News from October 2007
Big Daddy's sued by bounced patron
Big Daddy's Big Daddy's Disco Diner in Belleville is being sued by a patron who claims security personnel used excessive force in violently removing him from the premises on April 8.
Astellas Pharma sued in St. Clair County by Protopic users
The manufacturer of a skin disease ointment is being sued in St. Clair County Circuit Court by plaintiffs who claim that use of Protopic caused cancer.
Jackpot denied
Local asbestos lawyer extraordinaire Ted Gianaris asked a Madison County jury for an incredible $29 million last week.
Reality of Obama taking hold
Fred Thompson is not the only presidential candidate suffering under the weight of unrealistic expectations. It appears that exuberant Democrat primary voters are finding out that Barack Obama's appeal begins and ends with his personal story.
Pending motions in class with dead plaintiff to be heard Oct. 18
Richard Burke Lakin Law Firm attorneys can't find a living class substitute for a dead class representative in a Madison County class action, but former Lakin lawyer Richard Burke boasts two in two weeks.
Benzene complaint names 27 corporations as defendants
The estate of Robert Peckham filed suit against 27 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court claiming benzene exposure.
Madison County miniblind class action would shut down industry
Judge Daniel Stack In the grandest of all class action claims attorney Jeffrey Lowe of Clayton, Mo. proposes hundreds of millions of refunds repudiating purchases of more than a billion window miniblinds.
Med mal suit filed against ER doc at Alton Memorial
Brian Budde filed a medical malpractice suit against Dr. Sanit Saengsamran in Madison County Circuit Court alleging the doctor failed to exercise the degree of skill possessed by practitioners in the field of emergency medicine.
National class action filed against Fairview Heights merchant over credit card receipts
Marion attorney John R. Patchett has filed a second federal class action lawsuit alleging his client and others were wronged when a merchant printed the last four digits and expiration dates of credit cards on receipts.
Red wine-banana split simile applied in Lakin witness argument
"Unlike fine wine, old case law does not improve with age," Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Clark waxed in an Oct. 5 response regarding evidence he wants to introduce at Tom Lakin's criminal trial.
Wrongful death trial against Rosewood Care Center is under way
Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville Opening statements began today in Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron's courtroom in a case against Rosewood Care Center of Edwardsville.
Mack Trucks named in St. Clair County breach suit
Beelman Truck Co. and Transportation, Inc. have filed a breach of contract suit against Mack Trucks, Inc. in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Silicosis: Industrial disaster needed to support 'phantom epidemic'
Judge Janis Jack Honest doctors don't find asbestosis and silicosis in the same X-ray, but a pack of doctors claimed they found both thousands of times.
ATV's carburetor was defective, federal suit says
Brian Latham filed suit against Edelbrock Corporation in U.S. District Court Oct. 10, alleging the carburetor he purchased was defective.
Report: U.S. Attorney's Office taking profit out of crime
Peel Feds collected more than $10 million from convicted felons and other civil defendants in the Southern District of Illinois during fiscal year 2007, according to U.S. Attorney Randy G. Massey.
Caseyville bar blamed for customer attacking fellow customer
A patron of a Caseyville bar claims her property was damaged and she suffered a disabling injury to her left shoulder when a fellow patron of the Olde Bridge Inn attacked and battered her.
Civil engineering firm sued by developer
Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen is being sued by a client who alleges the civil engineering firm failed to perform appropriate hydraulic calculations and failed to properly assess flood plains on land parcels in the Orchards neighborhood in Belleville.
Madison County jurors rule for defense in asbestos trial
Ted Gianaris Madison County jurors on Wednesday afternoon delivered yet another defense verdict in a rare asbestos trial.
Tarsal tunnel syndrome claimed in FELA suit
A locomotive engineer for Illinois Central Railroad claims he suffers from bilateral lower extremity tarsal tunnel syndrome due to cumulative trauma and excessive whole body vibration, according to a suit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Q-Med sues roofer for $470k after wind storm
A whole new roof that didn't hold up may cost Bade Roofing, Inc. of St. Louis more than $470,000.