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Lawyer defending Greenville hospital med mal action points to overturned prejudgment interest law
EAST ST. LOUIS – Attorney Michael Nester of Belleville, taking a cue from a judge who found the legislature’s automatic award of prejudgment interest unconstitutional, plans to make it an issue at a medical malpractice trial in U.S. district court. -
Wrongful death suit alleges St. Paul's Senior Community provided inadequate care
BELLEVILLE - The estate of a woman who died while a resident of St. Paul's Senior Community is suing the long-term care facility, alleging she received inadequate care. -
Union Pacific Railroad employee alleges injuries from faulty wrench
EDWARDSVILLE – A Union Pacific Railroad employee claims he was injured as a result of being issued improper equipment. -
Fifth District gives green light to vehicle tow fee class action; Belleville must defend action
MOUNT VERNON – Belleville must defend a class action challenging its $500 redemption fee on vehicles of certain criminal suspects, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on May 18. -
Magistrate finds barge worker’s claim against river transport company too tenuous to survive
BENTON – U.S. Magistrate Judge Reona Daly ruled that barge worker Herbert Hardimon, who sued his employer over a plunge into the Mississippi River, can’t sue a second defendant over an accident that happened before his accident. -
IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes Eight Armstrong Teasdale Attorneys
IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes Eight Armstrong Teasdale Attorneys. -
Vaccine or retirement? Air Force officer with religious objections sues government on deadline day
BENTON – Lieutenant Colonel Carla Wiese sued the U.S. Air Force on July 10, rather than retire for refusing vaccination. -
Crowd boos Madison County Board after passing ordinance increasing oversight of Prenzler's administrative authority
The Madison County Board was met with disapproval and the sounds of booing from the crowd after they voted 19-6 during a special meeting on July 6 to approve an ordinance establishing increased oversight of Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler. -
Locomotive engineer with PhD allegedly denied 'numerous' promotion requests
EAST ST. LOUIS - A locomotive engineer with a doctoral degree claims he suffered racial discrimination while employed by Union Pacific Railroad Company after working in the same position for 26 years without advancement. -
Dwight Kay: Charges against Prenzler are unsupported
The charges are unsupported by facts, data or evidence rendering the charges and special meeting akin to a high tech lynching by a small group of Republicans against a two-time elected Chairman, who is also a Republican. -
Former Impact Fulfillment Services employee alleges wrongful termination over sexual harassment complaints
EDWARDSVILLE – A former employee of Impact Fulfillment Services is suing the company, alleging she was sexually harassed by one if its employees for months and then terminated for refusing to work with him any longer. -
Casey didn’t settle division over abortion any more than Roe; Fierce debate may be ahead in state legislative races
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justices who preserved Roe v. Wade 30 years ago but greatly changed it for the purpose of ending division over abortion, didn’t settle the question any more than Roe did. -
Ervin Cable removes defamation lawsuit to federal court
EAST ST. LOUIS – Ervin Cable Construction has removed a former employee's defamation lawsuit to federal court, which claims the defendant falsely published that the employee was receiving kickbacks in return for awarding contracts. -
Belleville attorney reinstated at Southern District of Illinois
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Dugan reinstated attorney George Ripplinger of Belleville to the district’s admission roster on June 21. -
Raleigh woman alleges fast food restaurants violate BIPA with employee fingerprint system
EAST ST. LOUIS – A Raleigh woman has filed a class action lawsuit alleging the employee fingerprint reader system used by many fast food restaurants violates the employees' privacy under state law. -
McDonald's argues consumers suffered no injuries in PFAS class action, seeks dismissal
McDonald’s Corporation argues that a “baseless accusation” that its packaging contains toxic chemicals should be dismissed because the plaintiffs do not assert any injuries and the “grease-resistance substances” are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). -
Reda is Certified Mediator
Reda is Certified Mediator. -
In the red hot battle for Madison County Treasurer, here are endorsements for candidates Slusser, Hulme
Candidates in the most contenious Madison County-wide race have laid out their endorsements to help inform Republican base voters who don't often have to decide contested local primaries. -
Elik calls for hearings after half of COVID-19 unemployment benefits paid to fraudsters
Illinois State Rep. Amy Elik (R-Fosterburg) and others are calling for immediate hearings after an audit revealed that the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) paid nearly $2 billion in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment claims, which is more than half of the pandemic-related payouts. -
Davis Legislation Honoring Spc Jeremy Ridlen Signed Into Law
Davis Legislation Honoring Spc Jeremy Ridlen Signed Into Law.