News from August 2012
St. Clair County Plavix suit includes 70 plaintiffs from across country
Gras The makers of the popular pain reliever Plavix face a St. Clair County lawsuit filed by 70 people who claim they suffered strokes and heart attacks after taking the drug.
Abbott Labs sued over Depakote in St. Clair County
Cueto Residents from varying states allege their children suffered birth defects after the mothers ingested a seizure medication during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Fifth District affirms summary judgment in favor of FedEx in Madison County class action suit over late deliveries
Spomer A split panel of the Fifth District Appellate Court last week affirmed a Madison County order that close the book on a decade-old class action lawsuit seeking damages against Federal Express for late deliveries.
Lopinot grants banks more time to respond to MERS lawsuit
Lopinot St. Clair County Associate Judge Vincent Lopinot on Aug. 24 granted 22 banks until Sept. 7 to respond to a lawsuit over the recording of mortgages.
Madison County Abestos Motion Docket: 9/4 & 9/7/2012
Tuesday, September 4
Madison County Abestos Jury Docket: 9/4/2012
Tuesday, September 4
Jury declares obstetrician/gynecologist not negligent; Plaintiffs sought $450K
Womick A St. Clair County jury found a local obstetrician/gynecologist not negligent on Tuesday evening following a seven-day trial involving a woman's hysterectomy performed seven years ago.
Federal judge orders St. Louis lawyer to appear before him over phone call to his law clerk
U.S. District Judge Patrick Murphy has ordered a St. Louis lawyer to explain why she shouldn't be sanctioned or held in contempt of court for a telephone conversation she had earlier this month with his law clerk.
Genco Supply worker says he was terminated after filing comp claim
A Troy man claims his former employer wrongly terminated him after he filed for workers' compensation.
Illinois and Indiana residents file four federal lawsuits against BP over tainted fuel
CHICAGO - At least four federal lawsuits have been filed against BP stemming from the company's recent fuel quality issue that caused car problems for some Midwestern motorists.
Catholic Diocese of Springfield sued after Collinsville church-goer trips near reverend's bathroom
A woman has filed suit against the Catholic Diocese of Springfield, alleging she fell on a step on the church's premises and sustained a fracture in her left leg.
W&W Transport employee claims wrongful termination following work-related injuries
Donohoo A man alleges his employer wrongfully terminated him after three work-related injuries and two workers' compensation claims.
Eye doctors sued over treatment of man's epoxy injury
An Alton man has filed suit against the doctor who he claims failed to properly treat his eye injury.
Prairie Farms seeks $1.4 million over botched mercury clean-up and inflated invoice
Byron A dairy business claims it had to pay a clean-up company more than six times its estimated costs in cleaning its facility after a sanitary company dropped mercury on the floor.
Madison County Civil Docket: 9/4 - 9/7/2012
Tuesday, September 4
Six St. Clair County judicial candidates raise nearly $92,000 in contributions; Lopinot leads with $78,440
Lopinot Candidates running in a trio of contested judicial races in St. Clair County raked in nearly $92,000 in campaign contributions during the most recent reporting period.
Woman claims doctor performed unnecessary spinal surgery
A woman claims her doctor performed an unnecessary spinal surgery on her, which allegedly exacerbated her medical problems.
Complaint accuses doctor of operating on wrong section of patient's back
Keefe A man claims his doctor performed a surgery on the wrong section of his back, causing him to suffer permanent pain.
Regions Bank sues over unpaid loan
A bank claims a Madison County man has failed to repay the more than $60,000 he borrowed.
Alton grocer accused of charging 7 cents more than allowed for check cashing fee
An Illinois woman has filed a putative class action lawsuit against an Alton grocery store that she claims charged too much when it cashed her check.