Matoesian An appeal is under way following attorney Gregory Tobin and his law firm's summary judgment win in a legal malpractice case brought by a former client that has been entangled with an investigation by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee of the Illinois State Supreme Court (ARDC.)
Defendant Syngenta AG is asking to cite additional authority in the form of a recent United States Supreme Court opinion as a hearing date on its motion to dismiss a federal case brought by water providers over alleged contamination caused by the company's weed killer atrazine.
SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Magistrate Judge Byron Cudmore won't open records of private groups to class action lawyer Stephen Tillery unless the Illinois Supreme Court does.
Marcus O'Fallon attorney Bob Marcus respectfully disagrees with a dissent written by United States Supreme Court Justice John Roberts that implies "the sky's the limit" for plaintiffs in Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) cases.
Karmeier In announcing a new mentoring prorgram for young lawyers, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier on Wednesday remembered his early professional life and the lessons he learned from more experienced attorneys.
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla is set to hear motions including a move asking for reinstatement Wednesday in a suit brought against the Agency for Community Transit (ACT.)
Rickard Illinois is known for a few things that make it unique among all states: the tallest tower in America; Chicago-style deep-dish pizza; Abraham Lincoln.
Freeman SPRINGFIELD – Cynical readers of an Illinois Supreme Court decision dismissing a legal malpractice suit may wonder if the Justices are protecting their own, according to Justice Charles Freeman.
There has been no action since December 2010 in a federal suit brought against former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young and Belleville attorney William Berry by St. Louis attorney James Schottel Jr.
Attorneys who reside in the Third Judicial Circuit may apply for an associate judge position coming available due to the expiration of Judge Ellar Duff's term on June 30.
Matoesian A partially stayed legal malpractice case filed against attorney Gregory Tobin and his law firm, Pratt & Tobin P.C., is under way again and set for July motions following a letter from the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Illinois State Supreme Court (ARDC).
Duff Madison County Associate Judge Ellar Duff is the only one of 26 associate judges in Third and Twentieth Judicial Circuits who will not re-take her seat on the bench.
Schmieder Chiropractor Frank Bemis intends to seek Illinois Supreme Court review of a decision that stopped his class action against Travelers Casualty, according to Robert Schmieder of LakinChapman.
Carr A Millstadt man has hired attorney Rex Carr of East St. Louis to sue the Belleville firm of Cook, Ysursa, Bartholomew, Brauer & Shevlin, after his attorneys allegedly missed a filing date, causing him to lose a lawsuit
Kilbride In another bow to the digital age, those bulky law books containing officially reported Illinois court opinions soon will be going the way of 8-track tapes and boom boxes.
SPRINGFIELD – Fourth District appeals judges in Springfield can't dodge their duty to define duty for 38 asbestos suits against Illinois Central Railroad, the Illinois Supreme Court decided on May 25.
Rickard The unfortunate continuing irony, however, is that in many class actions, particularly those that go on in state courts, the plaintiffs are not the real winners in the case. A number of high-profile cases continue to result in class members "winning" coupons worth maybe a few dollars while the lawyers walk-away with millions.
Unsell SPRINGFIELD – Hearing examiners have recommend that the Illinois Supreme Court censure David Fahrenkamp of Edwardsville, who cheated on taxes for 11 years.