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Randolph County judges' orders on involuntary medication reversed at Fifth District
MOUNT VERNON – Randolph County judges Richard Brown and Eugene Gross improperly ordered involuntary medication of Chester Mental Health patients, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Sept. 14.
Clayborne misled public by voting to cut his pay, then suing to recover what he lost, Supreme Court rules
“The public was misled by these plaintiffs when, soon after retiring from office or indicating an intention not to run for retention, plaintiffs filed this lawsuit claiming that defendant was not allowed to implement a change in their salary and that defendant must pay them the amounts of the reductions in their salaries that occurred over and eight year period,” Neville wrote.
Keefe and Gori firms contribute $151K each to 'All for Justice' PAC supporting Dem supreme court candidates
SPRINGFIELD – Tom Keefe’s firm in Swansea and the Gori firm of Edwardsville each contributed $151,000 to All for Justice, an independent committee supporting a pair of Democrats for the Illinois Supreme Court, on Sept. 23.
East St. Louis fee suit against streamers Netflix, Hulu, et al, dismissed
EAST ST. LOUIS – East St. Louis can’t pursue a claim that video streamers must pay city fees, U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Beatty ruled on Sept. 23.
Wrongful death trial against BNSF abandoned by plaintiff weeks ahead of opening
BENTON – On 19 days notice Tyler Dagon surrendered a wrongful death trial he litigated three years to secure at U.S. district court.
Local lawyers helping fund O'Brien, Rochford Supreme Court candidates
SPRINGFIELD – Lawyers active in Madison and St. Clair counties contributed $142,000 to Democrat Illinois Supreme Court campaigns in the Chicago area as of Sept. 13.
Keefe suit in St. Clair County involving Washington County injury OK'd by Rudolf and Fifth District
MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf didn’t state his reason for denying transfer of an injury suit to Washington County, so Fifth District appellate judges decided he must have had a reason.
Fourth District: Undisclosed mother-daughter approach to conviction is per se conflict; Coles County judge failed to advise familial relationship in 'numerous' cases
SPRINGFIELD – Fourth District appellate judges threw out a criminal conviction due to a conflict of interest between Coles County public defender Teresa Matthews and her daughter, prosecutor Maggie Wilson.
Former Madison County attorney Peel again fails to overturn bankruptcy fraud, child pornography possession conviction
BENTON – Former lawyer Gary Peel, who served time for bankruptcy fraud and possession of child pornography and keeps trying to overturn his conviction, failed again to overturn it.
McGlynn to preside over settlement conference in wage dispute
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn plans to preside over a settlement conference on a claim that mechanical contractor Corrigan Brothers cheated former employee Michael Stone out of his pay.
Highland flower shop seeks to remand case against The Knot to Madison County
BENTON – Catherine Weber of Special Touch flower shop in Highland has moved to pursue her fraud suit against wedding website The Knot at Madison County circuit court where she originally filed it.
Fifth District finds legal malpractice 10 years after lawyer's death; Injury occurred 22 years ago
MOUNT VERNON – Ten years after lawyer Jack Quarant died, Fifth District appellate judges found he committed malpractice ten years before he died.
Skyjack sues injury plaintiff's employer following scissor lift inspection
EAST ST. LOUIS – An inspection of a Skyjack scissor lift allegedly revealed so many defects and mistakes that injury plaintiff Tresean Gines changed his allegations, and Skyjack sued his employer.
Cates seeks retention to another 10 years at Fifth District; Last fiery campaign ended in 26-point defeat
MOUNT VERNON – Justice Judy Cates, whose noisy Supreme Court campaign ended in defeat by 26 points two years ago, quietly seeks retention as Fifth District Appellate Court judge.
Pontoon Beach crash suit dismissed after plaintiff fails to appear at hearings; Gilbert: 'Delinquencies have piled up'
BENTON – Attorney Brian Wendler of Edwardsville appeared in U. S. district court on Aug. 30 but client Randeep Singh of Las Vegas didn’t, so Senior U. S. District Judge Phil Gilbert dismissed the 2019 car crash case for lack of prosecution.
GoDaddy dismissed from Highland florist's suit alleging customers referred to competitors
BENTON – Highland florist Catherine Weber, who claimed wedding website The Knot and web registration manager GoDaddy referred customers to competitors, dismissed the claim against GoDaddy on Sept. 1.
Appeal of $400K sanction against Maune Raichle dismissed in Bestwall bankruptcy proceedings
CHARLOTTE – U. S. District Judge Robert Conrad dismissed an appeal of a $402,871.70 sanction that bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer imposed on Maune Raichle asbestos firm of St. Louis.
Class action alleges Google, YouTube violates BIPA with face blurring tool
EAST ST. LOUIS – Google and YouTube capture private information from users who blur faces and choose thumbnails, according to Brad Marschke of Effingham County.
White farmers dismiss discrimination suit following repeal of loan forgiveness program
EAST ST. LOUIS – Farmers Matt Morton and Joshua Morton of Kell, having proved that Congress shouldn’t exclude people from a benefit program on the basis of group identity, dismissed their discrimination suit on Aug. 30.
Christian SIUE student pushes on with censorship suit while defendants argue graduation precludes damages
EAST ST. LOUIS – Former Southern Illinois University student Maggie DeJong asserts that her graduation doesn’t prevent her from pursuing a censorship claim against the university.