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Local attorney authors 'Anatomy of Class Action Killer' in Bar Journal
Bruegger John A. Bruegger of Edwardsville, a lawyer in the St. Louis office of Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young, LLP, is the author of "Anatomy of a Class Action Killer: Picking Off Named Plaintiffs after Barber," an article in the April 2012 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal, the monthly magazine of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).
Case reset in woman's claim she was forced to undress before co-worker
Kujawski Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth on Wednesday reset a case management conference to July 25 in a woman's case against her employer, a co-worker and a doctor after she was allegedly forced to undress in front of her co-worker while being examined at a doctor's office for a work-related injury.
Wal-Mart supervisors answer retaliatory discharge suit
Cerven Wal-Mart is being sued in Madison County after a Glen Carbon woman claims she was allegedly fired in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim.
Monumental Life takes death policy lawsuit to federal court
Cole Monumental Life is taking a lawsuit against the company to federal court after allegedly being accused of failing to pay one of its customers.
Hospital files complaint against elevator company after woman's fall
Clark Gateway Regional Medical Center has filed a third party complaint against an elevator company in response to a suit the hospital faces by a woman who says she fell because an elevator stopped six inches short of a landing.
Chicago attorney files entry of appearance in STD test results suit
Miller Chicago attorney Gretchen Miller on May 24 announced her representation of Quest Diagnostics in a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims a romantic rival leaked results of a sexually transmitted disease test.
Ruth continues woman's case against Quik Trip
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth on May 25 continued a woman's case against Quik Trip to July 13.
Hylla sets trial date in woman's case against Christway Church in Godfrey
Glisson Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla on May 25 set a March 4, 2013 trial date in a woman's case against Christway Church and First Baptist Church of Godfrey.
Agency for Community Transit fights man's lawsuit
Unsell The defendant in a man's lawsuit over injuries sustained on a Madison County bike trail claims the plaintiff failed to mitigate his own damages.
Violence Prevention Center is awarded $7,000
CHICAGO - Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois, headquartered in Belleville, is among 36 law-related nonprofit organizations statewide that have received grants from the Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF), the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).
Reeg named among nation's top rated mass tort litigators
Reeg Kurtis B. Reeg, president and managing partner of Reeg Lawyers, LLC, a St. Louis-based business and litigation defense law firm, has been selected for inclusion in "Corporate Counsel" magazine's 2012 Top Rated Lawyers Annual Guide to Mass Tort Litigation.
Parties in wrongful death lawsuit reach agreement; Husband was accused in van rollover death of wife
Perica A man who was accused of failing to engage emergency brakes in a van that rolled backward over his wife and killing her, has settled a lawsuit filed against him over the death.
Ruth resets Tillery tobacco hearing to Aug. 21
Tillery Attorney Stephen Tillery is arguing that a judgment in favor of cigarette maker Philip Morris was "fundamentally flawed," because it was based on "false facts advanced by Philip Morris at every step in this litigation."
Rosewood plaintiff asks Mudge to consolidate lawsuits
Bonamarte Plaintiff Barbara Morrissey McGrew on Friday requested Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge to consolidate her lawsuit against a long-term care facility in Alton with a similar suit involving her daughter.
St. Clair County State's attorney, Recorder sue banks over mortgage transfers
Kelly St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly's office filed a lawsuit Monday against 22 banks, accusing them of engaging in fraud and deception by evading requirements to file documents with the county's recorder of deeds when home loans were bought and sold by lending institutions.
ISBA president shares views on cameras in court
Locallo Illinois State Bar Association President John Locallo believes cameras in the courtroom are "here to stay."
Dupo files to remove civil rights case against village to federal court
Pierce The village of Dupo and four police officers who are being sued for allegedly violating the civil rights of a Dupo man has filed to remove the case to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois.
Fifth District grants Brennan's appeal on $2 million bond
Kionka The Fifth District Appellate Court has granted Edward Brennan's motion to dismiss an appeal over a $2 million bond he was ordered to post after losing a bench trial to former partner Michael Constance.
Status conference set Aug. 13 in case against Pasta House
A status conference has been re-set until 9 a.m. Aug 13 in a case filed by Phillip Jameson of St. Clair County against Preferred Pasta, owner of the Pasta House Restaurant.
Ruth permits Texas attorney to participate in benzene case
Huelsmann Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth on May 10 allowed a Texas attorney to participate in a Madison County benzene case.