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News from April 2007


Friday, May 4

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Wednesday, May 2

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Tuesday, May 1

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New Lawsuits: Monday, April 30

By Steve Gonzalez |
Fresh from the courthouse:

Missouri podiatrist sued in St. Clair County

By Ann Knef |
Bridgeton, Mo. podiatrist Jeffrey S. Boberg, DPM, and Advanced Footcare are being sued in St. Clair County Circuit Court by a man who claims he suffered nerve damage during a surgical procedure.

Beelman worker files retaliatory discharge suit

By Ann Knef |
Richard D. Clark filed a retaliatory discharge lawsuit against his former employer Beelman Truck Co. in St. Clair County Circuit Court April 23.

Barge worker claims injuries aboard Miss Shirley, Teresa Ann

By Ann Knef |
Jeff Jensen, a utility man and crew member of the Miss Shirley has filed a Jones Act suit against Columbia Marine Services in St. Clair County Circuit Court.

Belleville foot doctor sued

By Ann Knef |
A Belleville podiatrist is being sued by a patient who claims he negligently performed foot surgery.

FELA case filed against Norfolk Southern

By Steve Gonzalez |
Roger D. Schroen filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) suit against Norfolk Southern Railway Company in Madison County Circuit Court April 23, alleging that Norfolk failed to provide him a safe place to work.

Fallen branch paralyzes woman, suit claims

By Steve Gonzalez |
A Granite City woman who became paralyzed when a branch from a Siberian Elm tree fell on her filed a personal injury suit against her landlord in Madison County Circuit Court April 20.

Edwardsville Rotary Club and the Wood River Habitat for Humanity Ground Breaking

By The Madison County Record |
Edwardsville Rotary Club and the Wood River Habitat for Humanity Ground Breaking

Failure to replace light bulbs caused mother's death, suit claims

By Ann Knef |
The administrator of Idamae Schanuel's estate has filed a wrongful death suit against the apartment owner and manager of the South Point Apartments in Belleville.

Protecting Tom Lakin

By The Madison County Record |
It's hard to say "no" to the most charming guy in the room; the self-made one with the rags-to-riches story, who rubs shoulders as effortlessly at a union hall as he does with cabinet members.

Lakin wants private hearing with Byron over Weiss battle

By Steve Korris |
Nick Byron Five years ago Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron ordered Allstate defense attorney Troy Bozarth out of a hearing and chased Chicago attorneys out of town for the Lakin Law Firm.

Plaintiffs argue that one penny is enough to keep class action going

By Steve Korris |
Mark Brown of the Lakin Law Firm bargained a class action lawsuit down to a penny at a hearing before Madison County Circuit Judge Dave Hylla.

Texas asbestos lawyer says Record newspaper is not real

By Steve Korris |
Brent Coon Southeast Texas Record editor Marilyn Tennissen and reporter David Yates are not journalists and the Record is not a newspaper, Beaumont, Texas attorney Brent Coon said at a hearing before Texas District Judge Donald Floyd on April 26.

Mendelsohn approves $63.8 million Paxil class action settlement

By Steve Gonzalez |
Steve Tillery Madison County Associate Judge Ralph Mendelsohn approved a $63.8 million class action settlement against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) that alleged the pharmaceutical promoted Paxil and Paxil CR to children under 18, while withholding information about Paxil's safety and effectiveness.

Appellate Court upholds Cueto's decision to vacate personal injury award

By Ann Knef |
Judge Lloyd Cueto The Illinois Appellate Court has upheld St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Lloyd Cueto's decision to vacate a $458,470.03 personal injury judgment that he himself originally awarded to a plaintiff in a 2005 bench trial.

AAA Insurance & Travel Opens New Location in Edwardsville

By The Madison County Record |
AAA Opens New Location in Edwardsville