News from March 2007
March 19-23
Abbott Labs
Merck, muzzled
Jurors know how and where Frank Schwaller originally met his late wife, Pattie.
Door control legislation
Pizza Hut plaintiff Amanda Verett inspired an outpouring of unsympathetic jabs on www.fark.com last week.
It's not fair to pay more than your share
Lance Trover I-Leave it to the trial lawyers to try and make a bad problem even worse.
Loser should pay
To the editor:
Prosecutor says Peel used nude photos to get favorable divorce settlement
Gary Peel A federal prosecutor said he will prove that at least one of the nude photos Gary Peel took of his ex-wife's 16-year-old sister at an Edwardsville law office in 1974 depict child pornography.
Hebrank testifies against expanding Wrongful Death recovery
Jeff Hebrank Edwardsville attorney Jeff Hebrank testified against a bill that would expand recovery for victims under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act during a House Judiciary Committee meeting in Springfield Wednesday.
Merck used U-Haul to deliver Vioxx research to FDA
Vioxx was tested on more people and for longer periods of time than required by the Food and Drug Administration, explained Merck's vice president of research Briggs Morrison on the witness stand all day in Madison County Court Wednesday.
Vietnam vet calls Ameren's rate hike 'unconscionable' in suit
A Mount Vernon man filed suit against Ameren IP in U.S. District Court March 13, claiming Ameren IP's rate hike was "unconscionable."
Plaintiffs don't need 'perfect' knowledge of their Ford claim, attorney argues
Plaintiffs in a Lakin Law Firm class action suit over paint that flaked off Ford vehicles don't know the difference between two classes that former Madison County Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis certified in the suit.
'Light' cigarette class actions remain open in Madison County
Stephen Tillery Nearly $2 billion in legal fees washed down the drain when the Illinois Supreme Court overturned a Madison County verdict against cigarette maker Philip Morris, but the attorneys have two chances to reclaim the prize.
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Peel trial delayed due to court reporter's accident
Attorney Gary Peel's trial has been delayed for a day because the court reporter assigned to the case was involved in an auto accident this morning on her way to work.
Jury picked in Peel's criminal trial
Gary Peel It took District Judge William Stiehl and attorneys just under three hours to choose the nine men and five women who will make up a panel of 12 jurors and two alternates in the criminal trial of attorney Gary Peel getting under way in East St. Louis.
Barge worker files suit against Lewis & Clark Marine
Jerald D. Taggart filed a Jones Act suit against Lewis & Clark Marine Inc. claiming he was thrown into the Mississippi River when the stern of a towboat struck a barge on which he was working.
Truck Centers manager files retaliatory discharge suit
Richard Darr alleges he was discharged from employment for filing a workers' compensation claim, according to a suit filed March 12 in Madison County Circuit Court against Truck Centers Inc. of Troy.
MCT and Doolin Place named in personal injury suit
A mentally and physically disabled woman is suing Madison County Transit and an assisted living center for injuries she sustained last year when her wheelchair rolled off a porch.
Carr claims juror lied in motion for new med mal trial
Rex Carr Attorney Rex Carr is asking Madison County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Crowder for a new trial in a medical malpractice case he lost in January.