Unsell Two Edwardsville residents allege they will be forced to pay more than $30,000 to replace cabinets that they say began warping after only a few years of use.
Akin Madison and St. Clair counties have been ranked fifth among the American Tort Reform Association's (ATRA) annual "Judicial Hellholes" report released on Thursday.
Joyce WASHINGTON - Philadelphia's civil courts system has been named the nation's worst by the American Tort Reform Foundation for a second consecutive year.
Kilbride Illinois pattern jury instructions, for civil and criminal cases, can now be accessed on the Illinois Supreme Court website at www.state.il.us/court.
Lynch Georgia trailer maker Cottrell Inc., constantly defending Madison County injury suits from Teamster union drivers of its car hauling rigs, aims to test the strength of an Illinois Supreme Court decision that overturned a $43 million judgment in a car crash.
Hylla Prairie Farms has requested Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla to order plaintiffs Michael and Denise Richter to produce financial documents in their case against the company.
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS – Plaintiff lawyers who possess secrets of drug maker Bayer can't reveal those secrets to the world, U.S. District Judge David Herndon ruled on Nov. 10.
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge must decide whether Fifth District appellate judges who stopped a Lakin Chapman class action against Travelers Insurance also stopped one against Employers Mutual Casualty.
Karmeier Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier will administer the attorney's oath when 108 new lawyers are admitted to practice in ceremonies in Carbondale on Nov. 10.
McGlynn With St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn almost certain to vie for the open seat at the Fifth District, the path to his circuit seat will be clear for Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson. McGlynn, a Republican, was appointed circuit judge last year when Judge Michael O'Malley changed careers to become a product liability lawyer.
Kilbride WASHINGTON - A campaign to unseat Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride triggered the nation's costliest retention election in 25 years, according to a national report released Thursday.
Callis Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier will get to pick a replacement for Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis when she steps down, as expected, to make a run for the 12th Congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Belleville).
Lander ST. LOUIS - Gallop Johnson Neuman (GJN) attorney David A. Lander, co-chair of the firm's Business Bankruptcy Practice Group, has been chosen "Lawyer of the Year" for receiving particularly high ratings and particularly favorable comments and respect for his abilities, professionalism and integrity from his peers in the legal profession.