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Madison County real estate April 1-4
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St. Clair County foreclosures Oct. 3-11
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Madison County real estate Sept. 12-17
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Madison County real estate July 29-Aug. 2
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Madison County real estate June 3-7
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Madison County real estate Jan. 22-25
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Madison County foreclosures Nov. 19
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ABA panel discusses class action lawsuits and their bad repuation
Karon CHICAGO - After the rule governing federal class actions was adopted in 1938, a constitutional lawyer who co-authored a treatise on federal practice and procedure commented that the rule made a "bold attempt" to encourage class action lawsuits. -
Fourth District vacates McLean County asbestos conspiracy verdicts; New hearings on whether Honeywell witness must testify
Cook SPRINGFIELD - The Fourth District Appellate Court has vacated two McLean County asbestos conspiracy verdicts, remanding them for new hearings on whether the defendant's expert should be compelled to appear at trial. -
Madison County asbestos docket feeds off intake firm referrals
Behrens As a clearinghouse for massive numbers of asbestos lawsuits from all over the country, Madison County is a prime example of a highly successful processing center. -
Fourth District tosses $5.5 million McLean County asbestos conspiracy verdict
Knecht SPRINGFIELD – Five months after Fourth District appellate judges reversed a McLean County jury's asbestos conspiracy verdict against Honeywell International, another panel of the same court tossed out another conspiracy verdict against Honeywell. -
Troy woman sues over auto accident injuries
A Troy woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims struck her vehicle. -
Fourth District reverses asbestos verdict; Justices also overrule conspiracy precedents
Appleton SPRINGFIELD – Asbestos witness Barry Castleman's testimony involving eight cancerous mice can no longer support the heavy load of asbestos litigation in McLean County, Fourth District appellate judges decided on July 15. -
Class Actions: A Distortion of Justice and Continued Threat to America's Prosperity
Rickard The unfortunate continuing irony, however, is that in many class actions, particularly those that go on in state courts, the plaintiffs are not the real winners in the case. A number of high-profile cases continue to result in class members "winning" coupons worth maybe a few dollars while the lawyers walk-away with millions. -
Court orders mobile homes be taken from Dupo residential park
A St. Clair County circuit court judge has ordered three mobile homes be taken from a mobile home park as collateral. -
Jury begins deliberations in Alton foot amputation suit; plaintiff asks for $5 million
The jury in a suit over a motorcycle accident in Alton began deliberations Friday afternoon after hearing the final witnesses and closing arguments from both sides. -
Sedlacek decision is travesty of justice
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EHS students study Constitution in battle against ignorance
Dorothy Stamer In order to form a more perfect union, students at Edwardsville High School are seriously exercising their right to assemble with energy and determination. -
Lawyers in $11 billion Wal-Mart case counting on embezzler's testimony
Coughlin SAN FRANCISCO – Retailer Wal-Mart stands strong while other businesses fall, but class action lawyers aim to knock it down with an $11 billion lawsuit.