News from 2007
FELA suit filed in federal court
William Campbell, a conductor for CSX Transportation, filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit against his employer alleging he sustained neck and back injuries after being exposed to repetitive trauma during his career at the railroad.
Podiatrist named in med mal action by amputee
A woman who had to have her right leg amputated below the knee because of an infection after a bunionectomy filed a medical malpractice suit against Alan Gitersonke, D.P.M.
Hearing loss claimed in suit against Alton and Southern
A St. Louis law firm has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in St. Clair County against Alton and Southern Railway on behalf of six workers who claim ear injuries due to excessive horn and whistle noises.
Scott AFB housing developer seeks state tax exemption in court
Scott Air Force Base Properties LLC (SAFBP) filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against St. Clair County asking a federal court to declare military housing property owned by SAFPB and the government not be subject to ad valorem taxation.
Dwight Kay announces run against Jay Hoffman
Dwight Kay Dwight Kay, vice president of Cassens Transport in Edwardsville, has announced his candidacy for state representative in the 112th District.
ESL property owner sued over personal injury complaint
Eric Haas has filed a personal injury complaint against Galloway Properties, Inc. and Eric Galloway individually, claiming he fell into a non-partitioned, unlit recessed stairwell at 142 4th Street in East St. Louis on March 11.
Bausch & Lomb, Walgreen named in ReNu suit
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. and Walgreen Co. are being sued in St. Clair County Circuit Court by a Chicago plaintiff who claims her use of the contact lens product ReNu with MoistureLoc caused an eye infection.
Union Pacific worker files complaint in St. Clair County
A former railroad fireman and engineer has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Insurer for Hometown Hardware seeks compensation for fire
Federated Mutual Insurance Co. is seeking in excess of $100,000 on behalf of Hometown Hardware in Belleville from a neghboring business it believes is responsible for a destructive fire.
Mini-Tillery?
Some trial lawyers aren't made, they're born.
Shimkus announces bid for seventh term
Shimkus toured the John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a hospital which serves his consituents, in St. Louis on Nov. 5. Here he visits with Barbara Derring of Collinsville. Congressman John Shimkus (R-19) announced he would be seeking re-election to a seventh term in the House of Representatives.
Key West 33040: Lakin's address remains mystery to MC court
Key West sunsets are spectacular any time of year. Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has asked Tom Lakin for his address twice, and twice Lakin has told her he lives in Key West, Fla.
Judge Jack's nursing background triggered furor over still-active silicosis suits
Judge Janis Jack When U.S. District Judge Janis Jack of Texas exposed 10,000 phony silicosis claims, her history as a nurse triggered a strong reaction to the shoddy practices of attorneys in her court and doctors who served them.
West Virginia jury sides with Norfolk Southern in East Alton attorney's injury case
WILLIAMSON, W. Va. -- A Mingo County, West Virginia jury has found that Norfolk Southern Railway Company was not at fault for causing injuries to an employee of the Norfolk, Va.-based railroad.
Tillery and Co. argue for overturning Callis' substitution rule
An aggressive class action law firm that has reaped many a handsome award in Madison County is hoping to overturn the first reform Chief Judge Ann Callis instituted as head of the Third Circuit.
Stiehl takes evidence under advisement at Peel's sentencing hearing
Gary Peel U.S. District Judge William Stiehl is taking under advisement evidence presented to him regarding the sentencing of convicted Glen Carbon attorney Gary Peel.
Judge agrees to separate criminal trials for Lakin
Lakin U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert has granted Tom Lakin's request for two separate trials, one over drug charges and one over sex charges.
Driscoll pushes Stack for new Schwaller Vioxx trial
John Driscoll Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack has taken under advisement a motion by Vioxx plaintiff's attorney John Driscoll to get another trial that went in favor of defendant drug maker Merck back in March.
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