News from 2012
Alleged hit and run driver sued over O'Fallon accident
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.