News from July 2007
Class action claims Expedia violates identify theft prevention statute
A class action lawsuit filed against Expedia, Inc. claims the online travel agency printed more than five digits of customers' credit card numbers in violation of a federal statute designed to prevent identity theft.
Railroad worker seeking $1million claims flashbacks, psychological damage
A railroad worker who sustained severe injuries while working for Union Pacific (UP) filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in Madison County Circuit Court July 27, alleging his employer failed to provide him a safe place to work.
Suit seeks damages from DaimlerChrysler, Cassens over defective brake pedal
Dorothy Haggard filed a six-count suit against DaimlerChrysler and Cassens & Sons in Madison County Circuit Court July 27, claiming a car manufactured by Chrysler was unreasonably dangerous and defective.
Man injured after garbage truck's hydraulics fail
St. Clair County resident Bruce Ward is seeking in excess of $1 million for injuries he sustained at Custom Steel Processing in Madison when a garbage truck's hydraulic lift malfunctioned.
Mac's Time Out blamed in dram shop suit
Pamela Burgess filed a dram shop suit against Mac's Time Out in Madison County Circuit Court July 25, claiming she sustained injuries when an intoxicated patron assaulted her.
Florida man files asbestos suit in Madison County
A Florida man diagnosed with mesothelioma filed suit approximately 800 miles away from home in Madison County Circuit Court July 25, claiming 75 defendant corporations are responsible for his illness.
Smithton sued over woman's trip on water meter
The village of Smithton is being sued for $50,000 by a resident who broke her leg after tripping on a city water meter.
Barge worker's family files suit after drowning
The family of a barge worker killed on the job is suing Beelman River Terminals for damages in excess of $50,000 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Shopper Stopper
The truck driver hurt himself in Tennessee. He lives in Tennessee. But he's trying to file his personal injury lawsuit right here, in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Callis passes big test with skeptical audience
Ann Callis traveled 300 miles from Madison County to Cook County to appear before an audience that has been highly critical of her courthouse for decades.
Judge Judy
Judge Judy It could be a doozy of an '08 Southern Illinois Democratic primary election: Working-class incumbent of coal-mining descent versus ambitious personal injury trial lawyer.
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Shimkus pays tribute to Dr. Wilson West
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) recognized the contributions to the region by the late Dr. Wilson West by entering a statement into the permanent Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives on July 20.
Judges not worried about Madison County asbestos upsurge
Asbestos chief Judge Stack After a three year decline in the number of asbestos lawsuits filed in Madison County, new complaints are on the rise in 2007.
Barge cook claims she was fired after colon cancer diagnosis
Vivian Cox filed a Jones Act complaint against Marquette Transportation and Bluegrass Marine in Madison County Circuit Court July 18, claiming she was fired after being diagnosed with cancer.
ConocoPhillips worker claims parking lot's rough condition caused injury
Donald Duane Jones filed a personal injury suit in Madison County Circuit Court July 24, seeking damages in excess of $50,000, against ConocoPhillips.
Defendants in moldy apartment class action seek summary judgment
Kesha Manning of the Bissell Apartments in Venice claims the negligence of her landlords turned everything in her apartment moldy, but the landlords claim she hasn't proved that mold damaged anything.
Crowder 'liberally construes' amended med mal complaint
Judge Crowder Surgeon Laurance Monckton must defend himself at a single trial against separate claims over what he didn't do one day and what he did the next day.
Stack to Wendler: Take it and leave it in Tennessee
Judge Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack stands by his decision to send a Tennessee plaintiff with a Tennessee injury to a Tennessee court.