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Supreme Court censures St. Louis workers' comp lawyer, suspends East St. Louis attorney
The Illinois Supreme Court has censured one area attorney and suspended another.
Gilbert strikes objection filed to proposed settlement over atrazine
Tillery The recently-filed objection to the proposed $105 million settlement over atrazine has been thrown out.
Justice Thomas will soon be inducted into Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
Thomas Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas will be inducted this week into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
Employee benefits attorneys continue to advise clients on Obamacare, say more guidance is needed
Wofford A lot of employers waited for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a ruling over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before they started making major decisions.
Summary judgment ruling for Norfolk in Madison County legal malpractice case upheld at Fifth District
Goldenhersh The Fifth District Appellate Court has upheld a Madison County judge's order granting summary judgment to an East Alton law firm accused of legal malpractice.
Panelists discuss age-old debate over judicial reform
From left to right: Thies, Young, Gladstein and DiVito Although he wasn't rapping about judicial elections, the late Notorious B.I.G. may have pinpointed one of the major problems facing the judiciary in his 1997 single, "Mo Money, Mo Problems."
Attorney files opposition to atrazine settlement; Tillery calls him serial objector
Tillery A California attorney has filed an objection to the proposed $105 million settlement over atrazine.
Survey ranks Illinois 46th for lawsuit climate; names Madison County sixth worst jurisdiction
Rickard Illinois has once again found its legal climate ranked as one of the worst in the nation.
Fifth District affirms dismissal of suit seeking to recover funds stolen by Alton attorney
Stewart Relying on the statute of limitations, a panel of the Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed the dismissal of a woman's lawsuit over funds that were stolen by her former and now-deceased Alton attorney.
Majority of local judicial candidates 'like' Facebook as additional campaign tool
Burkart Thanks to his 22-year-old son and his barber, Hamel attorney Thomas Burkart has embraced social media as an additional tool in his
campaign for circuit judge.
Philip Morris case continues; Attorneys file additional documents
Tillery The decade-old class action suit over cigarette labeling continues to smolder as attorneys on both sides of the fight file documents that Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth requested at last month's hearing.
Supreme Court sets docket for September term; Arguments over St. Clair forum case slated
Gavin The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments this month in a St. Clair County asbestos case over forum.
Fourth District reverses $17.8 million verdict in asbestos conspiracy case
Simpson A split panel of the Fourth District Appellate Court has reversed a $17.8 million verdict in a McLean County asbestos conspiracy case, saying the lower court erred in denying the defendants' motions for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
Pradaxa MDL grows to 78 cases; Herndon wants litigation to 'move expeditiously'
Herndon Multi-district litigation over Pradaxa, a blood thinning medication, has grown to include 78 cases.
Philip Morris files proposed answer to petition in cigarette labeling suit; Includes emails from Tillery
Tillery When St. Louis attorney Stephen Tillery made the argument earlier this month that Philip Morris had admitted the facts alleged in his latest petition by not filing a formal answer, attorneys for the tobacco giant claimed the two parties had reached an agreement to do so.
Macon County man joins lawsuit over campaign contribution limits
Proft CHICAGO - A Macon County man supporting Mike Babcock's bid for the Senate has joined Illinois Liberty PAC's fight to overturn a state law that limits campaign contributions.
Fifth District affirms summary judgment in favor of FedEx in Madison County class action suit over late deliveries
Spomer A split panel of the Fifth District Appellate Court last week affirmed a Madison County order that close the book on a decade-old class action lawsuit seeking damages against Federal Express for late deliveries.
Federal judge orders St. Louis lawyer to appear before him over phone call to his law clerk
U.S. District Judge Patrick Murphy has ordered a St. Louis lawyer to explain why she shouldn't be sanctioned or held in contempt of court for a telephone conversation she had earlier this month with his law clerk.
Illinois and Indiana residents file four federal lawsuits against BP over tainted fuel
CHICAGO - At least four federal lawsuits have been filed against BP stemming from the company's recent fuel quality issue that caused car problems for some Midwestern motorists.
Six St. Clair County judicial candidates raise nearly $92,000 in contributions; Lopinot leads with $78,440
Lopinot Candidates running in a trio of contested judicial races in St. Clair County raked in nearly $92,000 in campaign contributions during the most recent reporting period.