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Class action plaintiff's gripe over lack of butter in Lorna Doone cookies dismissed at federal court
EAST ST. LOUIS – Baking Lorna Doone cookies without butter doesn’t qualify as fraud, U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn ruled on Oct. 31.
Nearly $4 million goes to three Metro East Democrat incumbents in October
SPRINGFIELD – Democrat leaders perhaps sensing trouble for three incumbents in Madison and St. Clair counties propped them up with almost $4 million in October.
One-third of Madison County voters to decide three judicial races in gerrymandered district
EDWARDSVILLE – Anxious Democrats await results of a state law that in effect suppresses two-thirds of Madison County voters from participating in this year’s judicial elections.
'Unprecedented spending' by Illinois Democrats erodes confidence in Supreme Court independence, officials say
SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker, having spent $353 million of his personal fortune on elections in five years, dug into a different pocket for Democrat Supreme Court candidates Elizabeth Rochford and Mary O’Brien.
Big cash from big names going into MC Dem committee; One attack against GOP judge uses 'Neo-Nazi' in ad
EDWARDSVILLE – State Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Belleville), who championed the controversial subcircuit law that dramatically changed the way judges are elected in Madison County, has contributed $15,000 to the Madison County Democrat Central Committee (MCDCC) this election cycle.
Julian touts role as asbestos lawyer helping cancer victims, while reform advocate points to devastation left by litigation industry
EDWARDSVILLE – Democrat judicial candidate Barry Julian, whose wealth was built on asbestos litigation, seeks election as judge in the court where roughly half the country's asbestos litigation plays out.
Stuart's campaign relying on coastal strategists; Only 5% of funding since July 1 is locally sourced
SPRINGFIELD – Democrat Representative Katie Stuart of Edwardsville runs with money from Chicago and Springfield and strategy from California and Washington.
Pre-pandemic analysis of Illinois public school achievement shows widespread failure; 'We didn't know how truly awful so many of them are,' WSJ opines
MADISON-ST. CLAIR – Most students in public schools of Madison and St. Clair counties failed to meet basic standards as of 2019, according to a survey of all Illinois school districts released by Wirepoints research group in Chicago.
Assistant AG citing busy schedule forfeits right to discovery in employment dispute at Chester Mental Health
EAST ST. LOUIS – Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Chester Mental Health officials ruined their defense in an employment suit by forfeiting the right to depose anyone or start any discovery.
Pritzker cash is big factor in three top Illinois races: AG challenger raises issue at debate
SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker, running for a second term on his own money, makes it possible for Democrats in three crucial campaigns to run on his money too.
Paraquat plaintiff attorney's move to sanction Chevron over witness testimony boomerangs
EAST ST. LOUIS – Paraquat plaintiffs who moved to sanction Chevron over deposition of a witness 81 years old brought sanctions on themselves.
Pay dispute involving Corrigan Brothers settles in Judge McGlynn's court
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn resolved a pay dispute between mechanical contractor Corrigan Brothers of St. Louis and former employee Michael Stone on Oct. 3.
Yandle dismisses class action against Progressve: Insurer not obligated to pay unaccepted settlement offer
BENTON – Belleville lawyers who proposed a class action against Progressive Casualty in St. Clair County circuit court saw it slip away in U.S. district court.
Plaintiff in 'frivolous' product liability suit owes defendant $1,103 in costs, and her lawyer $12,000
EAST ST. LOUIS – St. Clair County resident Mahogany Bolden filed a suit that failed and now she owes $1,102.58 to the defendant, lotion maker Beiersdorf Inc.
Julian's 2020 statement of economic interest: Real estate in Florida, Los Angeles, Madison, Jersey counties
EDWARDSVILLE - Judicial candidate Barry Julian campaigns as a man of soil and toil but a statement he filed when he served as a Madison County judge paints a portrait of luxury.
Georgia-based Fair Fight and others get around Illinois out-of-state judicial contribution ban by giving to indie 'All for Justice'
SPRINGFIELD – Citizens of other states can’t send a penny to judicial candidates in Illinois but Georgia Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams can send $500,000 to a group backing judicial candidates in Illinois.
Supreme Court will hear State Police appeal in FOID case; State wants to keep wraps on applicant files
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Police superintendent Brendan Kelly obtained Supreme Court review of circuit and appellate court decisions that would allow applicants for firearm cards to read their own files.
Jurors in tattoo artist's copyright case against WWE, game makers award sum fitting of small claims court
BENTON – According to jurors in U.S. district court, a dispute over ownership of wrestler Randy Orton’s tattoos belonged in small claims court all along.
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of wiped out $3.1 million verdict against Union Pacific
SPRINGFIELD – Supreme Court Justices chose not to disturb an appellate court decision that Union Pacific deserved a second trial because St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf allowed inflammatory and improper closing argument.
Former chief judge wins battery trial for client in Associate Judge Purchase's court
BELLEVILLE – Former chief judge John Baricevic beat a battery charge against client Betty Lee by claiming she defended herself when her sister Jean Edwards violated the six foot Covid rule.