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Best Way sues over truck damage from low power lines
The Best Way Foundation is suing over damage allegedly sustained by one of its trucks by dangerously low lines over 17th Street.
O'Fallon man sued for I-64 crash
Jeffrey Maher of O'Fallon is being sued by three plaintiffs who say he caused a car crash on eastbound Interstate 64
Jani-King partnership in court
Phil and Claire Gallo have filed a lawsuit against Joe Zmaila and Kathleen Zmaila, alleging breach of contract and conversion.
Online travel company targeted by AG posts quarterly loss
WOOD RIVER, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-YTB International, the Illinois-based Internet travel agency under fire from the California attorney general, posted a loss in the most recent quarter, compared to the $1.6 million profit the company made in the same period a year ago.
Meth Coffee targeted by Madigan
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is threatening to sue a coffee manufacturer she said is glorifying drug use through its Meth Coffee product.
Web site spotlights trial lawyer 'earmarks'
A bevy of plaintiff-friendly provisions that would expand liability laws for businesses and ordinary Americans have been worked into key pieces of legislation by the nation's trial lawyers, a group said Monday.
Madigan sues 13th mortgage rescue provider
Madigan Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Thursday filed a lawsuit against an Ohio-based company for allegedly engaging in a mortgage rescue fraud scheme.
Lawyer-rating site loses Supreme Court battle
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an Internet site that allows clients to rate their lawyer's performance is not entitled to a list of attorneys in the state.
AG: Illinois to get $10 million from Squibb settlement
Madigan Illinois will receive more than $10 million as a part of a multi-state Medicaid fraud settlement with pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Lawyer rating site appeals to Illinois Supreme Court
SPRINGFIELD - An Internet site that allows clients to rate their lawyer's performance has hit a snag in its effort to expand into Illinois, and has asked for the state Supreme Court's help.
Fitzgerald to become next chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court
Fitzgerald SPRINGFIELD--Thomas Fitzgerald will serve as the next chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, but will have little effect on the state's so-called judicial hellholes, a leading tort reformer said.