News from 2010
Suit claims doctor failed to diagnose cardiac disease
A man claims his deceased wife's doctor treated her negligently leading to a heart attack that killed her.
Route 161 accident is subject of suit
A man was severely injured by a driver who crossed over the center lane in Mascoutah.
Salesman says he was demoted after closing $66 million deal
A former Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co. employee says he was forced to quit his job after multiple bonuses went unpaid and he was demoted.
Taking Enterprise Leasing for a ride
Those who have narrowly avoided a serious car accident have a keen sense of their mortality and are grateful to be alive and uninjured.
Free Enterprise Is Still The Answer
"Where's the recovery?" That's the question millions of unemployed Americans continue to ask. Unemployment still hovers near 10 percent, the economy is still sluggish, and poverty is on the rise. Washington's policy prescriptions—more taxing, more spending, and more government control of the economy—haven't worked. It's time for a change of direction. It's time to re-embrace the free enterprise principles
Obama failed the 'Education Nation' test
Proft NBC dedicated a week of programming at the end of September to spotlighting the good, the bad, and the ugly of K-12 education in America under the rubric "Education Nation."
ISBA offers 'solo and small firm' conference
The Illinois State Bar Association's (ISBA) 6th Annual Solo and Small Firm conference will be held Thursday through Saturday, October 21-23, at the Hilton Springfield, 700 E. Adams St., in Springfield.
Bunkum Road accident is subject of suit
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims struck his vehicle.
Carr asks to pay off debt to former partners over 10 years; Life expectancy is six years
Carr EAST ST. LOUIS – Rex Carr, who estimates his life expectancy at six years, claims he needs more than 10 years to pay $635,171.23 he owes to former partners.
Six HeplerBroom lawyers named to 2011 'Best Lawyers' list
MacDonald HeplerBroom has announced that six of its attorneys -- Theodore MacDonald, Gordon Broom, Tom Magee, Larry Hepler, Jeffrey Hebrank and Gerard Noce -- have been named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
Jury finds for CSX in FELA case
Collignon Gunn The jury awarded CSX Transportation victory Thursday evening in a Federal Employer's Liability suit brought by a former track supervisor.
Herndon sets bellwether trials in Yasmin, Yaz MDL
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Herndon won't let plaintiffs slow down his aggressive schedule for trials against Bayer over oral contraceptives Yasmin and Yaz.
Judicial Pay and Perks in the Prairie State
An Illinois circuit judge makes $39,855 more than a circuit judge in Iowa, $43,908 more than a circuit judge in Indiana and $49,701 more than a judge in Missouri.
Injured passenger blames driver's use of Flonase as cause for accident
The mother of a minor girl says a driver should not have taken Flonase before embarking on a journey, saying the medicine affected his vision, leading to a collision that left both mother and daughter with injuries.
Plaintiff responds to dismissal move in Saint Anthony's defamation suit
Ruth The plaintiff in a defamation suit against an Alton hospital and its employees wants to keep his claims going in the face of a motion to dismiss.
Defense witness testifies, closing arguments to come in CSX FELA case
Collignon Gunn A former supervisor of the plaintiff in a Madison County trial took the stand as the defense put on its case in a case against CSX Transportation.
Retired judge sues GSK as personal injury lawyer; Once certified class action against company
O'Malley Former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael O'Malley is part of a legal team leading two separate product liability suits filed the same day in Madison and St. Clair counties over the diabetes drug Avandia.
Manufacturers' president required to testify at Bloomington asbestos trial
Radke BLOOMINGTON - Illinois Manufacturers Association president Greg Baise must testify at an asbestos conspiracy trial in Bloomington, though his lawyer is at "a bit of a loss" as to why.
Belleville hospitals, doctors named in med mal suit over blocked artery condition
A man whose mother died after suffering from a blocked artery blames doctors at various Belleville hospitals and clinics for contributing to his mother's passing.
St. Clair County doctor sued for failing to diagnose a stroke
A Fairview Heights woman is suing the doctor she says failed to realize she had suffered a stroke.