News from February 2008
Nursing expert testifies that plaintiff's bills could be $8.4 million
Crowder A certified life care nurse planner testified that medical bills for a plaintiff in a Madison County medical malpractice case could be as high as $8.4 million if the woman lives another 30 years.
Lawyer still pursuing moldy apartments class action even after judge vacated it
Bozarth Lanny Darr of Alton won't give up on a moldy class action suit that Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian threw out last fall.
Sokolove's 'creative' advertising skirts ethics rules, says professor
Peter A. Joy Paying publishers $1,500 a pop for asbestos clients generated through print advertising may not be illegal.
Thornton's right to speak had been denied in federal court
ST. LOUIS - Ten days before Charles Thornton killed five people and lost his own life at Kirkwood city hall, U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry denied his right to speak there.
Dear Mom: Someone stole my poem
An East St. Louis woman filed suit in U.S. District Court Feb. 12, against Cahokia-based Gillan Graphics and Awards, Inc., alleging it sold copies of a copyrighted poem she wrote for her mother.
Jones Act suit filed by Illinois River sailor
A man injured while working on a barge on the Illinois River filed a Jones Act complaint against Osage Marine Services in U.S. District Court Feb. 11, alleging his employer failed to provide him a safe place to work.
Motorcycle shop sued by widow over detached wheel
The widow of a man who died during a motorcycle crash filed a wrongful death suit against Ted's Motorcycle World in Madison County Circuit Court Feb. 7, alleging the motorcycle shop failed to repair her husband's motorcycle correctly.
TV ad informs laborer of benzene link to disease
Had it not been for a television advertisement, laborer Steve Ivkovcic may not have known the reason he developed acute myelogenous leukemia was because of benzene-containing products he was exposed to at work.
Pregnant car accident victim files wrongful death complaint over baby's death
A woman who was nine months pregnant filed suit against Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital, two of its physicians and Medstar Ambulance over the death of her child the day after she was involved in a head-on motor vehicle accident.
Fluid situation in Denny's bathroom injures customer, suit says
Denny's in O'Fallon Otis Saine filed a $50,000 personal injury suit against Jomar Investments, doing business as Denny's, claiming he fell in the restaurant's bathroom because "(defendant) allowed and/or permitted fluids to be and remain on the floor..."
Drug rehab enrollee's estate claims methadone intoxication in wrongful death complaint
The estate of Linwood R. Elliott filed suit against the Community Counseling Center of Northern Madison County (CCCNMC) alleging he was given too much medication causing his death.
Med mal complaint filed against Alton Memorial and physician
The estate of Mark Collman filed a wrongful death suit against Alton Memorial Hospital and Shazia Rani Chaudhry, M.D. in Madison County Circuit Court Feb. 11, alleging the defendants' negligence caused his death.
Class action: Sanford Brown students duped into med assistant program
Sanford Brown in Collinsville Four area nursing students filed a class action suit against Sanford Brown College and Career Education Corp., alleging the defendants fraudulently induced them and the class to join a medical assistant program through a number of deceptive acts.
Defense asks for mistrial in legal malpractice case against Thompson Coburn; Stack denies
Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack had to consider calling a mistrial Tuesday in a professional negligence case against the law firm Thompson Coburn.
Drug study appears to clear Avandia, but may not stop the lawsuits
Will new data dampen enthusiasm for suing drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) over its diabetes drug Avandia?
Aby Garvey offers productivity tips at next People in Business Networking Group
Aby Garvey, president of "simplify 101, inc.," will be the guest speaker for the next People in Business meeting on Feb. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at The Oatman House Tea Room, 501 E. Main St. in Collinsville.
ERA sues real estate broker over royalty fees, national advertising
ERA Franchise Systems, Inc. is seeking in excess of $50,000 from Ronald J. Tialdo, doing business as Tialdo Realty, claiming Tialdo breached contract by failing to timely pay royalty fees and contributions to a national advertising fund.
Children, church groups and families make 7,600 valentines for injured soldiers
COLLINSVILLE -- An effort to collect valentines for injured soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, netted a response so heartfelt that other facilities can now expect to feel the love.
Passenger in parking lot accident seeks $300k from drivers and shopping center
The father of a Cahokia boy injured as a passenger in a parking lot accident is suing two drivers involved in the accident and the shopping center where the incident occurred May 22, 2007.