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Yandle certifies eye drop class action; Plaintiffs claim dispensers release unnecessarily large drops
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle certified a class action on a claim that makers of eye drops for glaucoma patients design their droppers to waste fluid. -
Naming hundreds of defendants is only legal, moral way to determine asbestos liability
The recent story on asbestos filings in Illinois and nationally had little information to offer except asbestos industry complaints about the numbers of defendants and the numbers of suits filed. -
Meirink joins Mathis, Marifian and Richter as associate
Attorney Melissa C. Meirink has joined Mathis, Marifian and Richter of Belleville as an associate. -
PohlmanUSA Court Reporting named a 'Top Workplace'
PohlmanUSA Court Reporting has been selected for the second year in a row as one of the “Top Workplaces” in the St. Louis/Metro-East region for 2016. -
False Claims Act case against K-Mart can proceed in SDIL; Tillery team represents plaintiffs
K-Mart can’t argue that customers in its pharmacy discount programs belonged to an organization that qualified for lower prices than the government paid, Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled in a case from Southern Illinois. -
Attorney Sharon Stolte joins Sandberg Phoenix in Kansas City
Attorney Sharon Stolte has joined Sandberg Phoenix as a new counsel in the firm’s growing Kansas City office. -
Judges throughout Illinois would copy St. Clair Co. judges seeking election over retention, lawyer argues at Fourth District
Any Illinois judge would copy St. Clair County judges choosing election over retention if courts allow the choice, lawyer Aaron Weishaar of St. Louis argued at the Fourth District appellate court on June 7. “Who wouldn’t?” -
Challenge to St. Clair County judges' candidacies to be argued next week at appellate court
At issue is whether the judges have the option of running for election over retention. The three judges resigned last August, effective this Dec. 4, creating vacancies they intend to fill through partisan competition in the fall. -
Fifth District reverses finding for defendant in 44-year-old child murder case: Due process for 62-year-old college coach not violated
MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert Haida improperly dismissed a murder indictment in the death of a year old child in 972, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on May 19. -
Justices: ESL had reasonable suspicion to order firefighter's drug test after trooper confiscates $50K, pot
Khari Sharp's trouble started in Texas on the evening of March 10, 2013. Back in Illinois, St. Clair County associate judge Joe Christ had died that morning of cocaine poisoning. -
A tale of two judicial evaluations: ICJL pans three St. Clair County judges with 'not recommended' ratings
Voters in the five-county Twentieth Judicial Circuit have another judicial candidate scorecard to consider - one that runs counter to a poll released last week by the state bar organization. -
Seventh Circuit reverses Rosenstengel in reverse discrimination case
CHICAGO – Crane oiler Terry Deets deserves a trial on his claim that his skin color cost him a job on the Stan Musial Bridge project, Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled last month. -
Jurors award $450K to former MC comptroller on ADA discrimination claims
Jurors in federal court awarded $450,000 to former Madison County comptroller Linda Dunnagan, on a discrimination claim against county treasurer Kurt Prenzler. -
Yahoo class action alleging email privacy invasion settled; Callis had served as plaintiff co-counsel
BENTON – Former Madison County chief judge Ann Callis and two colleagues have settled a class action alleging invasion of privacy by electronic mail provider Yahoo. -
Maritime worker blames American Commercial Lines for injuries aboard ship
EAST ST. LOUIS – A maritime worker is suing a shipping company, alleging negligence for injuries he says he suffered while working for the defendant. -
Defense verdict reached in Edge rock climbing wall case; Juror cites heels and beer as 'personal responsibility' factors
St. Clair County jurors took approximately 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon to rule for the owners of The Edge in Belleville following a three-day personal injury trial. -
Goldberg Segalla welcomes new partner to St. Louis office
Attorney John M. Allen joined Goldberg Segalla's St. Louis office as a partner. He brings trial, litigation and transactional experience to the firm's workers' compensation, general liability and business and commercial practice groups. -
Woman's heels and beer consumption central to testimony in rock climbing wall personal injury case
A pair of woman's dark brown shoes with two and a half inch chunk heels was on display at a personal injury trial that got under way this afternoon in St. Clair County. -
Cook suit seeks judicial review of Elections Board decision in favor of judges
Dallas Cook, whose objection to the ballot status of St. Clair County judges failed at the Illinois election board, seeks court orders against the judges. He petitioned the Sangamon County court for judicial review on Jan. 25, five days after the election board denied his objection by a vote of four to four. “There is no process in the Illinois Constitution for a judge to succeed oneself by re-election,” wrote his lawyer, Aaron Weishaar of St. Louis. -
St. Clair County real estate Dec. 7-10
A list of recent real estate transactions for St. Clair County. Including Belleville, Cahokia, Caseyville, Collinsville, Dupo, East Carondelet, East St. Louis, Fairmont City, Fairview Heights, Freeburg, Lebanon, Marissa, Mascoutah, Millstadt, New Athens, New Baden, O’Fallon, Rauscher, St. Libory, Shiloh, Smithton, Swansea and Waterloo.