The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity in the suit brought by Wiliam Frakes against Bas Law Office, P. C. and Robert Duke Bas on July 15.
Plaintiffs' lawyers are securing class action nods at 80% clip, and settlements are still totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, a report from Seyfarth Shaw says
The following press release was issued by the office of Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, relating to the retirement of Judge Castillo and the judicial screening committee: WASHINGTON – U.S.
Partner Michael L. Teich secured a $10.03 million settlement in a construction negligence case on behalf of a 32-year old ironworker from Local 393 in Aurora, Ill.
The following cases categorized as "555 prison condition" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on July 1. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Michael Smith against C. Meyer, E. Carter, Frank Lawrence, J. Engelage, Jason N. Hartis, Joshua A. Schoenbeck, N. Sanders, P. Haithcock-Dukes and Reviewing Officer on July 1:
Multidistrict litigation – sprawling cases sometimes involving thousands of plaintiffs from all over the country – now represents more than half of the civil caseload in federal courts, according to a new survey, yet defendants complain the rules governing them are largely judge-made and haphazardly enforced.
The company suing drug maker UCB and retailer CVS filed a response to a U.S. attorney's motion to dismiss the suit for allegedly wasting the government’s time, arguing that its kickback claims have merit.
EDWARDSVILLE – A driver is seeking more than $50,000 for damages sustained in a Madison County collision allegedly caused by another driver traveling in the wrong lane.
CHICAGO – Seventh Circuit appellate judges halted a class action on behalf of 10 million Blue Cross beneficiaries in Illinois and four other states, on Aug. 31.
EDWARDSVILLE — A metal worker is suing Kehrer Brothers Construction Inc. and Contegra Construction Company LLC, alleging that they failed to secure hardware near scaffolding he was working on.
