News from 2006
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Just ask Gonzo: DeBeers class action transferred to New Jersey
Question: I am very curious about the status of the class action case involving diamonds that you wrote about last year.
Asbestos case settles two days into jury selection
Two days into jury selection, asbestos plaintiff Joyce Applequist avoided a lengthy trial by settling her claims against Bondex and Georgia-Pacific.
Plaintiff claims lender attempted to run him over with SUV
An Edwardsville man who claims he was almost run over by an SUV, filed suit against Robert Ellman in Madison County Circuit Court Nov. 13.
Alton woman claims wrongful foreclosure
An Alton woman filed suit against U.S. Bank claiming it foreclosed on her home even though she made payments and could prove it.
Collonades Nursing Home named in wrongful death suit
An independent administrator claims Collonades Nursing Home in Granite City failed to provide adequate and properly supervised care to William Tedder, according a wrongful death suit filed Nov. 14 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Invisible water named at fault in slip and fall suit
A woman who was injured at the JC Penny store at the Alton Square Mall on Jan. 13, filed a two-count personal injury suit in Madison County Circuit Court Nov. 17, seeking damages in excess of $50,000.
Fired worker claims Kraft and Capri Sun retaliated
Deborah Borkowski filed a retaliatory discharge suit against Kraft Foods and Capri Sun in Madison County Circuit Court Nov. 16, claiming her job was terminated after she was injured at work on two separate occasions.
Carpenter files asbestos suit in Madison County
The estate of Ronald Basham, Sr., filed an asbestos suit against 96 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court Nov. 14, claiming he was exposed to asbestos while employed as a carpenter from 1964-2005.
Truth be told...
We hope Illinois judges don't get the wrong impression from last week's $7 million libel judgment in favor of Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Bob Thomas, who sued a suburban Chicago newspaper that said he once traded his vote on the bench for a local political favor.
What's love got to do with it? Election day reflections
Without question, from a legal or political standpoint, the biggest event of the year was Election Day 2006. Having keenly observed the ongoing battles for lo these many months, I offer up some modest commentary.
Bonding session
Bathon Jurors in Madison County's recent weld rod trial grew so fond of one another during their month and a half together that they apparently couldn't bear to part ways.
Asbestos trial to get under way in Madison County
On the heels of a monumental weld rod defense verdict, attorney Jeff Hebrank of the Hepler Broom law firm has begun picking a new Madison County jury for an upcoming asbestos trial.
Inmate claims pain from spider bite
A former inmate at the St. Clair County jail filed suit in U.S. District Court Nov. 8, claiming the medical staff laughed at him when he cried in pain after being bit by a spider.
Carr files med mal case in federal court
Patricia Newby filed a medical malpractice suit against the United States of America in federal court in East St. Louis Nov. 9, seeking $2 million in damages.
Med mal suit filed against Alton Memorial and physicians
Alton Memorial The estate of Clover Fry filed a medical malpractice suit against Matthew Duban, M.D., Sadiq Mohyuddin, M.D. and Alton Memorial Hospital claiming the defendants failed to diagnose Fry's pulmonary embolism on Nov. 13, 2004.
First Banks check fee case dismissed by Weber
Don Weber Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber reluctantly dismissed a check cashing fee class action complaint against First Bank on Nov. 14.
Man with two mortgages sues broker for bad deal
A Godfrey man upset over the way a loan broker handled the sale of his home filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court Nov. 3.