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Fifth District denies third appeal of man convicted of murderer and serving 50-year sentence
The latest appeal of a man serving a 50-year sentence for killing a St. Clair County woman in 2005 was denied last month by a state appeals court panel.
St. Louis area woman will be primary caretaker of daughter, split Fifth District panel affirms
MT VERNON — A 7-year-old girl will remain primarily in the care of her St. Louis-area mother and not in that of her U.S. Virgin Islands father, a split state appeals court recently ruled.
Fifth District upholds conviction of former East St. Louis man in Easter 2016 shootings
MT VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate court affirmed the conviction of a former East St. Louis man, who was charged in the Easter Sunday 2016 shootings near Belleville.
Appellate court remands case, orders new counsel for federal inmate trying to get FOIA information into court
MT VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court remanded a case involving a federal inmate serving time in North Carolina who is trying to present new information he allegedly uncovered via a Freedom of Information Act request into court.
Fifth District affirms ruling that former corrections officer not entitled to additional work comp
MT VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court agreed that a St. Clair County corrections officer, injured on the job almost seven years ago, is not entitled to additional workers compensation because he worked a part-time job outside the county sheriff's department.
State appellate court upholds man's 55-year sentence in killing of ex-girlfriend, her two friends
MT VERNON— An East St. Louis man serving more than 50 years after pleading guilty in the 2009 shooting death of his ex-girlfriend and two of her friends recently failed to convince a state appeals court panel of the existence of a bona fide doubt of his fitness when he pled guilty but mentally ill to first degree murder, a court order said.
Edwardsville attorney disbarred after allegedly charging client's credit card for personal expenses
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville attorney Gray Milburn Magee has been disbarred following an Illinois Supreme Court order after he allegedly charged more than $1,700 in personal purchases to his client's credit card and then lied about it.
Health care advocate: 'It is pretty clear' FDA, DEA failed to adequately protect public from opioid crisis
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The federal Food and Drug Administration and other U.S. drug enforcement arms played significant roles in causing the nation's opioid crisis and their current unwillingness to use modern technology to help combat it is "baffling," the head of a D.C.-based technology and health care advocacy group said.
Defendants keeping mum over Bethalto woman's personal injury claim over alleged 2017 elevator mishap
EDWARDSVILLE — Defendants in a Madison County woman's lawsuit over injuries she allegedly suffered in an Alton department store freight elevator in late 2017 aren't commenting about the case.
Alhambra couple sues AMC Edwardsville alleging wife injured in fall
EDWARDSVILLE — An Alhambra couple are suing Edwardsville theater over injuries the wife allegedly suffered in a fall in January.
No easy answers to solving Illinois state pension crisis, attorney who fought pension reform says
Simply 'diminishing pensions' not the only or best solution for IL state pension crisis, lawyer says
Madison County State's Attorney candidate Haine against FOID Card Act while opponent Uhe is mum
ALTON – Tom Haine, Alton resident and Edwardsville-area attorney running for Madison County State's Attorney, holds what every gun owner in the state should have - an Illinois Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card.
Pritzker says IL pension reform would be shot down by U.S. Constitution, but that's far from certain, experts say
Illinois faces many billions in debt and tax demands for pensions. Gov. Pritzker says amending the state constitution won't help
Attorney: Private lawyers hired by local governments are the 'single greatest threat to attorneys general'
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – City, county and tribal governments' strategy of hiring private plaintiff's attorneys in opioid and other litigation is causing a "misalignment of the values" between those entities and the traditional primacy of state attorneys general, a government litigation expert said.
Madison-St. Clair counties share No. 7 ATRA 'Judicial Hellhole' spot with Cook Co.
WASHINGTON – Metro-East courts have once again landed on a familiar list, receiving a prime ranking on the list of America’s worst “judicial hellholes.”
Appointed appellate Justice Boie seeks first full term
MOUNT VERNON – Fifth District Appellate Court Mark M. Boie of Union County, appointed to his seat last spring, said during a recent interview that he plans to run for his first full term in part to continue his hard work on the appellate bench.
Visitor alleges negligence led to injuries at Reside Here in Belleville
BELLEVILLE — A visitor is suing a Belleville landlord and property management company and its owner over injuries he allegedly suffered in a fall on the company's premises in April.
Nameoki Crossing alleges Shop 'N Save defaulted on Granite City location lease
EDWARDSVILLE (Madison County Record) — A Granite City property operation and retail establishment company is suing a Missouri-based grocery company, which laid off hundreds of employees about a year ago, alleging the defendant was significantly behind on rent of one of its stores.
Highland contractor seeks to recoup losses in Six Mile Library District litigation over elevators
EDWARDSVILLE (Madison County Record) — A Highland-based contracting company is suing one of its subcontractors, alleging poorly installed elevators were part of Six Mile Regional Library District's renovation and over which the district sued in 2016.
Granite City homeowner cites former owner, realtor in flooding of property
EDWARDSVILLE (Madison County Record) — A Granite City woman is suing her home's former owners, alleging they falsely assured her the property she purchased in 2017 was not in a flood plain, yet it sustained significant damage during flooding this past summer.