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Fifth District affirms Madison County ruling on Subway employee's lawsuit over pay
Goldenhersh A woman who worked at a sandwich shop managed by her husband, but never received a paycheck should be compensated for her labor, a panel of the Fifth District held in an unpublished order released this week.
Officials stay quiet on proposed Syngenta settlement
Tillery Although plaintiffs in a Madison County class action lawsuit that led to federal litigation over the weed killer atrazine will be included in the $105 million proposed settlement, it appears they don't want to talk about it - or at least not yet.
Defense attorneys want more changes to asbestos docket; Harrison says it's a 'work in progress'
Harrison When attorneys for more than three dozen asbestos defendant companies asked Madison County Associate Clarence Harris to eliminate the advanced setting of asbestos trial weeks earlier this year, they included a few other recommendations in their request.
Political Action Committee sues over Illinois campaign contribution limits
Proft CHICAGO - A political action committee led by a former Republican candidate for governor has filed a lawsuit over Illinois' Election Code, claiming that certain campaign contribution limits violate its constitutional rights to equal protection and free speech.
More suits filed in Yaz litigation; MDL nears 10,000 cases
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS - More than 70 lawsuits over the oral contraceptives Yasmin and Yaz have been filed this month in the East St. Louis federal court.
Benjamin to discuss Caperton at conference in Chicago
Benjamin The West Virginia justice who found himself at the crux of Caperton v. Massey after declining to recuse himself from an appeal in the case will speak about judicial independence next month in Chicago.
Tillery: settlement with Syngenta was 'most difficult one I have ever been in in my career'; Pope: Syngenta bought 'peace'
Tillery The $105 million proposed settlement in the class action lawsuit over the weed killer atrazine may only be a few months away from a final fairness hearing, but attorneys involved in the case said it took more than a year of negotiating to reach this point.
Retired state employees file class action over new health insurance law in Madison County
Flint Forty-eight retired state employees filed a class action lawsuit last week in Madison County, challenging a new law that will require retirees to start paying premiums for their health insurance.
Hylla raises about $23K - nearly equal to that raised by all others on retention ballot
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla raised almost the same amount of individual contributions that the three other local judges seeking retention received collectively between April 1 and June 30, records show.
Cates outraises, outspends McGlynn in last quarter for Fifth District seat
Cates Swansea attorney Judy Cates raised more than 10 times the amount of campaign contributions as her Republican opponent for the Fifth District Appellate Court in the same three month period, records show.
Three Madison County judges raise $22,000 for retention campaigns; Most money came from candidates
Callis Three of the four candidates seeking retention to the Madison County bench raised a combined total of about $22,000 between April 1 and June 30, campaign contribution records show.
MDL sought in complaints over Pradaxa; About half of nationwide suits filed in East St. Louis
Aroesty A dozen lawsuits over Pradaxa, a prescription blood thinning medication, have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois since May and plaintiffs are now waiting to find out if Multi District Litigation will be created to handle their claims.
Zoloft cases continue to be fought as MDL gets under way; Pfizer seeks to sever local claims
Corr Attorneys are set to meet in Pennsylvania today for an initial status conference in the Multi District Litigation (MDL) over dozens of women's claims that ingesting the anti-depressant Zoloft during their pregnancies caused birth defects in their children.
Attorneys concerned over change to '13 asbestos docket; New '12 filings on record-setting track
Harrison It's been about three months since Madison County Associate Judge Clarence Harrison eliminated the court's 2013 advance setting of asbestos trial weeks, but some members of the local legal community said they are already seeing the effects of the judge's decision.
ARDC hearing board recommends 90 day suspension for St. Louis lawyer over emails with workers' comp arbitrator
A hearing board of the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) has recommended a 90-day suspension for one of the three St. Louis lawyers accused of having ex parte communications with a workers' compensation arbitrator in 2009 and 2010.
Gordon Maag sues over new retiree health insurance law, seeks class action
Maag If a Sangamon County circuit judge agrees with him, Gordon Maag could find himself before the court he unsuccessfully sought election to in the nation's most expensive judicial race in history.
Republicans ask Illinois SC to reconsider denial of redistricting challenge
Cross The state's top Republican leaders on Thursday asked the Illinois Supreme Court to reconsider its June decision denying their attempt to revive a constitutional challenge to the Democratic-drawn legislative maps.
Settlements in Yaz litigation continue, mediator is 'cautiously optimistic' that end is in sight
Herndon About 1,500 of the 9,000-plus lawsuits filed in federal court in East St. Louis over the oral contraceptives Yasmin and Yaz have been settled, said Chief U.S. District Judge David Herndon.
Quinn OKs cuts to probation funding in Supreme Court's budget
Dallas Probation departments throughout the state managed to avoid additional cuts under the Illinois Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2013 budget this past weekend.
Convenience store sues village of Cahokia, mayor over liquor license
Village of Cahokia Mayor Gary Cornwell The Quick Stop Food Shop in St. Clair County has sued the village of Cahokia and Mayor Gary Cornwell for pulling its liquor license in March.