News from April 2008
Lender fee class actions vanish after defendant dissolves
Judge Hylla Two Madison County class actions that the Lakin Law Firm proposed in 2002 against Creve Coeur Mortgage Associates turned into one, which turned into nothing.
Tillery seeks punitives in mutual funds class action but sheds 'deception' claim
Stephen Tillery Class action attorney Stephen Tillery of St. Louis seeks punitive damages from Putnam Investment Management while admitting that Putnam didn't deceive his clients.
New Lawsuits: Tuesday, April 8
Fresh from the courthouse:
Illinois seeks to recoup $864k paid in IDOT worker's death
The state of Illinois filed a civil suit in Madison County Circuit Court April 3, seeking to collect in excess of $864,413 paid to the widow of an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) worker killed when struck by a vehicle.
Alton Memorial seeks payment on hospital bill
Alton Memorial Alton Memorial Hospital filed suit against Susanne and Kenneth Brown in Madison County Circuit Court April 3, alleging the Browns are in breach of contract for not paying their hospital bills.
Unpaid invoices set for arbitration
Joe's Market Basket filed a civil suit against Landsculptures Landscaping Design (LLD) in Madison County Circuit Court March 28, alleging it has failed to pay past due invoices.
Eye care center sued by man who missed a step
Surevision Eye Center A man who fell down a flight of stairs at Surevision Eye Center in Maryville filed a personal injury suit alleging the stairs were not uniform from top to bottom.
Step-father's clothing carried asbestos fibers, suit claims
A Connecticut woman who suffers from mesothelioma filed suit against 52 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court April 4, alleging she was exposed to airborne asbestos fibers from her step-father's clothing.
Granite City traffic accident subject of suit
A woman injured in a Granite City traffic accident filed a personal injury suit against the driver of the vehicle that allegedly ran in to her.
New Lawsuits: Monday, April 7
Lisa Payne and Rocco Payne, a minor by his mother, Lisa Payne v. William Wallace, Luna Cafe and Elizabeth Whitworth
'Frozen' ice not removed from parking lot, personal injury suit claims
Fairview Heights Metro station Laurie A. Mueller-Bevirt filed a personal injury complaint against Bi-State Development Agency for injuries she sustained in the parking lot of the Fairview Heights Metro station on Feb. 2.
Asbestos judge not concerned about Madison County's spike
After a three-year, steady decline in the number of asbestos cases filed in Madison County, the once busiest docket in the country is expanding.
New Lawsuits: Friday, April 4
Fresh from the courthouse:
New Lawsuits: Thursday, April 3
Fresh from the courthouse:
Woman sues Madison County Transit and driver for parking lot collision
A Mitchell woman filed a personal injury suit in Madison County Circuit Court April 4, alleging she and her three minor children were injured when a Madison County Transit bus collided with them.
Dead, not buried
Fairview Heights won't be a class action pawn.
Rusty's launches new spring menu
Rusty's Restaurant has introduced their new Spring Menu to diners on April 1.
Mitchell's deposition shows mayor not wary of city's class action
Mitchell Fairview Heights Mayor Gail Mitchell knew very little about a class action lawsuit the city filed against online travel agencies in October 2005, and did not know how the city would pay for lawyers leading the suit, according to his testimony.
Lawyer is deposition wrecker, says legal malpractice claimant
Tom Lakin Suzanne Krause of Tennessee can't move forward with a legal malpractice suit against the Lakin Law Firm of Wood River and former Lakin lawyer Scott Meyer of Belleville because, she says, Meyer keeps wrecking everyone else's deposition schedules.
Tillery wants judge to hurry MC Pfizer case ahead of California's
Tillery Attorney Stephen Tillery of St. Louis asked Madison County Associate Judge Ralph Mendelsohn to hurry so that Tillery's class action against drug maker Pfizer can stay ahead of another attorney's suit against Pfizer in California.