News from June 2011
Avandia class action filed in St. Clair County
A St. Clair County man, along with dozens of others, is suing the makers of a diabetes drug alleging it causes heart problems.
Smithton accident results in injuries, suit claims
A man claims he sustained a broken nose after a driver rear-ended his vehicle as he slowed for traffic.
Union Pacific worker claims injuries in icy slip
A Union Pacific Railroad Company employee claims he sustained back, neck, arm, rotator cuff, knee and lower extremity injuries after he slipped on ice while attempting to jump from a train.
Worker alleges Randall's Liquors fired her after filing comp claim
Kujawski A woman claims her former employer fired her after she attempted to file for workers' compensation benefits after sustaining work-related injuries.
Passing the book- rather than baton - in the Madison County Law Library
Mahoney When Kay Pile became Madison County's first law librarian in 1994, the white washed room people enter now was an "awful" brown-colored former County Board room where traffic court often met.
Virgil Calvert nursing center sued over resident's decubitus ulcers
Two women have filed suit against the nursing home which they say contributed to a woman's death by failing to properly treat her.
Attorneys ask to withdraw from federal suit over Cahokia water district firings
Attorneys Robert Sprague and Donald Urban have filed motions asking for leave to withdraw from representing several former employees of the Commonfields of Cahokia Water District in a federal suit over those employees' firings.
St. Stanislaus suit against Greensfelder in court next week
Cueto A case management conference is set in a suit brought by a break-away Roman Catholic church against its former attorneys.
St. Clair County jury awards over $2 million in FELA case against CSX
Brennan Plaintiff Roger Bennett hugged at least one St. Clair County juror following a $2.01 million verdict entered in his favor today in a Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) case against CSX Transportation.
Suit filed against Cook firm over dismissal of Bi-State action
Carr A Millstadt man has hired attorney Rex Carr of East St. Louis to sue the Belleville firm of Cook, Ysursa, Bartholomew, Brauer & Shevlin, after his attorneys allegedly missed a filing date, causing him to lose a lawsuit
Club Plush patron claims security guards twisted her arm
A St. Clair County woman is suing the owner of a night club after one of the security guards allegedly twisted her arm during a fight.
Second Phebus joins plaintiff's team in Kraft class action
Douglas Phebus A second attorney named Phebus has joined the plaintiff's table in a proposed class action brought against Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
Gary Lutman files new complaint in legal malpractice against Leskera
Dripps Bar owner Gary Lutman has filed a new complaint against his former attorney, John Walter Leskera of Collinsville.
Hearing in suit against Catholic Diocese of Springfield moved to July
Callis A motion hearing in a suit brought against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield related to an alleged attack by residents of a Catholic youth home in Alton has been pushed off to July.
Honoree sues Collinsville after tripping at City Hall post-presentation
City Hall A woman who was presented an award from the city of Collinsville is now suing the city over a trip and fall incident that occurred after she left the presentation.
Webster Bank sues over loan default
A bank claims a man owes it more than $50,000 after he failed to repay the entirety of money he borrowed.
Addus Healthcare worker says she was terminated after filing work comp claim
A woman has filed suit against her former employer, alleging she was terminated after filing a workers' compensation claim.
Neurologist sued over woman's brain injuries
Carr A woman has filed suit against the neurologist who she claims failed to recognize the development of excess tissue on her brain.
Caytown Convenience blamed for man's torn rotator cuff
A man claims he suffered from a torn rotator cuff after slipping on frozen ice.
Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket : 6/13 & 6/17/2011
Monday, June 13