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St. Clair County real estate Dec. 21-23
A New Athens farm property sold for $2,416,338 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Dec. 21-23. -
Distinguished Service Award is misplaced
Is St. Clair County Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson deserving of an Illinois Defense Counsel "Distinguished Service Award," an organization of attorneys devoted to representing insurers and corporations in civil litigation? -
Asbestos litigation explodes in St. Clair Co. in 2021, up 50%; Madison Co. still number 1, but down 19%
St. Clair County Circuit Court bucked a national downward trend in asbestos litigation, having experienced a 50% increase in filings in 2021 compared to 2020. It went from 428 filings in 2020 to 643 last year, and is still the second top jurisdiction in the country. -
St. Clair County real estate Dec. 13-17
A Belleville apartment building sold for $825,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Dec. 13-17. -
Judges Gleeson and Brown receive Distinguished Service Award
Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson and Circuit Judge Richard Brown of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit were presented the Distinguished Service Award by the Illinois Defense Counsel on March 31. -
Dugan grants defense summary judgment in claim against Nivea lotion
EAST ST. LOUIS – Two experts failed to connect Nivea firming hydration lotion to a consumer’s skin damage, U.S. District Judge David Dugan ruled on March 23. -
Insurer seeks to dismiss suit alleging it denied a fire claim in bad faith
An insurance company argues that a Deli company’s lawsuit should be dismissed for failure to state a claim after the insurer denied the plaintiff’s request for coverage following a fire. -
St. Clair County real estate Dec. 6-10
A Fairview Heights office property sold for $1,075,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Dec. 6-10. -
St. Clair County real estate Nov. 29-Dec. 3
A Mascoutah farm property sold for $4,426,850 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Nov. 29-Dec. 3. -
St. Clair County real estate Nov. 22-24
A Belleville apartment building sold for $2,900,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Nov. 22-24. -
St. Clair Co. legal researcher seeks out of county judge to hear sealed court records challenge
BELLEVILLE – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has sided with legal researcher Brad Van Hoose in numerous requests for government records, but now he blocks Van Hoose’s access to records about Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson. -
St. Clair County real estate Nov. 15-19
A Dupo industrial building sold for $4,400,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Nov. 15-19. -
You can drive under the influence if you have influence
Everybody knows better than to drink and drive, but some people do it anyway. If caught, they’ll suffer serious consequences – unless, of course, the ones driving under the influence have influence. -
Belleville woman killed by alleged drunk driver; Perpetrator's arrest was third DUI in St. Clair Co.
BELLEVILLE – Brandon Wilson of Freeburg, who late last month allegedly killed Ashley Dancy of Belleville by driving drunk, had beaten a drunk driving ticket from 2020 by pleading guilty on a drunk driving ticket from 2017. -
Federal court vacates $2 million judgment leveled against non-party in St. Clair County
BENTON – Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert erased a $2,080,585.95 decision that St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf entered against Liberty Mutual for denying coverage of a negligence suit. -
Cates gets driver's license back less than two months after fourth DUI arrest
BELLEVILLE – Attorney David Cates of Swansea successfully alleged misconduct against a police officer who arrested him in January on a drunk driving charge. -
St. Clair County real estate Nov. 8-12
An O'Fallon land parcel sold for $800,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Nov. 8-12. -
Former casino boss, Judge Watson, answers employee stock lawsuit: 'They suffered no harm'
EAST ST. LOUIS – Casino Queen employees lack standing to sue former casino president Jeffrey Watson over the collapse of their stock ownership plan because they suffered no harm, Watson claimed at U.S. district court on Feb. 25. -
Class action targets FCB claiming fees improperly collected
BELLEVILLE – Attorney David Cates of Swansea and lawyers of other states propose a class action on a claim that FCB Banks collects improper fees. -
St. Clair County real estate Nov. 1-5
A Shiloh residence sold for $605,080 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Nov. 1-5.