News from November 2014
Madison County Civil Docket: 6/15 - 6/19/2015
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Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket: 6/17/2015
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Numerous plaintiffs seek $1.75M from Xarelto manufactures
Numerous Xarelto users from several states are suing the makers of the drug that they say is fraudulently marketed and lacking the proper warnings.
New attorneys join HeplerBroom’s St. Louis office
HeplerBroom hired three new lawsuits as associate attorneys in its St. Louis office.
First six-juror trial takes place in Madison County since Quinn’s law
Circuit Judge John Barberis Jr. presided over the first six-person civil jury trial in Madison County since former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill into law shrinking jury sizes for civil cases from 12 jurors to six.
Fifth District affirms summary judgment for SIUC professor over travel reimbursement claims
The Fifth District Court of Appeals concluded that summary judgment is proper for a college professor who was sued by his fellow teachers claiming he submitted fraudulent requests for travel reimbursement.
Guava and others ordered to show they should not be liable for attorneys’ fees and costs in Comcast suit
Following an order from the Fifth District, St. Clair County Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson has issued an order requiring parties in a lawsuit involving the alleged hacking of a porn site to explain later this month why they should not be liable to pay compensatory awards.
Senator John McCain seeks to lift strict U.S. preferences in Jones Act amendment
U.S. Senator John McCain recently introduced an amendment to repeal certain restrictions of the Jones Act, a legislation popular in the Madison County Circuit Court due to its close proximity to the Mississippi River.
Anderson Hospital OB/GYN denies liability in newborn’s shoulder injury during delivery
A doctor with Anderson Hospital denied liability in a lawsuit alleging he negligently caused a newborn baby to suffer a severe shoulder injury during delivery.
Madison County Asbestos Jury Docket: 11/10/2014
Monday, November 10
Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket: 11/10 - 11/14/2014
Monday, November 10
Vote 'Yes" to retain Karmeier
Chicago trial lawyers looking to put $1 Billion dollars in their own pockets have launched a campaign to unseat Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier. Stop this unprecedented anti-retention campaign from cowardly trying to harm the very Supreme Court Justice that has evidenced uncompromising standards of integrity and impartiality.
Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket: 9/29 - 10/3/2014
Monday, September 29
Madison County Civil Docket: 9/29 - 10/3/2014
Monday, September 29