Murnane If you think you've noticed an increase in the number of TV commercials advertising the services of medical malpractice law firms, you may be right.
Herndon EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Herndon has dismissed a $90 million suit that disbarred lawyer Amiel Cueto of Belleville filed against three men he accused of framing him and causing him to lose his law license.
WASHINGTON - The family of an Illinois boy who was fatally shot by his friend have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal law that protects gun companies from most civil lawsuits.
MOUNT VERNON - St. Clair County Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson, having twice slashed a $98 million judgment he entered for Amiel Cueto last summer, now questions his jurisdiction to have left intact the remaining $7.4 million award.
Any American fifth grader knows our federal government has three branches, right? Remember the basics? The Legislative Branch (Congress) "makes" our laws, the Executive Branch (the President) "enforces" our laws and the Judicial Branch "interprets" our laws.
Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack said there is a "slight possibility" he would retire before the end of his current term, which expires in December 2010.
Akin The Board of Governors of the Missouri Bar will soon be considering new rules to tighten up regulations on personal injury lawyer advertising, a move many law firms are fighting.
Lakin LakinChapman lawyers and their various friends and foes prepare to divide a $9 million fee they won from insurer Allstate with a client who in 10 years never connected his injury to his claim.
Cueto EAST ST. LOUIS – Disbarred lawyer Amiel Cueto alleges in a federal lawsuit that St. Clair County State's Attorney Robert Haida and others operated a criminal racket that sent him to prison and cost him his law license.
Murnane Despite a continuing high number of asbestos cases filed in Madison County, the Illinois Civil Justice League gave the county high marks for improving its transparency and public access during a presentation to the county Judiciary Committee Friday morning.
Tillery MOUNT VERNON – Stephen Tillery of St. Louis persists in pleading for a chance to prove that the Illinois Supreme Court committed an error when it discarded a $10 billion class action verdict he won against cigarette maker Philip Morris USA in 2003.
Cueto MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court ruled on July 27 that the complaint of disbarred lawyer Amiel Cueto against the Madison County Record was properly dismissed.
Figures provided by the Madison County Circuit Clerk's office. ISMIE Mutual Insurance will maintain its current medical liability base rates for Illinois doctors due to a continued decrease in liability claims offset by increasing severity -- or amounts of payouts -- since the state legislature enacted caps on damages in 2005, the company announced this week.
Bozarth MOUNT VERNON – Illinois Supreme Court Justices have ordered appeals judges in Mount Vernon to review Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack's certification of a LakinChapman class action against Travelers Casualty and Surety.
Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack, having ruled that Illinois Bell has owed money to some business customers since 2001, hopes the telephone company can find an easy way to count the cost and spread it around.
Akin It has been nearly 10 years since a tragic accident took the life of Michael P. Ready at the Midwest Generation EME LLC factory in Joliet. No one disputes that Ready's family is entitled to compensation, but the question of who should pay has thrust this case into the public limelight for far too long.
With the 4th of July weekend Holiday now coming to a close, on this the most patriotic time of the year, it seems proper to ask the question - what is the true nature of patriotism? Along with fireworks, pork steaks and beer, some introspection on the 233rd anniversary of the founding of The American Republic seems to be in order.
The Illinois State Supreme Court announced new rules of professional conduct for lawyers practicing throughout the state. The rules were announced Wednesday.