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Prenda Law hit with $1,000 per day penalty for failing to pay sanctions

May 23, 2013 6:38 AM
By Bethany Krajelis

After missing Tuesday’s deadline to pay $81,000 in sanctions, a federal judge in California has slapped Prenda Law with an order to show cause as to why it didn’t pay up. U.S. Otis D. Wright II also imposed “a penalty … Read More »

Federal Court, St. Clair County

7th Circuit hears arguments over Obamacare’s birth-control mandate

May 22, 2013 5:03 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

CHICAGO – The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in two cases, including one from the Southern District of Illinois, that challenge Obamacare’s birth-control coverage mandate. These lawsuits – Cyril B. Korte, et al. v. Kathleen Sebelius, et … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Schnucks removes suit over security breach to federal court

May 21, 2013 4:02 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

A St. Clair County class action lawsuit over a security breach to Schnuck Markets’ electronic payment systems has been removed to federal court. Schnucks late last week filed a notice to remove the suit that Laverne Rippy brought April 25 … Read More »

Class Action, Federal Court, St. Clair County

Defendant asserts Cottrell ‘will have to pull a rabbit out of its hat’ to show venue is proper

May 16, 2013 12:13 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

A man accused of using inside information against a company he at one point sought to do business with has asked a federal judge to dismiss the case and award him attorneys’ fees. Cottrell Inc. filed a federal lawsuit in … Read More »

Federal Court, Madison County

Illinois case over energy drink could be transferred to California MDL

May 14, 2013 5:24 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) will hear arguments later this month and decide whether it should transfer nine lawsuits over the allegedly deceptive advertising of an energy drink to California. One of the nine suits that could … Read More »

Class Action, Federal Court

Defendants in Full Tilt Poker suit seek protective order against class action discovery

May 14, 2013 3:51 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

Some of the defendants in a lawsuit that seeks to recover gambling losses asked a federal judge this month for a protective order against class action discovery. In the alternative, Tiltware LLC and five other defendants requested an order staying … Read More »

Class Action, Federal Court

Judge denies Peel’s motion over his prison sentence; refuses to issue certificate of appealability

May 13, 2013 5:38 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

A former Madison County attorney’s latest effort to have his 12-year-prison sentence set aside, vacated or corrected has been quashed. In a 22-page opinion issued late last month, U.S. Judge William Stiehl denied Gary Peel’s March 2012 motion and rejected … Read More »

Federal Court

Fight to unseal documents in atrazine suit continues in 7th Circuit

May 9, 2013 1:09 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

A pair of environmental groups on Monday submitted a brief to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in an ongoing fight to unseal documents in the now-settled class action suit over atrazine. The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) and … Read More »

Federal Court

State Farm asks Herndon to alter order denying motion to dismiss; also seeks stay of discovery in suit over Avery v. State Farm

May 9, 2013 9:44 AM
By Bethany Krajelis

State Farm last month asked a federal judge to alter or amend his March 28 order that denied its motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging fraudulent activity in Avery v. State Farm. In addition to that request, the … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Judge’s ruling is ‘vindication’ for 20,000 Prenda targets, lawyer says

May 8, 2013 6:19 PM
By Ann Maher

A defense attorney who was awarded fees in a copyright infringement case unraveling in California federal court believes the judge’s order is a “major victory” for his client. Morgan Pietz, of the Pietz Law Firm in Beverly Hills, Calif., said … Read More »

Class Action, Federal Court, News, St. Clair County