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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

News from August 2012


Pradaxa MDL grows to 78 cases; Herndon wants litigation to 'move expeditiously'

By Bethany Krajelis |
Herndon Multi-district litigation over Pradaxa, a blood thinning medication, has grown to include 78 cases.

East St. Louis voters set to vote again on fate of election board

By Christina Stueve Hodges |
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn on Friday approved a petition that will allow East St. Louis voters to answer the following question in the November General Election: Should the East St. Louis Board of Elections be disbanded?

Regina Wells joins HeplerBroom as associate

By Christina Stueve Hodges |
Wells ST. LOUIS – Regina Wells has joined HeplerBroom LLC in the St. Louis office as an associate attorney.

Woman who alleges she was videotaped at tanning salon denies defendant's affirmative defenses

By Christina Stueve Hodges |
Hylla A woman claiming she was illegally videotaped in the nude while at a Glen Carbon tanning salon has denied she breached a duty to take precautions for her own privacy.

Status conference reset in case against Fragrant 40 swine farm

By Christina Stueve Hodges |
St. Clair County Judge Vincent Lopinot on Aug. 27 reset a status conference to Oct. 29 in a lawsuit over an allegedly odorous pig farm.

Governor's Parkway accident causes head, brain and neck injuries, suit says

By Kelly Holleran |
Leonard A Madison County woman claims she sustained head, brain, neck and back injuries after a driver rear-ended her vehicle.

Maryville driver claims she was struck from behind on Route 162

By Andrea Dearden |
Carey A Madison County woman says she was rear-ended on a Maryville road while waiting to make a turn.

Philip Morris files proposed answer to petition in cigarette labeling suit; Includes emails from Tillery

By Bethany Krajelis |
Tillery When St. Louis attorney Stephen Tillery made the argument earlier this month that Philip Morris had admitted the facts alleged in his latest petition by not filing a formal answer, attorneys for the tobacco giant claimed the two parties had reached an agreement to do so.

Hawkins continues quest for East. St. Louis voter records

By Christina Stueve Hodges |
Hawkins An East St. Louis man is asking St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn to reconsider his July 27 order that rejected his request to access East St. Louis' list of inactive and "dead" voters.

Macon County man joins lawsuit over campaign contribution limits

By Bethany Krajelis |
Proft CHICAGO - A Macon County man supporting Mike Babcock's bid for the Senate has joined Illinois Liberty PAC's fight to overturn a state law that limits campaign contributions.

Lawsuit filed by adult entertainment website transferred to federal court

By Christina Stueve Hodges |
Bozarth A lawsuit filed by an adult entertainment website against Anthony Smith and a number of Internet, cable and phone providers has been removed to federal court.

Injured motorcyclist claims semi driver failed to yield

By Kelly Holleran |
A motorcycle driver claims he sustained severe injuries when the driver of a semi-truck struck his bike while attempting to turn left.

Alleged hit and run driver sued over O'Fallon accident

By Kelly Holleran |
Simon An Illinois man has filed suit against the driver who he claims turned into his lane of traffic, causing a collision.

Wilkerson reappointed magistrate judge in SDIL

By Ann Maher |
Wilkerson United States Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson has been reappointed to a new eight year term in the Southern District of Illinois.

Rain storm-related O'Fallon accident is subject of suit

By Kelly Holleran |
Duree An O'Fallon man has filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended his vehicle in a rain storm.

Jefferson County woman claims insurer failed to fully compensate for auto accident

By Kelly Holleran |
Norsigian A Jefferson County woman claims she was thrown about in her car after a driver failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection and crashed into her automobile.

Aviston man claims driver failed to yield on Highway 50

By Kelly Holleran |
Bruning An Aviston man has filed suit against the driver who he claims violated a red traffic light signal, causing a collision.

Driver says she was rear-ended while stopped on Route 203

By Andrea Dearden |
Carey A Madison County woman says she was rear-ended by another driver while stopped at a red light in Madison.

Sears sued over shopper's escalator injury

By Andrea Dearden |
A St. Clair County woman says she was hurt on an escalator at a Fairview Heights Sears store.

Med mal suit accuses doctor of perforating uterus

By Kelly Holleran |
Womick A woman has filed suit against her doctor, alleging the doctor perforated her uterus twice during a surgery, causing her to undergo an unnecessary hysterectomy.