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Mother sues Abbot, Mead Johnson after premature infant develops NEC
EDWARDSVILLE — A Louisiana mother alleges her daughter suffers from a life-alerting and potentially deadly disease as a result of being fed Enfamil formula as a premature infant. -
Mother alleges premature infant suffered partial intestine removal after developing NEC
EDWARDSVILLE — A mother is suing Mead Johnson and Abbott, claiming her premature son required part of his intestines to be removed after developing necrotizing entercolitis. -
Zantac defendants argue Callis clients avoided Florida court for a friendlier Madison Co.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Defendants in a Florida court’s national litigation of Zantac cancer suits claim that clients of Ann Callis sued them in Madison County to escape an obligation to sue in Florida. -
Mudge requests special defender to handle post conviction petitions
Madison County Chief Judge Bill Mudge asked the Judiciary Committee to approve hiring a full-time special defender to handle post conviction petitions as special defenders are stretched thin with murder trials. -
African American man claims white co-worker intentionally spit on his car
EDWARDSVILLE — An African American employee at Southern Illinois University alleges a white co-worker intentionally spit on his car windshield and door handle last year. -
Parents sue over privacy fence dispute with city, allege the fence protects disabled son
EAST ST. LOUIS — The parents of a disabled son claim the City of Altamont demands they take down a fence encroaching on the city's easement, which was built for the safety of their son. -
Haine: Banowetz researched Gori, serial killers before the asbestos attorney's murder
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine plans to introduce murder suspect Timothy Banowetz’s internet search history at his trial next month for allegedly killing asbestos attorney Randy Gori. -
Bestwall bankruptcy judge denies further discovery, orders plaintiffs to provide more info on experts
CHARLOTTE – Bankruptcy judge Laura Beyer threw three strikes past lawyers opposing Georgia Pacific’s investigation of fraud in asbestos litigation on Aug. 31. -
Illinois bill would give ISBE authority to revoke schools' state recognition
Gov. J.B Pritzker has warned district administrators since early August that ISBE would strip state recognition from Illinois schools defying his statewide mask mandate. House Bill 4135 aims to give the state board of education that power. -
Competing class actions over sale of Ancestry.com's DNA line await transfer ruling
EAST ST. LOUIS – Blackstone Group equity firm of New York City obtained confidential information without consent when it bought Ancestry.com’s DNA business, according to parallel suits in two U.S. district courts. -
Polsinelli Identified As An Unparalleled M&A Leader in the BTI M&A Outlook 2022: A Whole New World of M&A
Polsinelli Identified As An Unparalleled M&A Leader in the BTI M&A Outlook 2022: A Whole New World of M&A. -
Gov. Pritzker Announces Sixteen Appointments to Illinois Boards and Commissions as of August 31, 2021
Gov. Pritzker Announces Sixteen Appointments to Illinois Boards and Commissions as of August 31, 2021. -
Mother alleges correctional center staff allowed son to die from dehydration after refusing to eat
EAST ST. LOUIS — A mother claims the correctional and medical staff at the Danville Correctional Center allowed her son to die of dehydration after he ate only three meals in about 20 days. -
Cross River Crime Task Force makes 12 arrests in second deployment; Felony charges include stolen vehicle
The Cross-River Crime Task Force had its second successful deployment on Aug. 25, resulting in 12 arrests and charges for criminal felonies including a stolen vehicle. -
Man-Up Testosterone allegedly failed to disclose franchise information
EAST ST. LOUIS — Man-Up Testosterone Centers is accused of failing to disclose information on a franchise purchase in violation of federal and state law. -
Parents allowed to opt out of controversial sex education mandates; Recommended guidelines suggest kindergarteners learn about masturbation, birth, intercourse
Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools Robert Werden said the Illinois State Board of Education is still working through details of the controversial sexual education bill, but parents are expected to be able to opt out. -
Maune Raichle leveled $402K sanction in Bestwall bankruptcy for pursuing 'egregious' Illinois lawsuit
CHARLOTTE - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer laid a $402,817.70 penalty on St. Louis asbestos firm Maune Raichle on Aug. 31, to reimburse a Georgia Pacific entity for defending an Illinois lawsuit the firm filed in violation of an order she entered. -
Franklin County wants former federal judge deposed in suit over detainee's sexual assault
EAST ST. LOUIS – Franklin County wants former federal judge Patrick Murphy to discredit his former client Felicia Hill, who swears she didn’t agree to settle a claim over a jailer’s sexual assault for $75,000. -
Maag Holdings seeks more time to mail notice of preliminary class settlement in dispute over grass cutting liens
As class counsel and staff recover from illness, Maag Holdings LLC requests an extension of time to notify the public of preliminary approval of a class settlement against Wood River in a suit alleging the city violated the constitutional rights of residents by failing to properly inform them of grass cutting liens. -
Police reports describe Smithton man's resistance; Cops and agencies now face excessive force lawsuit
BELLEVILLE – Police reports indicate that a Smithton man they were dispatched to encounter made gun sounds with a cell phone, resisted an officer who approached him alone, and hid his hands until a crew of cops opened him up.