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McGlynn sisters fight malaria with national charity
Mary Claire (left) and Madelyn McGlynn After deciding to send 400 bed nets to Uganda to fight malaria, then-high school freshman Mary Claire McGlynn and her younger sister, Madelyn McGlynn, knew they had to do something more to make a difference.
Prairie Farms files motion to compel or bar in misconduct suit filed by farmers
Antognoli Prairie Farms has filed a motion to compel the owners of a Highland farm to answer production requests or to bar them from presenting any evidence of lost profits and income.
Parties file trial brief in FELA case against Union Pacific
The parties gearing up for a damages-only trial of an Arkansas man's suit against Union Pacific Railroad Company have filed briefs and motions in limine.
Rosewood Care Center wins arbitration verdict in suit over infliction of emotional distress
Rosewood Care Center on Tuesday won an arbitration case brought by the daughter of a now deceased resident.
Another defendant drops out of consolidated conveyor belt injury cases against PKM
Dripps Defendant RCS Construction Inc. has been dismissed from a pair of consolidated lawsuits brought over an injury an employee at an East Alton Olin Corporation plant allegedly suffered when he fell into a roller conveyor belt.
Cahokia water district employees federal case over firings set for settlement conference
A settlement conference is set May 17 in a federal case filed against the Commonfields Cahokia Water District and trustees Marilyn Stringfellow, Carolyn Touchette, Mike Millatti, and Erma Millard over the firings of several water district employees.
Syngenta opposes environmental groups' intervention in federal atrazine class action
Reeg The defendant fighting a proposed federal class action over alleged water contamination caused by the weed killer atrazine contends that it has "serious doubts" about why two environmental groups are asking to intervene in the suit brought by the City of Greenville, Ill. and to unseal documents in the case.
Children file to dismiss counts of father's suit over pool business
Matoesian Defendants Edward Perigen Jr. and his sister, Yvette Cotter are moving to dismiss parts of a lawsuit brought against them by their father over the family's pool business.
Plaintiffs ask for case management order in Saline Township sexual misconduct suits
Six women who have sued Saline Township and former Township Supervisor Alvin Steiner on claims that Steiner sexually harassed and groped them are asking for a case management order in their cases.
Hearing in Kraft workers' class action moved
Garlough A hearing in a proposed class action brought against Kraft Foods Global by workers at its Granite City plant has been continued.
Suit against power companies over utility pole crash settles; had been set for trial Monday
A suit over a motorcycle accident involving utility wires has settled.
Mudge gives initial go-ahead to $575K settlement of CyberSource class action
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge gave the preliminary go ahead Friday to the settlement of a 2002 class action against CyberSource Corporation.
Father amends complaint in suit against children over Granite City pool business
Matoesian A father suing his children over access to his Granite City pool business has amended his complaint while his children want $20,000 in bond should their father take possession of a disputed phone number.
Pre-trial set in Jones Act suit against Alton Belle Casino owners
Kinney A final pre-trial conference is set next week in a Jones Act suit against the owners of the Alton Belle Casino.
Mudge to hear plaintiff's plea to amend petition in wrongful death suit tomorrow
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge is set to hear a plaintiff's move to amend a wrongful death claim on Friday.
Dispute between Mallon estate and former firm member in court
Mallon Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla is set to hear arguments Friday in a suit brought by attorney Dawna Hale against the estate of her former employer, Lance Mallon.
Suit against Bank of Edwardsville settles; had been set for trial Monday
Ohl A negligence suit against the Bank of Edwardsville as representative of an Edwardsville man's estate is over.
Holiday Shores files for more time on sanctions move in Syngenta atrazine case
Tillery The Holiday Shores Sanitary District has asked for more time to take a deposition related to a sanctions move in a proposed class action against Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., the maker of the weed killer, atrazine.
Mudge to hear pleas for initial approval of '02 class action settlement
Libra Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge is set to hear arguments Thursday in favor of the settlement of a nine year-old class action against CyberSource Corporation.
Mechanical bull finger amputation suit hearing moved due to plaintiff's hospitalization
Mudge A hearing in a suit brought by a man who alleges a mechanical bull ride injured his finger so severely it had to be amputated has been moved.