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Celebrities claim strip clubs misappropriated their images in suits against Oz and Pony
BENTON - Ten celebrities claimed Oz nightclub in Sauget misappropriated their images and Carmen Electra claims the Pony club across from Cape Girardeau misappropriated hers.
Arizona Beverages awarded $154K as Dugan finds Sheehan pursued fraud claim for plaintiff who loved 'Arnold Palmer Lite'
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge David Dugan awarded $154,862.50 to lawyers for Arizona Beverages on Feb. 25 for work that class action lawyer Spencer Sheehan put them through on a claim that had no chance.
Yandle excludes attorney Bleyer as expert witness in legal malpractice claim
BENTON - U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle excluded lawyer Joseph Bleyer of Marion from testifying as an expert at a trial about legal malpractice in a St. Clair County case.
LIVE WEB - How To Advise Your Criminal Law Client Regarding Deportation Issues on February 28, 2025
Get the information and updates you need to effectively advise your clients on important immigration law issues, as well as how to answer questions regarding their immigration status and the threat of deportation.
Illinois Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments At Southern Illinois University on March 18
The Illinois Supreme Court will leave the Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield behind for a day and “ride the circuit” to hear oral arguments at Southern Illinois University (SIU) in Carbondale on March 18, 2025.
Fifth District upholds, denies separate Madison County arbitration cases
MOUNT VERNON - Madison County Circuit Judge Sarah Smith and Associate Judge Ronald Foster denied arbitration in separate cases but Smith decided correctly and Foster didn’t, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Feb. 20.
Ahead of Hearing, Attorneys General Issue Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Preserve Funding for Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today issued a joint statement ahead of a court hearing in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health.
HeplerBroom Sponsors Environmental Seminar on Land and Waste Regulations on February 27, 2025
HeplerBroom is proud to be one of the sponsors of the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group’s (IERG) Land & Waste Conference.
Acting U.S. Attorney named in Southern District of Illinois
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - Prosecutor Ali Summers stepped up to acting U.S. Attorney on Feb. 18 when President Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to fire Rachelle Crowe and 92 other U.S. attorneys.
Attorney General Raoul Takes Action to Keep Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Working
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in support of federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees who were told by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to stop working on cases investigating deceptive and abusive conduct by companies.
Justice Mary K. O’brien Announces At-large Vacancy in Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for an At-Large Circuit Judge vacancy in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Please be advised that any candidate seeking appointment to this vacancy shall reside within the circuit boundaries.
In denying claim for unborn fetus, judge declines 'invitation to create new law'
EAST ST. LOUIS - Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel granted judgment to the United States on Feb. 18 against a claim that an unborn fetus can recover damages under the Illinois Survival Act.
LIVE WEB - Artificial Intelligence Advisor: Use AI To Help Manage Your Firm on February 25, 2025
Many groundbreaking inventions begin with someone’s desire to eliminate a rote task or annoyance.
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Wesley Gozia as At-large Circuit Judge in Fourth Judicial Circuit
Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Wesley A. Gozia as an At-Large Circuit Judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit.
EEOC seeks to drop transgender suit in light of new 'administration policy changes'
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity commissioners moved to dismiss their discrimination suit against Sis-Bro pig weaning business of New Athens on Feb. 14.
Labeling your political opponents 'Nazis' won't help anyone, Mr. Governor
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker used his annual State of the State Address to lash out at President Donald Trump and his supporters - potentially including more than 40% of all Illinoisans - calling them all 'Nazis.' Such rhetoric was as irresponsible as it was inflammatory, stoking only more hatred and division, said Mark Glennon
St. Clair County judge continues hearing in defamation case brought by county board member
BELLEVILLE - Circuit Judge Patrick Foley continued a hearing in a defamation suit on a motion of defendant Brad Van Hoose of Belleville who stated he had called plaintiff Gerard Scott Jr. as a witness and Scott didn’t appear.
'Centreville Citizens' say 'enhanced' opportunities to comment on sewer dysfunction 'embellished'
EAST ST. LOUIS - Centreville Citizens for Change claim that opportunities to comment on sewer improvements in Cahokia Heights can’t substitute for intervention in judicial approval of a consent decree.
Attorney General Raoul Stands With Transgender Military Members in Challenge to President Trump’s Discriminatory Executive Order
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with a coalition of 20 state attorneys general, is standing with transgender military members targeted by the Trump administration’s executive order banning transgender Americans from serving in the military.
Live Web - the High Way: Cars and Cannabis in Illinois on February 19, 2025
Don’t miss this in-depth look at the Fourth Amendment and how it relates to the odor of cannabis in vehicles, as well as the latest jurisprudence from the Illinois Supreme Court regarding probable cause based on this issue