a suit against Illinois Central Railroad.
East St. Louis sued over non-working signal lights
The intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and North 9th Street in East St. Louis The city of East St. Louis is being sued for failure to maintain traffic signals at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and North 9th Street.
Nuclear medicine scanner blamed for injuries
A man whose arm and shoulder were pinched by a nuclear medicine scanner while undergoing a medical procedure at Memorial Hospital is suing the manufacturer.
Home owners sued for invitee's injuries
2117 State St. in East St. Louis Julie Lewis of St. Clair County is suing the owners of an East Carondelet home for falling on a set of steps nearly two years ago.
Vulnerable Venerable
Wyvetter Younge Democrat strategists had hoped the grand dame of the Illinois House, Rep. Wyvetter Younge of East St. Louis, would never have to set foot on the campaign trail.
Fear Factor
Is Thomas Lakin, as his accusers say, a "powerful man" who can make "anything go away"? From our perch, it sure seems like it.
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'Who's on First'?
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Victors argue against new med mal trial
Richard Hunsaker Lawyers for Dolores Cantrell, M.D. say that a defense verdict reached in a Madison County medical malpractice trial last May should stand.
Trapshooters take aim at vendor, claim copyright infringement
The Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) filed suit in federal court against Rich Dillon of Oaktown, Ind. for copyright infringement.
Dueling lawsuit battle is hot potato for high court
SPRINGFIELD-A heated Madison County battle, the case of dueling lawsuits over petroleum vapors in the village of Hartford, has turned into a hot potato for the Illinois Supreme Court.
Boeing employees file federal class action
Four Boeing employees filed a federal class action lawsuit in District Court in East St. Louis alleging Boeing charged fees and expenses to their 401k plan that were unreasonable.
Benzene claims erased by stroke of Maddox's pen
In an instant Madison County Circuit Judge Lola Maddox erased 408 personal injury claims from her docket.