Archive for April 2011
St. Clair County Illinois Residents Join in Case Against Pfizer
Residents from St. Clair County, Illinois have joined other plaintiffs from the states of New York and Louisiana in a product liability lawsuit against Pfizer, a New York City-based pharmaceutical company. The St. Clair County plaintiff claimed that Pfizer’s anti-epilepsy drug, Dilantin, caused her son to develop a chronic skin disorder that led to a his…
Read MoreFormer Anheuser-Busch Owner Tries to Settle Wrongful Death Suit
August Busch IV of St. Louis County, Missouri has made a settlement offer in his wrongful death case. According to a piece published in Reuters, the former owner of Budweiser’s girlfriend, Adrienne Martin, died in December from a drug overdose. Drug labs taken during the autopsy showed that she had deadly levels of oxycodone and…
Read MoreIllinois Lawsuit Accuses Defendants of Child Negligence
Alton, Illinois attorney Michael Glisson from the law firm of WWF&G has filed a personal injury lawsuit with several counts of negligence and violations of the Family Expense Act against a family from Sandwich, Illinois in the county of DeKalb. The suit claims that the family was partially responsible for the injuries a minor who,…
Read MoreAlton, Illinois Father and Son Sue Red-Light Runner
A father and son duo from Alton, Illinois injured in a car collision by a driver who ran a red light have filed an auto accident lawsuit. The incident occurred on Route 140 at the intersection of St. James Road in Madison County, according to an article posted on the Madison County Record website. While the…
Read MoreMadison County, Illinois Pregnant Wal-Mart Shopper Sues for Battery
A Wal-Mart shopper from Madison County, Illinois has filed an assault and battery personal injury lawsuit against the corporation and the store’s security officer who tackled her. The woman was pregnant at the time of the incident. According to the lawsuit, described in article posted on the Madison County Record website, she was followed out…
Read MoreUnprovoked Dog Attack Causes Serious Injuries, Cash Settlement
A woman victimized in an unprovoked dog attack received a $15,000 settlement thanks to the help of Alton, Illinois attorney Michael P. Glisson. The lawyer from Williamson, Webster, Falb & Glisson represented a woman whose finger was bitten down to the bone by a dog. The attack required hospitalization for the woman. During emergency treatment,…
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