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LIVE WEB - The Importance of Compassion and How to See Your Client as an Individual in Need on October 4, 2024
As attorneys, we strive to be successful, appear confident, and bolster confidence in our clients. But too often, these “professional” traits saddle us with the reputation of being arrogant and unfeeling.
Attorney General Raoul Charges Kankakee County Man With Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Bourbonnais, Illinois man for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material.
Judge: Speedway will need settlement or trial to end class action over worker fingerprint scans
A federal judge rejected attempts by Speedway to avoid paying out millions of dollars or more to as many as 7,200 workers at its Illinois stores for allegedly wrongly requiring them to scan their fingerprints when punching the clock at work, as part of a class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Yandle denies summary judgment for Peoria law firm in million dollar legal malpractice claim
BENTON - U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle ruled that Ansur Insurance can proceed to trial on a claim that it lost millions in St. Clair County court due to malpractice by James Borland and the Quinn Johnston firm of Peoria.
Attorney General Raoul Charges Cook County Man for Allegedly Using Stolen Personal Information to Buy Vehicles to Sell on Facebook Marketplace
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a suburban Cook County man for allegedly using stolen personal identification information to acquire more than $620,000 in vehicles from dealers in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan and later selling them on Facebook Marketplace.
Blend Jet plaintiff attorney dismisses Illinois case while class action proceeds in California
EAST ST. LOUIS - Texas lawyer Stuart Cochran relieved Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel of a duty to decide whether his potential class action over dangerous blenders duplicated one in California.
Lawyer for expelled OTHS student introduces videos of extreme bullying, asks what punishment those kids got
EAST ST. LOUIS - O’Fallon High students posted videos of 51 physical and verbal collisions on an Instagram account and many of them look worse than the one that resulted in expulsion of Zariah Anthony, according to her counsel Mark Schuver of Belleville.
Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission Receives Donation for Historic Clarence Darrow Case
The Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission received a donation of a 26-page typed transcription of Clarence Darrow’s passionate argument to save his 17-year-old client Russell McWilliams from the electric chair.
Judge to decide lawyer's qualification to serve as legal malpractice expert
BENTON - U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle must decide whether 38 years of legal practice qualifies Joseph Bleyer of Marion as an expert in legal malpractice.
Attorney General Raoul Calls on Congress to Act to Stop Gun Trafficking Into Caribbean Countries
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general, is calling on members of Congress to take action to stop gun trafficking from the U.S. to Caribbean countries.
Highway worker who sued over Mascoutah highway crash doesn't need surgery, after all, attorney says
Shortly after attorneys for an Oregon truck driver moved to take the case from St. Clair County court to federal court, a lawyer representing a highway worker allegedly injured in a construction zone crash says he expects his injuries will be far less costly, so the case belongs back in St. Clair court, not federal
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts Receives Nearly $3 Million Mental Health Grant Award
The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) is pleased to announce approval of a competitive grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services.
Rosenstengel says US Steel can't avoid testifying about policies, practices for disabled workers
The judge said she will allow plaintiffs to question US Steel representatives under oath and consolidate two cases concerning treatment of injured workers at its Granite City plant
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Justice Amy Lannerd To Fourth District Appellate Court
Justice Lisa Holder White and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced that Justice Amy Lannerd has been appointed as an Appellate Court Justice in the Fourth District.
Biometrics privacy claims vs FaceApp must go to arbitration, not class action: Judge
Phone software came used 'hybridwrap' technology to collect user consent
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Russell A. Crull as an associate judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.
LIVE WEB - Navigating Restrictions and Transparency Requirements of Foreign Investments in U.S. Land - Part 2 on September 27, 2024
Presented by the ISBA International & Immigration Law SectionCo-Sponsored by the ISBA Agricultural Law Section and ISBA Real Estate Law Section.
Gilbert on crash suit lawyers: 'Avoid crossing the thin line separating zealous advocacy from obstructionism'
BENTON - Senior U. S. District Judge Phil Gilbert tried to reduce friction between the Rich, Rich and Cooksey firm of Belleville and the Chartwell firm of St. Louis County in a crash suit and the lawyers quarreled again.
LIVE WEB - Civil Remedies and Other Avenues to Address Elder Financial Exploitation on September 25, 2024
Elder financial exploitation is one of the fastest-growing types of elder abuse and is often the result of greedy family members, caregivers, neighbors, and business partners.
Attorney General Raoul Charges Suburban Chicago Woman With Fraud, Theft of Government Property
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced charges against a suburban Cook County woman for allegedly stealing more than $18,000 in rent payments while employed by a property management company contracted by the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans by falsely claiming that she owned a business.