Boyle Brasher
Recent News About Boyle Brasher
-
Illinois Central argues Mississippi man forum 'shopped' St. Clair County asbestos case
Eaton Plaintiff says witnesses and 'Alton documents' make St. Clair County convenient. -
Supreme Court sets docket for September term; Arguments over St. Clair forum case slated
Gavin The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments this month in a St. Clair County asbestos case over forum. -
Bar groups weigh in on forum issue before Illinois Supreme Court
Gavin The statewide bar groups for plaintiffs and defense lawyers have offered the Illinois Supreme Court their two cents on forum non conveniens, a long-debated doctrine that sits at the crux of a St. Clair County case currently pending before the high court. -
Defendant Gateway Rail Services files answer to second amended complaint
Hermann Defendant Gateway Rail Services answered the second amended complaint June 13, stating the plaintiff failed to state a cause of action against Gateway. -
Harrison denies motions to dismiss in Feather Rail Society suit
Harrison Madison County Associate Circuit Judge Clarence Harrison denied motions to dismiss in a case filed by owners of a railroad museum in California who allegedly lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after multiple entities conspired to deprive them of money they received in a lawsuit settlement. -
Facebook 'Like' litigation transferred to California via Murphy order
Swartwout EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Patrick Murphy has pulled the plug on Facebook "Like" litigation in the Southern District of Illinois. -
Attorneys file for dismissal in case against Norfolk Southern over Staunton homecoming incident
Corkery Attorneys on both sides of a man's lawsuit against a railroad on Tuesday filed an agreement in Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge's courtroom that the case be dismissed. -
Railroad museum sues to collect judgment proceeds from Illinois transit company
The owners of a railroad museum in California claim they have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after multiple entities conspired against them to deprive them of money they had been rewarded in a lawsuit. -
Facebook argues 'Like' statements qualify as matters of public interest
Brown EAST ST. LOUIS – Facebook friends engage in free speech when they tell each other what they like, Facebook owners argue in a suit accusing them of exploiting children. -
High court directs appellate court to decide McLean County asbestos cases
SPRINGFIELD – Fourth District appeals judges in Springfield can't dodge their duty to define duty for 38 asbestos suits against Illinois Central Railroad, the Illinois Supreme Court decided on May 25. -
Federal jury awards $10 million to injured CSX worker
Kujawski EAST ST. LOUIS - A jury has awarded an injured CSX Transportation conductor $10 million at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. -
CSX sues Collinsville claiming workers left equipment on tracks
CSX Transportation has filed suit against the city of Collinsville and Collinsville Township, alleging more than $300,000 worth of damage was done to one of its trains after employees of the city left a crawler dozer sitting on the tracks.