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News from July 2008


Judge takes Lakin plea deal under advisement

By Steve Gonzalez |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Five months after U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert rejected a plea deal between federal prosecutors and Thomas Lakin, facing 18 counts of federal sex and drug charges, the sides proposed essentially the same deal at a status hearing July 31.

Insurance policy canceled after open heart surgery, man claims

By Ann Knef |
A St. Clair County man claims his health has been placed in grave danger in a suit against his insurer, which canceled his policy after he underwent emergency bypass surgery last year.

Rape suspect sues over DNA seizure

By Steve Gonzalez |
A man accused of raping a DuPage County woman filed a federal complaint alleging his constitutional rights were violated when jail officials took his toothbrush in order to obtain a DNA sample.

Music labels sue woman over music downloads

By Steve Gonzalez |
Four major record companies took on three southern Illinois music lovers in federal court over copyright infringements.

Meth Coffee targeted by Madigan

By Chris Rizo |
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is threatening to sue a coffee manufacturer she said is glorifying drug use through its Meth Coffee product.

$17 million fee doesn't keep Tillery from revisiting settled Sears case

By Steve Korris |
Byron Sears Roebuck paid St. Louis attorney Stephen Tillery and his associates $17 million to release the retailer from a class action claim that it sold stoves it knew would kill people, but Tillery repeated the claim in a local newspaper and Sears didn't deny it.

Carr loses case against former law partners

By Steve Gonzalez |
Carr Rex Carr has lost his federal court battle against his former law partners.

Australian trucking firm sued for traffic fatality

By Ann Knef |
Holmes Transport & Logistics, an Australian company doing business in Illinois, is being sued by the estate of a man killed on eastbound Highway 40 in St. Louis.

Dodge Ram grab bar loose and insecure, suit claims

By Ann Knef |
Chrysler LLC and Dave Croft Motors of Collinsville are named in a product liability suit brought by a woman who claims she broke her elbow last month because of a loose and insecure overhead grab bar in a Dodge Ram 1500 ST pickup truck.

'Extremely' intoxicated bar patron sued over stabbing

By Ann Knef |
A Clinton County man who claims he was stabbed in the chest and torso by a customer of Hurricane's Bar & Grill in Collinsville last year is suing his attacker and the bar for damages in excess of $100,000.

Farm Fresh store in Granite City named in personal injury suit

By Ann Knef |
Doyle Milleris suing the Farm Fresh store on Nameoki Road in Granite City for severe and permanent injuries he sustained tripping over a floor mat.

Arkansas railroad worker files suit in St. Clair County

By Ann Knef |
Union Pacific worker Nathan Musgraves of Paragould, Ark., has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court, claiming he was injured by a door that hit him in the back.

Asbestos remover claims exposure to toxic chemical in suit

By Ann Knef |
An employee of Midwest Asbestos Abatement alleges he suffered injuries to his hands, lungs and whole body after coming into contact with a hazardous chemical on a job site at Solutia, Inc. in Sauget.

Motorcyclist claims St. Clair County negligent for oily road

By Ann Knef |
A motorcyclist is seeking in excess of $50,000 from St. Clair County for injuries he sustained during a crash on a non-barricaded, recently oiled and chipped county road last year.

Full Moon Saloon and customers named in Dram Shop suit

By Ann Knef |
The Full Moon Saloon in Caseyville and two of its customers are being sued by a man who claims he suffered severe injuries after being battered at the tavern last year.

East St. Louis apartment owners sued by guest

By Ann Knef |
Apartment owners Lorenzo Savage and Charmaine Savage of Belleville are being sued by their tenant's guest who fractured a knee after falling down a stairwell last year.

Woman sues for being hit in parking lot

By Steve Gonzalez |
Kelly Hart has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Ashley Grant, alleging Grant collided with her while she was walking in a Dollar General parking lot.

Friday, August 8

By The Madison County Record |
9 a.m.

Thursday, August 7

By The Madison County Record |
9 a.m.

Asbestos Motion Docket: Wednesday, Aug. 6

By Carrie Gonzalez |
10 a.m.