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Foster denies MESD’s motion to dismiss former employee’s suit alleging politically-motivated termination
Madison County Associate Judge Ronald Foster has denied the Metro East Sanitary District’s motion to dismiss a former employee’s amended complaint alleging he was terminated without cause by a “newly Democratic-controlled MESD board” based on previous political support. -
Attorney General Raoul Issues Tips for Avoiding Tax Identity Theft
Attorney General Raoul Issues Tips for Avoiding Tax Identity Theft. -
Madison County jury awards motorist $16K in Glen Carbon crash lawsuit
A lawsuit involving a Glen Carbon car crash is at trial in Madison County Circuit Judge Chris Threlkeld’s courtroom. -
Son files wrongful death suit against Granite Nursing and Rehab Center
EDWARDSVILLE - A man is suing a nursing home following the death of his father. -
Cooper and Flint merge law firms; Cooper-Joe Biden connection revealed in new report
EDWARDSVILLE – Jeff Cooper, who invested with Hunter Biden and currently employs Biden’s former partner Devon Archer, merged his law firm with Ethan Flint’s law firm in March. -
Davis Urges Interior Secretary to Bring Back Police Escorts for Veteran Honor Flights to DC
Davis Urges Interior Secretary to Bring Back Police Escorts for Veteran Honor Flights to DC. -
Students smack down Chicago 'Disinformation' Conference panelists, exposing far more than apparent about media
Traditional media beclowned itself last week at a Chicago conference on “disinformation.” That’s a story in itself, but the bigger story is how they covered up even that story, peddling disinformation about a conference on disinformation. The guilty include Illinois media, which is further guilty of still suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story that is part of what sparked the fireworks at the conference. -
Amazon calls attempt to get info on Chinese suppliers ‘xenophobic’ in electric sock wrongful death case
EAST ST. LOUIS – Amazon, defending a wrongful death suit alone after Chinese supplier Global Vasion defaulted, seeks protection from a question about the ability of its customers to obtain compensation for injuries from Chinese suppliers. -
Visually impaired man files suit against Eero over website accessibility
EAST ST. LOUIS - A man who has been legally blind since childhood is suing Eero LLC, claiming its digital properties are not accessible to individuals who are visually impaired. -
EEOC reaches 'consent decree' with Long John Silver's, settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $200K
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Long John Silvers has reached a consent decree in a lawsuit alleging the defendant’s female employees at its restaurant in Centralia faced sexual harassment and retaliation. -
Woman ordered to show cause in suit alleging false arrest after counsel withdraws over 'breakdown of the attorney-client relationship'
An East Alton woman who claims she was falsely arrested and prosecuted by Wood River officers has been ordered to show cause why her federal lawsuit shouldn’t be dismissed for lack of prosecution. -
St. Clair County real estate Dec. 21-23
A New Athens farm property sold for $2,416,338 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Dec. 21-23. -
Illinois lawmakers should read laws before they pass them
Politicians use a loophole to bypass the Illinois Constitution’s requirement that bills be read on three separate days before they are passed. Instead, they often gut minor bills and put significant legislation in the bills within a day of the vote. -
Dispute over frozen, burst pipes at O’Fallon home to remain in federal court
BENTON – Chad Schwarz of O’Fallon and his counsel Grey Chatham of Belleville must pursue a coverage petition against West Bend Mutual in U.S. district court rather than St. Clair County, District Judge Staci Yandle ruled on April 6. -
Bank alleges Granite City grain company failed to pay loan on $200,000 equipment
EDWARDSVILLE – A North Carolina Bank is suing a Granite City grain company for allegedly failing to make payments on a loan for equipment. -
Civil defense attorney takes on role of plaintiff counsel in former prisoner’s sexual abuse claim
EAST ST. LOUIS – Troy Bozarth, veteran defense counsel in civil litigation, has taken the plaintiff side for former prison inmate Terrance Daugherty of Chicago in U.S. district court on a claim of sexual abuse at Lawrence correctional center. -
Belleville police secretary’s harassment claim dismissed by magistrate
EAST ST. LOUIS – Boorish behavior of former Belleville police captain John Moody didn’t violate the rights of secretary Justine Eisemann, U.S. Magistrate Judge Gilbert Sison decided on March 31. -
General Medicine and associated ‘Shell Entities’ allegedly engaged in fraudulent Medicare billing ‘scheme’
The U.S., on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is suing several healthcare groups for allegedly engaging in a Medicare billing “scheme” through a "quantity over quality" policy on patient visits, costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. -
Davis Demands Reinstatement of Year-round E15 and Reversal of Renewable Fuel Standard Cuts Due to Biden’s Inflationary Energy Policies, Russia
Davis Demands Reinstatement of Year-round E15 and Reversal of Renewable Fuel Standard Cuts Due to Biden’s Inflationary Energy Policies, Russia. -
Suit alleges Fast Eddie's owner punched patron
EDWARDSVILLE - A man claims the owner of Fast Eddie's Bon-Air punched him with an object wrapped around his fist.