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The National Black Lawyers Names Jarard Williams Top 40Under 40 Lawyer in Illinois
UB Greensfelder LLP is pleased to announce that Associate Jarard P. Williams has been selected for membership in the National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 in Illinois.
In moving to dismiss asbestos fraud suit, Simmons calls it retaliation for $22 million verdict
CHICAGO - Attorney John Simmons of Alton alleges at U.S. district court that J-M Manufacturing of Los Angeles sued his firm in retaliation for winning a $22.2 million verdict.
Attorney General Raoul Joins Coalition in Support of Drug Pricing Transparency
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting an Oregon law that requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain information about specific new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs.
Rosenstengel to decide $135 million stillborn lawsuit against Alton Memorial
EAST ST. LOUIS - Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel gets to decide whether the estate of a stillborn baby can recover damages.
Attorney General Raoul Warns Residents to Be on Alert for Storm-related Repair Scams
Following severe storms in Illinois on Monday, Attorney General Kwame Raoul warned Illinois residents to be on alert for scammers looking to exploit homeowners and business owners who may need repairs from storm-related damage.
Washington Park strip club settles wage class action
BENTON - Scarlett’s Cabaret in Washington Park and its exotic dancers settled a class action complaint alleging violation of state wage laws and national labor law.
Attorney General Raoul Announces Sentence, Restitution for Illinois Toll Highway Authority Employee Who Stole From Paycheck Protection Program
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced = that a DuPage County woman was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay full restitution for fraudulently collecting more than $20,000 through a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan while employed by Illinois Toll Highway Authority.
Welcome to Pottery Barn. I’m Joe. Can I help you?
The WOKE elements who place social engineering above all else, who transferred the founding motto of “E pluribus Unum” into rank tribalism, the elements who now see that the Biden charade has now been exposed, cannot at this date switch horses. Joe was, is and shall remain their guy.
Bestwall subpoenas 21 plaintiff firms in asbestos bankruptcy challenging exposure
CHARLOTTE - Bestwall, the company Georgia Pacific created to resolve its asbestos liability, served subpoenas for documents of 21 law firms on July 2 including the Gori firm, Flint Cooper, and Goldenberg Heller of Edwardsville.
Asbestos lawyers fight fraud lawsuit with anti-SLAPP motion
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The major asbestos law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy is hoping to SLAPP down a lawsuit that accused it of cheating its way to billions of dollars.
Judge tosses civil rights suit vs Quincy bar owners over attack on Quincy U. women's basketball player
A Springfield federal judge said plaintiff Jazzpher Evans, who was brutally assaulted by the white male former owner of The Barn of Quincy in 2021, did not follow rules laid out in federal and state civil rights laws before filing suit against the owners of the establishment
Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition to Combat Housing Discrimination by Supporting Hud’s Discriminatory Effects Rule
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging a federal court to reject a challenge to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Discriminatory Effects Rule.
Illinois high court declines review of Madison County pre-trial detention case
SPRINGFIELD - Supreme Court Justices decided not to review an appellate court ruling that Madison County Associate Judge Emily Nielsen committed an error when she denied detention before trial for felony suspect Matthew Delaney.
Illinois Supreme Court Announces Committee on Equal Justice
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that the Supreme Court Committee on Equality has been renamed as the Supreme Court Committee on Equal Justice (Committee) and given a new charge.
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary K. O’brien Elected To American Law Institute
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary K. O’Brien has been elected as a new member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.
Father of jailed daughter sues over fentanyl death
EAST ST. LOUIS - Romy McAlexander of Centralia died because of willful negligence in Marion County jail at Salem according to her father Keith McAlexander.
Quinn Emanuel Highly Ranked by IAM Patent 1000 2024
The firm has been ranked by IAM Patent 1000 in their 2024 rankings in 10 jurisdictions and with 27 recommended individuals.
Man convicted of Bluford stabbing gets new trial because of his sexual relationship with his ex-lawyer
A state appeals panel has ruled that Robbie Hayes, who was convicted of cutting a man's throat with a knife at the Bluford American Legion, should get a new trial because his sexual relationship with his ex-defense lawyer compromised her ability to effectively defend him at trial
Feds can use lending law to try to punish Townstone for alleged discriminatory radio show comments
A federal appeals panel said a lower court wrongly tossed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's action vs Townstone Financial because the judge had imposed a 'crabbed' interpretation of a federal lending discrimination law that limited the agency's ability to protect black prospective loan applicants
While Obama stays silent, the Country convulses
From the Senate Majority leader to the House Minority Leader to even the President - all lawyers themselves - the attack on the Court is both unwarranted, unprecedented and unwise.