Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth will hear arguments next week over a petition seeking relief from the Illinois Supreme Court's dismissal of a $10.1 billion verdict in the class action lawsuit brought against Philip Morris in 2000.
Phillips When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision over President Obama's healthcare reform package in June, attorneys had to flip through nearly 200-pages to find out exactly how the court ruled.
A review board of the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) has recommended the denial of a former Madison County judge's request for reinstatement to the practice of law, saying he has not come to grips with the harm of his misconduct.
Napp Madison County Associate Judge Kyle Napp raised about 23 times more money than her Republican opponent, Thomas Burkart, during the same three month period in their race to be circuit judge, records show.
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.
Quince and Benjamin CHICAGO - Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Caperton v. Massey, West Virginia Justice Brent Benjamin said attendants of a local judicial gathering asked him for his take on the court's blockbuster ruling.
Gavin The statewide bar groups for plaintiffs and defense lawyers have offered the Illinois Supreme Court their two cents on forum non conveniens, a long-debated doctrine that sits at the crux of a St. Clair County case currently pending before the high court.
Herndon As plaintiffs across the nation wait to find out whether Multi District Litigation will be set up to handle lawsuits over Pradaxa, U.S. District Judge David Herndon continues to move forward with the complaints filed in his court.
Price ST. LOUIS – Ray Price, the longest serving judge on the Missouri Supreme Court, has joined Armstrong Teasdale as a partner in the firm's litigation practice group.
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius: A Final Decision on Health Care Reform?, a LIVE studio webcast presented by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15.
Harrison When attorneys for more than three dozen asbestos defendant companies asked Madison County Associate Clarence Harris to eliminate the advanced setting of asbestos trial weeks earlier this year, they included a few other recommendations in their request.
Hawkins East St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners attorney Richard Sturgeon claims the East St. Louis Alliance for Change is a "nonexistent committee" and therefore not eligible to challenge the city's voter rolls.
Carr A legal malpractice trial that was to have started Monday in St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto's courtroom settled as jurors were being picked.
Benjamin The West Virginia justice who found himself at the crux of Caperton v. Massey after declining to recuse himself from an appeal in the case will speak about judicial independence next month in Chicago.
Cates Swansea attorney Judy Cates raised more than 10 times the amount of campaign contributions as her Republican opponent for the Fifth District Appellate Court in the same three month period, records show.
Chapman The Fifth District Appellate Court has ruled that Farmers Insurance Company had the duty to defend its policy holder in a four-year-old dispute involving a gun shot injury.
A hearing board of the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) has recommended a 90-day suspension for one of the three St. Louis lawyers accused of having ex parte communications with a workers' compensation arbitrator in 2009 and 2010.
Maag If a Sangamon County circuit judge agrees with him, Gordon Maag could find himself before the court he unsuccessfully sought election to in the nation's most expensive judicial race in history.