Attorney Larry Hepler A flurry of television cameras and inquiring reporters were not able to penetrate the chambers of Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron on Thursday. His bailiff, Fred Perry, said the judge would not be taking any calls regarding the Illinois Supreme Court's decision to overturn Byron's $10.1 bench verdict against Philip Morris.
Stephen Tillery Poised to deliver one of the most powerful decisions in recent times, the Illinois Supreme Court will rule Thursday whether a $10 billion Madison County bench verdict is upheld or overturned.
Sherman "Tiger" Joyce Madison and St. Clair County Courts have been taken off the hottest spots in the nation's "judicial hellholes" list, according to the fourth annual report issued by the American Tort Reform Association.
Ed Murnane On the eve of the fourth annual "Judicial Hellhole" report, a review of this year's class action lawsuits in Madison County provides a hint that the American Tort Reform Association may move the Illinois venue off the roster's top spot.
A judgment made by former Madison County Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis that invalidated a state statute in a class action case against Illinois Bell, has been reversed by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Gordon Maag While Gordon Maag's attorney simultaneously prosecutes separate $110 million defamation lawsuits in federal and state court, defendants are angling to make them go away.
Attorney John Aldock of Washington, who argued for dismissal of a Madison County class action suit against State Farm Insurance on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, says he expected the Court's decision to dismiss the suit.
Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron Three years ago, auto insurer GEICO urged Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron not to certify a policyholder’s lawsuit as a national class action until the Illinois Supreme Court decided the similar case of Avery vs. State Farm.
Byron certified a national class action anyway.
In case anyone missed the message that the Illinois Supreme Court sent in Avery vs. State Farm, the justices added an exclamation point in Gridley vs. State Farm.
Editor's note: The Record continues its discussion with St. Clair County judges with the newest member of the 20th Judicial Circuit, William C. Norton.
Judge George Moran Third Circuit Judge George Moran, Jr. plans to run for retention next year, sans the endorsement of Madison County’s Democratic Party. He officially filed the requisite papers on Halloween.
Venue reform is heard before Senate Judiciary Committee Bolstered by a powerful Illinois Supreme Court decision that puts a noose around venue shoppers, legal reform advocates touted guidelines for where lawsuits should be filed during a state senate hearing in Chicago on Thursday.