News from July 2012
Teamsters sued over voodoo dolls and sexual harassment
A St. Clair County jailer claims a union refuses to offer her any help in relation to sexual harassment and threats she has been receiving while at work.
Lynx Field: A hit, or hideous?
Harrison teaches his nephew A.J. Mayne, 3, how to play football on the college's new field on Thursday afternoon. Defensive back and strength football coach at Lindenwood University, Justin Harrison, 25, said Thursday that as a new member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the school wanted to do something "unusual" with its choice of field colors - Cardinal red and white.
Zoloft cases continue to be fought as MDL gets under way; Pfizer seeks to sever local claims
Corr Attorneys are set to meet in Pennsylvania today for an initial status conference in the Multi District Litigation (MDL) over dozens of women's claims that ingesting the anti-depressant Zoloft during their pregnancies caused birth defects in their children.
Holocaust survivor to speak at SLU
Eva Mozes Kor The Missouri/Southern Illinois chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and St. Louis University School of Law are sponsoring "Ethics in Law and Medicine-Lessons from Mengele's Lab," at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 26.
Class action claims Office Max only filled ink cartridges halfway; Plaintiffs seek $10 million
Burke A Belleville man has joined several others in suing an office supply company for allegedly misleading customers about its ink cartridge refilling policy.
Attorneys concerned over change to '13 asbestos docket; New '12 filings on record-setting track
Harrison It's been about three months since Madison County Associate Judge Clarence Harrison eliminated the court's 2013 advance setting of asbestos trial weeks, but some members of the local legal community said they are already seeing the effects of the judge's decision.
Elmwood Nursing blamed for resident's fall from wheelchair
Buser A man has filed suit against the nursing home where his relative was staying, alleging his physical condition deteriorated after he fell from a wheelchair while left unattended.
Vascular surgeon sued over vein bypass operation
Bartholomew A man has filed suit against the doctor who he claims caused him to undergo a right leg amputation.
Woman sues for return of Lexus and horse trailer; Says they were gifts
Strellis A St. Clair County woman says she is being harassed by a man who allegedly took back several vehicles he gave to her as gifts.
Gateway Regional named in med mal complaint over abscess issue
A Madison County woman accuses a Granite City hospital of mistreating an abscess during a visit to the emergency room.
O'Fallon Apartments, Long Elevator blamed for woman's trip
Knapp An O'Fallon woman says she broke her wrist and shoulder when she tripped while trying to walk through an elevator door in her apartment building.
Dollar General blamed for woman's slip on ice
A Madison woman says she hit her head on pavement when she slipped on ice outside the front door of a discount store.
Deckhand claims severe injuries in barge tie off
Parker A deckhand is suing his employer for injuries he says he received while working aboard a ship on the upper Mississippi River.
Injuries from falling Jell-O is plaintiff's fault, defendant says
Champlin Bond Drug Company is fighting a lawsuit filed against the company by a woman who claims she was hit in the face by several falling Jell-O boxes as she was shopping at the Granite City Walgreen's.
Not with a bang but a whimper
"This is how the world ends... not with a bang but a whimper"... T.S. Eliot
Plaintiff files motion to compel in case against Sharky's
Cunningham Four months after seeking information in a personal injury suit from defendant Sherry Lutman and Sharky's Restaurant and Sports Bar & Billiards in Collinsville, plaintiff Edward W. Shea has filed a motion to compel.
Matoesian dismisses legal malpractice lawsuit between former bar owner and lawyer
Dripps Madison County Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian on July 5 dismissed a legal malpractice lawsuit between a former bar owner and his former lawyer.
Work comp claim led to discharge, suit says
A man claims he lost his job after filing for workers' compensation benefits.
Multi-state plaintiffs file suit over DePuy hip replacement in Madison County
Beatty Residents from a variety of states have filed suit against the manufacturers of a hip replacement device, alleging the device malfunctioned and caused them injuries.
Pizza worker alleges boss threatened to have her child taken
A former pizza worker claims her boss threatened to have her child taken from her after she filed charges alleging sexual harassment against his company.