U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle correctly ruled that Shawn Montgomery of Missouri can’t sue C.H. Robinson Company of Minnesota for arranging the trip of a truck that hit his truck, Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on Jan. 2. The appeals court found Yandle correctly followed their court’s precedent from 2023 that a freight broker acts as contractor rather than agent….
A Chicago plastic surgeon has been ordered to pay nearly $66 million, under a verdict ending a trial in a case accusing the surgeon and his associates of allegedly allowing a 39-year-old mother of four children to bleed to death following an ordinarily routine liposuction and “tummy tuck” procedure. The verdict against Dr. Ayoub Sayeg was delivered by a jury…
A class action lawsuit has been filed against a major cosmetics company, accusing it of selling hair care products that allegedly cause hair loss and other injuries. On December 12, 2024, Stephanie Williams, Georgina Gomes, and Krista Gillette lodged the complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Mielle Organics LLC and The Procter…
U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn dismissed a claim that Zachary Langley of Caseyville contributed to a highway crash without moving. On Dec. 12 he found Kariah Buckmire of St. Clair County improperly sued Langley to defeat federal jurisdiction over a suit against Energy Transport Solutions and driver Billy Dollison. He denied Buckmire’s motion to remand the suit to St. Clair…
Lindsey Cordes and John Cortes of St. Louis settled a claim that Vios fertility clinic and Advagenix genetic laboratory caused Lindsey to give birth to a daughter with physical anomalies. The parties filed a stipulation on Dec. 10 advising U.S. Magistrate Mark Beatty that John and Lindsey would dismiss the claim. Beatty had planned to hold trial in November but…
A major lawsuit has been filed against several prominent companies, alleging that their hair relaxer products have caused serious health issues. On November 27, 2024, Alsester Aline Coleman-Williams filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Godrej SON Holdings, Inc., L’Oréal USA, Inc., and other associated entities. The case stems from allegations…
Syngenta and Chevron moved on Dec. 6 to dismiss 47 plaintiffs who alleged that weed killer Paraquat caused Parkinson’s disease, claiming they violated an order to search for proof of exposure. Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel issued the order in February, directing each plaintiff to serve subpoenas on third parties for evidence of exposure. Defense counsel Ragan Naresh of…
A man has filed a lawsuit against service station chain Casey’s, alleging he sustained severe injuries after slipping and falling on ice at their Wood River location. The lawsuit was initially filed in Madison County Circuit Court by plaintiff Monty Aldrich, but has been removed to federal court in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The…
The court reversed a previous decision denying Walgreens’ attempts to transfer the suit from St. Clair County to Christian County. An Illinois appellate court sided with Walgreen Co., granting its request to move a personal injury suit to a different county after concluding that factors such as parties’ proximity, court congestion, and jury duty logistics weighed in favor of the…
A plaintiff has filed a lawsuit against the United States of America, alleging negligence in managing a methadone program that led to a wrongful death. Rondell A. Johnson, acting as the Independent Administrator of the Estate of Rodney Bradford, lodged this complaint on November 13, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division….
