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CLE: Drafting and Administering Trusts Under the Illinois Trust Code
CLE: Drafting and Administering Trusts Under the Illinois Trust Code. -
Suit alleges falls contributed to nursing home patient's death
EDWARDSVILLE — A lawsuit alleges a resident at an Edwardsville nursing home died after falling several times and suffering injuries. -
St. Clair County redistricted map is unconstitutional, federal court suit claims
EAST ST. LOUIS – Democrat St. Clair County board chairman Mark Kern violated Illinois statute and the U.S. Constitution by drawing districts without census data, Republican board member Ed Cockrell of New Athens alleges in federal court. -
Maag seeks preliminary approval of class action settlement in 2015 FOID card fee dispute
Wood River attorney Peter Maag seeks preliminary approval of a class action settlement in a 2015 lawsuit involving a disputed $1 vendor processing fee for Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card applications. -
St. Clair County real estate Apr. 19-23
A Belleville land parcel sold for $1,710,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Apr. 19-23. -
Seventh Circuit affirms Rosenstengel in dismissing Car-X wage class action
CHICAGO – Car-X paid technicians on a commission basis and doesn’t owe them overtime, U.S. Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on Aug. 9. -
Davis Amendment to Expand High-Speed Broadband Access in Underserved Areas Adopted Unanimously By House
Davis Amendment to Expand High-Speed Broadband Access in Underserved Areas Adopted Unanimously By House. -
Rosenstengel finds many reasons not to certify Jimmy John’s class action; Lead plaintiff’s parting words at work ‘f***ing b**ch’ among them
EAST ST. LOUIS – Chief U.S. Judge Nancy Rosenstengel redacted portions of an order denying a class action for 600,000 Jimmy John’s workers, but didn’t redact plaintiff Robert Conrad’s last words at work. -
Class action alleges Amazon’s ‘Alexa’ capabilities violate BIPA
A class action complaint filed against Amazon in the Madison County Circuit Court alleges the tech giant violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) with its Alexa capabilities. -
Lawyers in proposed Zinus mattress class action in settlement talks
EAST ST. LOUIS – Lawyers in a mass action over fiberglass in mattresses asked U.S. District Judge David Dugan to cancel a crucial hearing, stating they were engaged in good faith discussions to resolve their issues. -
Suit alleges breach of lease agreement between Madison County transportation, trucking companies
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County transportation company claims the trucking company it entered into a commercial motor vehicle leasing agreement with has failed to report accurate load amounts and pay the plaintiff accordingly. -
Man sues insurer over denied underinsured motorist claim
EDWARDSVILLE — A man injured in a car crash is suing his insurer for allegedly denying his underinsured motorist claim. -
Gov. Pritzker Announces Six Appointments to Illinois Authorities, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals
Gov. Pritzker Announces Six Appointments to Illinois Authorities, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals. -
Former Madison County employee alleges false pleadings, seeks sanctions in wrongful termination suit
A former Madison County Highway Department employee seeks sanctions against the county and Chairman Kurt Prenzler, alleging they filed false pleadings in a wrongful termination suit. -
Unable to accept the fax
It started more than fifteen years ago: the flurry of lawsuits over unsolicited faxes. -
Plaintiff in J&J talc trial relied on Canadian report deemed ‘very low quality’ by defense
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County jurors, the first to decide an ovarian cancer trial against Johnson & Johnson since Canada issued an assessment of the topic, apparently found it too weak to support claims of decedent Betty Driscoll of Smithton. -
Fact check: Pritzker claims balanced budgets; State reports show he's wrong
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he achieved a balanced budget each year he has been in office. Not true, according to official state comptroller financial reports. Illinois budgets have been in the red for 21 years in a row. -
Suit alleges proposed hospital merger would violate antitrust laws
EAST ST. LOUIS — Marion Healthcare is seeking an injunction against Southern Illinois Hospital Services in an effort to stop its acquisition of Harrisburg Medical Center, alleging it would create a monopoly. -
State unemployment fraud could cost Illinois more than $1 billion
A recent report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security revealed the state lost at least $14.8 million to fraudsters during the pandemic. But experts warn the full extent of state fraud could be closer to $1 billion. -
Madison County wants Yandle to overturn $250K jury verdict for former jailer
BENTON – Madison County challenges a jury verdict finding that sheriff John Lakin discriminated against former jailer Gustavo Navarrete.