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Injured worker's case settles in St. Clair County with jury apportioning blame
A personal injury case at trial in St. Clair County last week settled on Sept. 1, with jurors apportioning blame among several defendants.
Challenge to St. Clair County judges' candidacies expected at Supreme Court; Judges have Madigan lawyer on their side
Not too many Chicago attorneys enjoy household name recognition in the Metro-East, but one connected to powerful Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael J.
Illinois work comp needs reform, critics say; Bloated government is ‘hindrance to progress, trade and prosperity’
Critics of bloated state government point to the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission (IWCC) as a prime example of inefficiency.
Supporters of Independent Map Amendment blast decision
Supporters of the Independent Map Amendment are blasting Thursday's Supreme Court ruling which keeps the design of legislative maps in the hands of politicians.
Supreme Court to hear appeals in rigged tax sales case and railroad verdict reversal next month
Oral arguments set for the Illinois Supreme Court's September term include two major civil cases out of the Metro-East.
St. Clair County jurors award $9.4 million to worker injured at Prairie State Energy
St. Clair County jurors last week awarded $9.4 million to a worker injured six years ago at the Prairie State Energy Campus in Marissa.
Beiser sitting on half million campaign chest; Challenger Babcock getting GOP support
With more than $500,000 at the disposal of Democrat lawmaker Dan Beiser of Alton, the race for the 111th House District figures to be one of the more competitive legislative races statewide this fall.
Fifth District rules for tenured SIUE professor in maintaining libel, slander suit in Madison County circuit court
The Fifth District Appellate Court has ruled in favor of a tenured Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professor who claims former colleagues made false allegations of sexual misconduct outside their official duties to ruin her reputation and mentally harm her.
Local bar beginning its funding of judicial candidates
The local bar is signaling a willingness to finance controversial campaigns in St. Clair County that, if successful, will alter the process of electing judges throughout the state.
Allergan and others will appeal Yandle's eye drop certification order
Manufacturers of eye care solution will appeal a class certification order that U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle entered July 25 on behalf of glaucoma patients who claim eye droppers waste fluid.
Baricevic affirmed in sentencing 16-year-old as adult in Belleville armed robbery
The Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed St. Clair County Circuit Judge John Baricevic who denied the post conviction petition of a 16-year-old sentenced as an adult to 15 years in prison for a Belleville armed robbery.
Granite City wants judge to continue trial in trip and fall case
The City of Granite City seeks to continue a November trial setting in a sidewalk trip and fall case.
Ameren and JF Electric respond to power pole collapse suit
Ameren Illinois denies negligence in a woman's suit claiming a power pole collapsed on her vehicle while she was operating it in Vandalia last year.
Premises liability case should be litigated in Missouri where alleged injuries took place, Aldi lawyers argue
Attorneys representing Aldi Inc. in a Madison County premises liability lawsuit say that public and private interest factors heavily favor moving the case to a court in Howell County, Mo., where the plaintiff's alleged injuries took place.
Fourth District upholds access to ballot for Baricevic, LeChien and Haida
Fourth District appellate court judges have ruled in favor of three incumbent St. Clair County circuit judges seeking to be elected as if for the first time.
Analysis shows Illinois lawmakers are among best paid in country; Illinois Policy Institute says it's time they set example, cut back
CHICAGO - A new report from the Illinois Policy Institute says that taxpayers are spending $32 million per year in "generous" compensation for lawmakers including salaries, per diem payments, mileage reimbursements, health care, dental insurance, pay for committee and leadership roles and pensions.
Alton nursing home denies liability in widow's suit
Eunice Smith Home in Alton denies negligence in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claims her late husband fractured his spine while walking unassisted, which later led to his death.
Madison County truck tire injury suit dismissed; was first case filed in '16
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has dismissed with prejudice the first major civil case filed in 2016.
Doctors deny negligence in Madison County medical malpractice case
Defendants in a Madison County medical malpractice suit deny they are negligent in failing to correctly diagnose a patient's leg pain.
Nursing home denies negligence in Madison County wrongful death case
Alton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center denies negligence in a wrongful death suit filed in Madison County in February.