News from June 2008
Jack Carey to be installed as ISBA president
Attorney Jack C. Carey of Belleville will be installed Friday as the 132nd president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) at the organization's annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis.
Monday, June 30
9 a.m.
Union Pacific sued by maintenance employee
A maintenance of way employee for Union Pacific Railroad filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) suit in Madison County Circuit Court June 18, alleging the railroad failed to provide him a safe place to work during his career causing him to develop repetitive trauma injuries.
Arizona man claims asbestos exposure from grandfather's clothing
An Arizona man suffering from mesothelioma filed suit against 59 defendant corporations alleging their negligence led to the development of his fatal disease.
ESL auxiliary police officer seeks $1 million for being passed over for hire
An East St. Louis auxiliary police officer is seeking $1 million in punitive damages from city officials for being passed over "numerous times for the available position of Police Officer."
Home Depot, John Deere named in child's lawn mower accident suit
John Deere Co. and Home Depot, Inc. are being sued by the family of a three-year-old boy who was severely injured when his father backed over him with a lawn mower that had a reverse mowing feature.
Wal-Mart sued by customer in premises liability complaint
A woman who was injured at the Highland Wal-Mart filed a personal injury suit against the retailer in Madison County Circuit Court June 23, alleging the property was not kept in a reasonably safe condition.
Gori, Julian break ties, team up in new firm
Gori Edwardsville has a new asbsestos law firm comprised of familiar Madison County faces.
Bishop, Peoria Diocese seek dismissal from priest sex abuse suit
The Catholic Diocese of Peoria and Bishop Daniel Jenky filed a Section 2-619.1 motion to dismiss from a civil suit filed by an Edwardsville woman who claims her priest impregnated her and then coerced her into an abortion.
A-B ambulance chaser
A capitalist would protest by selling their shares.
Judy Cates is no capitalist.
Doctors In Chicago: The more the better
Chicago was crawling with doctors last week -- and the previous weekend – and that's a good thing.
'This is America': Stack scolds attorneys for confidentiality request
Just because lawyers agree to keep a hearing confidential, that doesn't mean Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack agrees too.
Byron's definition of 'until' upheld by appellate court
Goldenhersh MOUNT VERNON – Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron correctly shut down a Lakin Law Firm class action over a day's interest on a home loan, the Fifth District appeals court ruled June 5.
Keep the change: Lakin firm drops 52-cent K-Mart class action
Millar Lakin Law Firm client Ashley Peach has dropped a Madison County class action suit claiming K-Mart should have given her 52 cents in change on a gift card purchase.
Power washing business sued by man who slips on water
An O'Fallon Wal-Mart cart pusher is suing a power washer business for injuries he sustained slipping on water.
Maag trial now set to begin July 21
Maag Thomas Maag's criminal trial on charges he solicited a sexual act from an undercover Granite City police sting has again been continued. Trial is now set for July 21.
Sub shop failed to warn wet floor was also greasy
Sandwich shop customer Randa A. Carr admits she was warned of a wet floor before she slipped and fell near a soda fountain at Penn Station East Coast Subs in O'Fallon.
Prosecutors, defense want extra time to review Lakin report
Tom Lakin (left) and Scott Rosenblum BENTON-Tom Lakin's Pre-Sentence Investigative Report (PSR) was completed June 9, but both Lakin's defense team and federal prosecutors want U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert to give them more time to file objections to the report.
Accident victim in dram shop suit asks for default judgment
A woman who was injured when an alleged drunk driver collided with her vehicle after consuming alcoholic beverages at the Luna Cafe is asking Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder to grant her motion for a default judgment.