David Dugan
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Asbestos lawyer comes out of retirement again to run for judge; Threlkeld-Julian race to play out in gerrymandered district
Madison County Circuit Judge Christopher Threlkeld and attorney Barry Julian filed nominating petitions on Monday for a judicial vacancy that just one-third of county voters will decide in November. -
Food label litigator has fourth class action in a month dismissed at federal court
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Dugan dismissed a class action complaint of label litigator Spencer Sheehan on March 17, as the fourth federal judge to disappoint Sheehan in 29 days. -
DOJ wants to collect remaining assets of company that allegedly destroyed wetlands along Cahokia Canal
EAST ST. LOUIS – Petroff Trucking owners dissolved the company while defending a claim that they destroyed 15 acres of wetlands along Cahokia Canal, according to the U.S. justice department. -
Former casino boss, Judge Watson, answers employee stock lawsuit: 'They suffered no harm'
EAST ST. LOUIS – Casino Queen employees lack standing to sue former casino president Jeffrey Watson over the collapse of their stock ownership plan because they suffered no harm, Watson claimed at U.S. district court on Feb. 25. -
Welch and Harmon seek to intervene in Madison County’s subcircuit challenge; Aided by top Dem Party attorney
SPRINGFIELD – Michael Kasper of Chicago, who rescued three St. Clair County judges from likely denial of retention in 2016, represents legislators defending a law that tilted the scales of justice in Madison County toward Democrats. -
Former Casino Queen owners must defend employee pension suit at federal court
EAST ST. LOUIS – Former Casino Queen owners Charles Bidwill, Timothy Rand, and James Koman must defend claims that they cheated employees out of their pensions, U.S. District Judge David Dugan ruled on Jan. 28. -
Haine claims Supreme Court ignoring judge's TRO against Madison County subcircuit law
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court is ignoring an order of Sangamon County Circuit Judge Ryan Cadigan to reinstate countywide judicial elections in Madison County, according to state’s attorney Tom Haine. -
Dugan threatens environmental lawyers with sanctions for attempting to deceive court
EAST ST. LOUIS – California lawyers suing the Army Corps of Engineers over management of the Mississippi River tried to deceive U.S. District Judge David Dugan, according to an order he signed on Jan. 22. -
Lawsuit claims chief judge dissolved Commonfields without resolving how debts, liabilities would be handled
EAST ST. LOUIS – St. Clair County Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson dissolved Commonfields water district but didn’t do it correctly, according to a federal lawsuit alleging damage from floods of rain and sewage. -
Madison County Judiciary Committee members call bill creating judicial subcircuits 'appalling,' urge county board to denounce the measure
Members of the Madison County Judiciary Committee condemned a bill creating gerrymandered judicial subcircuits within the Third Judicial Circuit and the secrecy with which it was passed. -
SWIC co-insurer denies liability in suit seeking coverage for rape case involving transit bus
A co-insurer for Southwestern Illinois College argues that it is not responsible for defending a rape case involving a St. Clair County transit bus because its policy only covers educational operations. -
Dugan denies motion to dismiss map challenge lawsuit; Finds plaintiffs sufficiently allege Voting Rights Act violations
EAST ST. LOUIS – Three citizens sufficiently alleged that a map of St. Clair County board districts violates the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act, U.S. District Judge David Dugan ruled on Jan. 1. -
Lawyers in Ancestry.com class action level personal attack against Blackstone CEO
EAST ST. LOUIS – Plaintiff lawyers hurled a personal attack on Blackstone Investment Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman in a proposed class action proceeding in federal court. -
Dugan sanctions Cottrell over discovery misconduct
EAST ST. LOUIS – Trailer maker Cottrell Inc. owes car hauler Gary Ellenberger $2,718.76 and their lawyers both owe the court greater respect, according to U.S. District Judge David Dugan. -
Seventh Circuit sides with Cincinnati in restaurant lockdown loss cases
CHICAGO – U.S. District Judge David Dugan correctly denied insurance coverage for lockdown losses at 4204 West Main Brewing Company in Belleville, according to Seventh Circuit appellate judges. -
St. Clair County seeks to dismiss redistricting challenge: This map 'is in compliance'
EAST ST. LOUIS – Republicans who allege that population variations of St. Clair County board districts violate the U.S. Constitution didn’t count correctly, board chairman Mark Kern asserts in U.S. district court. -
Plaintiffs amend St. Clair County map challenge with 50 new plaintiffs
EAST ST. LOUIS – Dozens of citizens challenged a map of St. Clair County board districts at U.S. district court on Nov. 18, two days after the board adopted the map. -
St. Clair County adopts new map in 18-9 vote; Gallery calls it 'gerrymandered' and 'disturbing'
BELLEVILLE – Seven Republicans on the St. Clair County board who voted with Democrat chairman Mark Kern on a map of election districts in June voted against a map he presented on Nov. 16. -
Counties facing map challenges give up on originals, as cases proceed in federal court
EAST ST. LOUIS – Two county boards that attorney Paul Evans of O’Fallon sued in federal court for drawing district maps before the U.S. census was released have abandoned those maps. -
Kern introduces another redistricted map; White Democrat base little changed while Republican vote 'flagrantly diluted,' critic says
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County board chairman Mark Kern withdrew a map of board districts that came under court challenge, and drew another.