News cameras will be allowed in Madison County criminal courts for the first time under a pilot program approved unanimously by Illinois Supreme Court Justices.
Kay A legal watchdog group and local law makers will participate in a panel discussion on a bill dealing with campaign donations to judges at noon Friday at Ravenelli's Restaurant in O'Fallon.
Crowder Madison County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Crowder's campaign committee is hosting a fund-raiser at the Lewis & Clark Community College on March 28.
Patton Jr. Defendant Turner Industries Group on Tuesday filed a motion to dismiss a Madison County benzene suit, claiming that, among other things, the plaintiff has no connection to the county or Illinois.
Stephen Tillery has a bad habit. It's an addiction, really. He could give it up if he wanted to, but he'd first have to admit he has a problem and seek help in dealing with it.
Tillery Attorney Stephen Tillery argues that Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman relied on inaccurate information when she voted to reject a multi-billion dollar Madison County bench verdict over "light" cigarette labeling.
Callis Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has applied to the Illinois Supreme Court for approval to have the Criminal Justice Center included in a pilot project for cameras in the court room.
Wexstten A former railroad worker who was allegedly hurt while working for Union Pacific Railroad Company is allowed a new trial for knee injuries he sustained on the job, the Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois ruled Friday.
Akin The issue of contributions to judges has created quite a stir in Madison County after a judge was removed from overseeing the asbestos docket as a result of her decision to award 82 percent of the 2013 trial slots to three law firms that had donated to her campaign.
Cueto EAST ST. LOUIS – Belleville lawyer Christopher Cueto claims drug maker Pfizer improperly removed to federal court a suit blaming depression medicine Zoloft for birth defects.
Kay Legislation designed to keep judges from serving on cases where they may be influenced by campaign donations from lawyers has been introduced by State Reps. Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) and Paul Evans (R-O'Fallon).
Cochran Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has taken another opportunity to expand the use of forced arbitration clauses in consumer contracts, denying us the right to negotiate such clauses out and take our claims to a jury.
Attorney Stephen C. Buser was recently reappointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to a third term on the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
Cates While recent contests for the Fifth District Appellate Court have cost between $2-3 million, the candidates running this time have raised a mere $36,000 as of Dec. 31.