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ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Bradley P. David as an associate judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Ninth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Ninth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Nigel D. Graham and Curtis S. Lane as associate judges of the Ninth Judicial Circuit. -
Tom Keefe wants Rudolf to guide his sleigh
In 2013, halfway through his one-year term, Belleville plaintiffs attorney Tom Keefe was obliged to relinquish his position as interim dean of St. Louis University School of Law when school officials confronted him about crude sexual comments he’d reportedly made on campus. -
Fifth District affirms Mudge's ruling denying transfer in legal malpractice suit
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court affirmed Madison County Chief Judge William Mudge’s order denying transfer in a legal malpractice suit alleging a medical malpractice case was negligently voluntarily dismissed. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Seventh Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Seventh Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Dwayne A. Gab as associate judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Third Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Third Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Veronica L. Armouti as an associate judge of the Third Judicial Circuit. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Coghlan as First District Appellate Court Justice
Justice Anne M. Burke and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Judge Mary Ellen Coghlan has been assigned as an Appellate Court Justice in the First District. -
Fifth District affirms Dugan's ruling for IDOT in suit involving fatal Madison County crash
MOUNT VERNON -- In a case with its roots in a fatal traffic collision nearly two decades ago, the Fifth District Appellate Court has ruled in favor of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) despite failures by the agency to follow rules relating to expert witnesses and discovery. -
Veronica Armouti appointed associate judge in Third Judicial Circuit
The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts announced Friday that attorney Veronica Armouti has been appointed an associate in the Third Judicial Circuit to fill the vacancy left when former judge Jennifer Hightower was not reappointed to the bench. -
Edwardsville law firm celebrates 125th birthday
Local law firm HelperBroom recently held a luncheon to celebrate its 125th birthday. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the First Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the First Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Tyler R. Edmonds as associate judge of the First Judicial Circuit. -
United Fire moves to disqualify expert in coverage dispute arising from $1.5 million judgment
BENTON – United Fire and Casualty, defending a suit over settlement decisions among lawyers, moved to disqualify an expert who didn’t graduate from college and hasn’t worked in the insurance industry for 43 years. -
Madison resident accuses city of violating constitutional rights regarding parked car in yard
EDWARDSVILLE - A Madison resident is alleging violation of his constitutional rights after he was summoned to a city hearing over a car parked on his property. -
Forum shopped suit booted from Madison County refiled at Southern District of Illinois
BENTON – State Farm successfully challenged Madison County jurisdiction in a suit over storm damage at a Missouri home but failed to move the suit to Missouri. -
Former Clayborne client Thane Ritchie now says Madison County complaint was improper; Objects to adversary's 'circular firing squad'
WHEATON – Chicago investor Thane Ritchie asserts in DuPage County chancery court that former Illinois Senate Majority Leader James Clayborne’s law firm filed an inaccurate and improper complaint on his behalf in Madison County last year. -
Clayborne's representation of investor Thane Ritchie hit snag; $20 million default judgment should be 'closely scrutinized,' says bankruptcy trustee
BELLEVILLE – Former state senator and attorney James Clayborne, who claims Chicago investor Thane Ritchie owes his law firm more than $500,000, risked his reputation for the high profile hedge fund manager. -
Inmate serving 10 years for stealing ink cartridges, fleeing police, denied request to withdraw plea
A man serving a 10-year sentence for escaping from police custody after being arrested for stealing "several" ink cartridges from Walmart has failed in his bid to have a guilty plea withdrawn. -
Supreme Court declines to let Illinois caregivers seek order forcing union to refund fees
WASHINGTON , D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down an effort by a group of non-union home caregivers to persuade the high court to order unions to refund millions of dollars in fees that they collected from the caregivers under an Illinois state law declared unconstitutional. -
WWT argues biometric privacy act violates Constitution with ‘grossly excessive’ damages
BENTON – World Wide Technology, facing a claim that it collected biometric information from employees in violation of Illinois law, pleads that the law violates the U.S. Constitution. -
Illinoisans will pay higher online sales tax starting in 2020
Illinoisans will pay more in state and local sales taxes when shopping online beginning next year.