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Dugan denies class certification in Casino Queen pension suit, finding too many differences in claims
EAST ST. LOUIS - On Feb. 26, U.S. District Judge David Dugan denied certification of a class action for Casino Queen employees whose pension plan collapsed. -
McGlynn enters scheduling order for discovery in gun ban challenges, sets hearing to 'gauge amount of cooperation'
U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn set a discovery schedule with plans to select a trial month by mid-April in four consolidated constitutional challenges to the so-called “assault weapons” ban. -
Rosenstengel orders every plaintiff in paraquat MDL to provide proof of exposure
EAST ST. LOUIS - Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who has been combing through cases alleging weed killer paraquat caused Parkinson's disease for plaintiffs she could trust had legitimate claims, decided not to trust any of them and ordered discovery for everyone. -
Former Centralia prison officer allegedly terminated for refusing to wear mask on religious grounds
EAST ST. LOUIS - Former Centralia prison officer Garrett Rose of Salem claims corrections department leaders didn’t discipline officers who ignored the mask mandate but terminated him for disobeying on religious grounds. -
McGlynn orders parties to answer questions about banned weapons in PICA challenges
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn asked 15 questions about weapons the state banned in the Protecting Illinois Communities Act (PICA) and directed the parties to pick a date for providing answers. -
Mistrial declared after jury reaches impasse in former SIU-C professor's discrimination suit
EAST ST. LOUIS - One juror among eight prevented a verdict at a discrimination trial of former Associate Professor Tawanda Greer-Medley against Southern Illinois University. -
Seventh Circuit affirms Dugan in Ancestry.com arbitration dispute
CHICAGO - Users of Ancestry.com agree to arbitrate disputes, but if they test their children then the children don’t lose the right to sue, U.S. Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on Feb. 15. -
Dupo woman opposes arbitration in wrongful termination dispute
EAST ST. LOUIS - Amanda Aucutt of Dupo, who sued former employer Capstone Restaurant Group, claims she never saw or signed an agreement to arbitrate such a dispute. -
Suit alleges man was crushed by machinery while performing maintenance
EAST ST. LOUIS - Lisa Mattern of Albers seeks damages from the manufacturer of a foundry machine that crushed husband Mark Mattern at Century Brass Works in Swansea in 2022. -
Maag argues self incrimination claims support partial summary judgment in gun ban challenge
Wood River attorney Thomas Maag supports his motion for partial summary judgment in one of four consolidated gun ban lawsuits filed in the Southern District of Illinois, arguing that the registration requirement violates gun owners’ Constitutional privilege against self-incrimination. -
Rosenstengel grants default judgment in suit over broadcast of boxing match
EAST ST. LOUIS - Khalilah Liddell owes $14,445.15 to Joe Hand Promotions for showing a boxing match at Teddy’s bar in Cahokia Heights without a license, Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel ruled on Feb. 13. -
Suit: Florida lender chartered under Wisconsin tribal law charges 712% interest and isn't tribe member
EAST ST. LOUIS - Katherine Schnefke of Edwardsville, who last year settled a claim that online lender First Loan charged 777% interest, filed another claim last week that online lender Avail Blue charged 712%. -
Another paraquat plaintiff selected for deposition dismisses claims
EAST ST. LOUIS - Another plaintiff in national litigation of claims that weed killer paraquat causes Parkinson’s disease closed a case rather than testify about it. -
Rosenstengel partially denies summary judgment in Chester Mental Health employee's suit alleging failure to accommodate disabilities
EAST ST. LOUIS - Chester Mental Health Center admissions and discharge coordinator Angela Kongeal deserves trial on claims that her employers didn’t accommodate her disabilities, Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel ruled on Feb. 12. -
Route 13 Diner cook granted default judgment in overtime pay dispute
EAST ST. LOUIS - Route 13 Diner owner Jimmy Johnson owes more than $3,000 to former cook Dorrine Douglas and more than $7,000 to her lawyer Nathan Volheim of Lombard, U.S. District Judge David Dugan ruled on Feb. 6. -
More than one third of plaintiffs selected for depositions on paraquat claims have dismissed their cases
EAST ST. LOUIS - Nine of 25 plaintiffs that Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel selected to test the substance of claims that weed killer paraquat caused Parkinson’s disease dismissed their claims in two weeks. -
McGlynn moves forward with gun ban litigation, says he won't wait for gov to figure out what they actually passed
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn told Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wells he won’t wait for the state to explain the choices legislators made in the weapon ban they passed last year. -
EPA report: No risk of Parkinson's disease from weed killer paraquat
WASHINGTON - Benefits of weed killer paraquat easily outweigh risks, according to regulators at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A report they issued on Jan. 30 assigned no weight at all to a risk of Parkinson’s disease. -
Yandle rejects lifetime disarmament for felons, finds the law unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle concluded that the law precluding felons from possessing a firearm is unconstitutional in the same way that gun owners argue the state’s “assault weapons” ban violates the Second Amendment. -
Cates sues Express Scripts, Optum Rx over opioid crisis on behalf of St. Clair County
EAST ST. LOUIS - David Cates of Swansea, as special counsel to St. Clair County, claims pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Optum Rx negligently disseminated massive quantities of prescription opioids into the county.