News from July 2008
Judge takes Lakin plea deal under advisement
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
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
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
Four major record companies took on three southern Illinois music lovers in federal court over copyright infringements.
Meth Coffee targeted by Madigan
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
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
Carr Rex Carr has lost his federal court battle against his former law partners.
Australian trucking firm sued for traffic fatality
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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