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Arkansas judge orders Hunter Biden to 'fully answer discovery' in child support case; Trial set for July
BATESVILLE, Arkansas – Independence County Circuit Judge Holly Meyer ordered Hunter Biden to appear on July 10 and show why she shouldn’t put him in jail and give his daughter his last name.
St. Clair Country Club seeks to quash insurer's subpoenas
BENTON – Cincinnati Insurance, defending a claim that it must cover replacement of the roof on St. Clair Country Club, sent subpoenas to seven contractors on May 23 regarding reports of possible storm damage.
East St. Louis claims Monsanto, others seek relief by changing civil case to criminal case
EAST ST. LOUIS – Monsanto, Solutia, and Pharmacia allegedly improperly changed a civil case into a criminal case so they could move to disqualify attorneys for East St. Louis in a pollution action at U.S. district court, the city’s attorneys argued on June 5.
Lewis and Clark Community College removes potential class action over data breach to federal court
BENTON – Former Lewis and Clark Community College student Dennis Lancaster of Edwardsville seeks to lead a class action on a claim that a data breach allowed criminals to steal information about his identity and health.
McGlynn grants preliminary injunction for British band alleging trademark violations
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn granted a preliminary injunction on May 30 against counterfeiters who make and sell merchandise of British band Jarimoquai.
Illinois energy companies move to dismiss Sierra Club's suit seeking to shut down power plant
BENTON – Energy companies that own Prairie State power plant near Marissa have operated in accordance with Illinois law since they started burning coal, according to a motion they filed to dismiss a suit seeking to shut it down.
Hunter Biden produces legal bills in Arkansas child support battle; Illinois native is expert witness
BATESVILLE, Arkansas – On a Sunday before a hearing was set to begin, Hunter Biden produced his legal bills to mother Lunden Roberts in a child support suit that includes an expert witness from Effingham County, Illinois.
Fifth District reverses Hoerner, rejecting St. Clair County jurisdiction in battery suit
MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Circuit Judge Kevin Hoerner committed error by identifying South Dakota resident Lynna Clemens as an Illinois resident, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on May 24.
Monsanto seeks to disqualify counsel in East St. Louis contamination suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – Monsanto, Solutia, and Pharmacia moved on May 22 to disqualify former chief judge John Baricevic of Belleville and others as counsel for East St. Louis in a suit seeking billions in penalties for 50 years of alleged contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls.
IL AG's office substitutes attorney to handle sanctions for discovery violations
EAST ST. LOUIS – Lawyer Martin Plute no longer works for Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul, according to a substitution motion in a suit against Chester mental health hospital.
Devon Archer travels the world with appeal of prison sentence pending
NEW YORK CITY – U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams has given Hunter Biden's former partner Devon Archer a judicial ticket to fly around the world for business and pleasure while his criminal sentencing appeal is pending.
Rosenstengel demands explanation on deceased paraquat plaintiffs, notes 'concerns about the integrity of the docket'
EAST ST. LOUIS – Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, presiding over 3,800 claims that weed killer paraquat caused Parkinson’s disease, gave plaintiff lawyers 31 days to tell her how many of their clients are dead.
Witness in wrongful death suit cashes deposition payment but fails to appear; Plaintiff seeks sanctions
EAST ST. LOUIS – Samantha Goodman, witness to events that led to the death of Toshorn Napper, cashed a $63 deposition fee on May 7 and missed the deposition on May 8, according to Napper’s mother Terri Coleman-Napper.
IL AG's office sanctioned again after payment for discovery violations carried notes indicating case settlement
EAST ST. LOUIS – Assistant Illinois attorney general Martin Plute took over a case after his colleague Thomas Ewick was sanctioned for discovery violations, and Plute managed to make matters worse.
QVC sued after man became stuck on inversion table and suffocated
EAST ST. LOUIS – Sandra Northway of Alton sued the makers of Teeter inversion tables and the QVC shopping network in U.S. district court on May 9, claiming a defective table caused her husband Robert Northway to asphyxiate upside down.
Wood River homeowner alleges township employee failed to disclose prior injuries during lawsuit discovery
EDWARDSVILLE – Wood River homeowner Joanna Hendricks seeks sanctions against Benjamin Dona of Bethalto, claiming he failed to disclose previous injuries.
Summary judgment motion pending in injury suit against Randy Gori's estate; Plaintiff's address is abandoned schoolhouse
EDWARDSVILLE – Sara Staack’s injury suit against the estate of wealthy lawyer Randy Gori hangs by a thread and the case file lacks any evidence that she knows it.
O'Fallon High School claims student was expelled for fighting, denies retaliation claims
EAST ST. LOUIS – O’Fallon Township High School officials claim they expelled a student for fighting and not for reasons her mother alleges in a lawsuit., including retaliation and discrimination.
Fifth District denies St. Clair Co jurisdiction for plaintiffs passing through the county in med mal suit
MOUNT VERNON – Traveling from Chester to St. Louis - through St. Clair County - didn’t qualify Randolph County residents Randall and Samantha Draves as St. Clair County plaintiffs, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on May 2.
Syngenta, Chevron allege 'brazen ethical breach' after discovering deceased plaintiffs actively litigating paraquat claims
EAST ST. LOUIS – Deceased plaintiffs clutter the docket of national litigation on claims that weed killer paraquat causes Parkinson’s disease, according to defendants Syngenta and Chevron.