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Madison County circuit court served as class action mecca until CAFA; President Bush called for reform in Collinsville
ByronMany local lawyers and judges reject a "Judicial Hellhole" designation that the American Tort Reform Association first branded on Madison County in 2003.Whether the label is fair or not depends on who you ask. But how was it derived?When the Record first began publishing in September 2004, class action lawyers at the Madison County courthouse were developing consumer actions out of a wide range -
Ann Callis wasn’t born in a log cabin, but one of her ancestors might have been
“I was drunk the day my Mama got out of prisonAnd I went out to pick her up in the rain,But before I could get to the station in the pick-up truckShe got runned over by a damned ol’ train.”Steve Goodman wrote the lyrics for “You Never Even Call Me By My Name” and boasted that it was “the perfect country and western song.” Outlaw country music man David Allan Coe demurred, noting that the song said -
A Serious Man
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Heyl Royster adds attorneys in Edwardsville and Chicago offices
Cheely The law firm of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen announces the addition of attorneys in their Edwardsville and Chicago offices. -
A better way to elect state court judges
Murnane A recent New York Times editorial offered advice to neighboring Michigan on the best way to assure fair election of state court judges. -
Appellate court denies Tillery leave to appeal in atrazine privilege matter
Tillery MOUNT VERNON – Appellate judges won't review a decision granting free speech privilege to groups whose documents Stephen Tillery of St. Louis demanded in his class action against Syngenta Crop Protection Services. -
Rule by Executive Order could usurp GOP gains
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Lawsuit Loan Shark bill to be heard in committee Thursday
SPRINGFIELD – As Illinois lawmakers wrestle with raising the individual income tax rate to help keep the state solvent, a piece of legislation that would expand opportunities for personal injury attorneys may be on a fast track for passage in the current lame duck session. -
'Lawsuit Loan Shark' bill to be heard in state House committee today
Hoffman SPRINGFIELD - A piece of legislation referred to as a "Lawsuit Loan Shark" bill will be heard today at a House Judiciary Committee hearing as state lawmakers convene for fall veto session. -
Obama & Rahm set the record straight
Proft In two recent revealing interviews, we learned that President Obama and his tiny dancer who would be Chicago Mayor are challenged by the same marketing problem: the public's perception of them belies who they really are. -
Critics of EPA's Jackson say she bows to both extremes
Jackson Soon after President Barack Obama tapped Lisa P. Jackson to take the reins at the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the agency announced it would be re-reviewing a commonly used farming pesticide – atrazine – and its potential health effects. -
Ban on atrazine would stagger agriculture, experts say
Frank Critics of the federal Environmental Protection Agency's ongoing re-review of the commonly used pesticide atrazine and pending lawsuits against its makers say the potential ramifications could be staggering if the pesticide was ever banned. -
EPA, atrazine maker at odds over study
Jackson The federal Environmental Protection Agency says a new review of atrazine, a commonly used agricultural pesticide, is rooted in a statutory mandate and prompted by new evidence about the effects of the pesticide to humans and animals.