News from 2010
Melanoma expert says plaintiff theory is 'preposterous' in med mal retrial
Carr A defense expert on skin cancer refuted theories that a woman's removed mole was the site of the skin cancer that killed her as a Madison County medical malpractice trial continued Thursday.
Ladder was defective, injured man claims
A man has filed suit against the company that he says supplied him with a ladder that caused him to fall.
Pressure sores not treated, says wrongful death suit against Memorial and nursing home
The administrator of a deceased man's estate has filed suit against the hospital where doctors allegedly failed to treat his pressure sores, causing him to develop an infection and die.
Levaquin suits mounting in St. Clair County; 463 new plaintiffs joined in five suits
Lowe Five more groups have added complaints to the growing list of lawsuits against Johnson and Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development and Walgreens over an antibiotic that they say caused them severe tendon problems.
More asbestos suits filed in Madison County
Browder Thirty-four new asbestos lawsuits were filed in Madison County Circuit Court during between June 1 and June 20.
Crowder to hear motions in breach of contract suit filed by husband against wife
Broom Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder is set to hear motions in a suit over retirement savings allegedly taken by a Granite City man's wife -- who also allegedly left him in a bath tub for days after a fall.
Critics of EPA's Jackson say she bows to both extremes
Jackson Soon after President Barack Obama tapped Lisa P. Jackson to take the reins at the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the agency announced it would be re-reviewing a commonly used farming pesticide – atrazine – and its potential health effects.
Driver claims injuries in Golf Course Road accident
A Clinton County woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims struck her vehicle while the driver attempted to turn left.
Steel company claims it's owed for work on Nucor building in Dupo
A steel erection company claims a St. Louis man owes them more than $50,000 for work it performed for him.
Memorial Hospital and doctor named in med mal case
A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against a doctor and Memorial Hospital, alleging she suffered from a torn esophagus after a surgery he performed.
Defense expert testifies in sixth day of '03 medical malpractice retrial
Crowder The defense in a retrial of a 2003 medical malpractice case over a woman's allegedly misdiagnosed skin cancer got under way in earnest Wednesday as an expert in family medical practice sparred with plaintiff's attorney Rex Carr.
Nursing homes blamed in resident's death
The wife of a recently deceased man claims he died after developing a colon infection at a nursing home.
Amended complaint filed in federal trademark infringement case against Syngenta
The plaintiff in a federal suit filed against a Swiss agricultural products company has filed an amended complaint less than a month after entering his first complaint.
Motion 8/4/2010
Wednesday, August 4
Class action against United Life Insurance set for preliminary approval
Lakin A Madison County class action that once encompassed a nationwide pool of car buyers who claim they unknowingly bought credit insurance is set for initial arguments in favor of its settlement.
Lawyers to get $18k in settlement of Shop n'Save check cashing fee class action
Bozarth Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian is set to give the final nod to the settlement of a class action suit filed last year against the owners of the Shop n'Save grocery chain.
8/2 - 8/6/2010
Thursday, August 5
Melanoma is 'unforgiving' disease, pathologist testifies in med mal retrial
Dehner Jurors watched two video depositions from a pathologist and oncologist as the retrial of a seven year-old medical malpractice case went into its fourth day in Madison County.
Rick Jones breach of contract suit against Wood River set for case management
A breach of contract suit against the City of Wood River filed by an imprisoned real estate mogul is due in court Wednesday for a case management conference.
Legal misrepresentation case set for case management
Matoesian A legal malpractice case against a St. Louis-based law firm is set for case management Wednesday.