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Belleville attorney seeks to compel disclosure of settlement communication in malpractice suit
Belleville attorney Terry Brown filed a motion to compel a physician to provide communications with his insurer regarding a potential settlement in a legal malpractice suit alleging a Jefferson County jury entered a $3.75 million verdict against the doctor after his attorney failed to press for settlement. -
If the inmates are running the asylum, you might live in St. Clair County
There's never a dull moment in St. Clair County, what with judges and other public servants always finding new ways to entertain us with their disturbing antics. -
Associate judges in St. Clair County announce campaigns for circuit vacancies
Candidates lining up to fill circuit judge vacancies in next year's general election include three sitting associate judges who will seek nomination as Democrats in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit - Heinz Rudolf, John O'Gara and Chris Kolker. -
Janus v. AFSCME could mean more freedom for Illinois' government workers
For four decades, government workers have been denied their First Amendment right to freedom of association, but that could change with a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2018. -
Herndon grants dismissal in Xarelto suit for lack of personal jurisdiction
Herndon grants dismissal in Xarelto suit for lack of personal jurisdiction -
Voters in 20th Judicial Circuit will be deciding six seats in 2018
In an era of big turnover expected in state government, voters in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit will also have ample decisions to make next year with three open seat races and likely three retention questions. -
House Republican Leader Durkin criticized over 'horrible conflict of interest'
Since assuming control of the Illinois House Republican Caucus four years ago, the law firm of State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) has helped Illinois municipal governments and state agencies amass more than a quarter of a billion dollars in public debt, according to an analysis by Prairie State Wire. -
SCOTUS to take up Illinois case challenging power of unions to collect fees from non-union state workers
The U.S. Supreme Court will again wade into the question of whether public sector worker unions can force government employees who don’t wish to join their union to still pay fees, ostensibly for collective bargaining representation. -
BMS decision impacts more out of state plaintiffs in Just for Men litigation
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Herndon carried out a new Supreme Court decision limiting access of plaintiffs to courts in other states. -
Gleeson forms exploratory committee on voluntary drug testing for judges
St. Clair County Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson has formed an exploratory committee to "advance the implementation" of a voluntary judge drug testing program in the circuit. -
Goldenhersh will not seek another term at Fifth District in '18
Fifth District Appellate Court Justice Richard Goldenhersh will not seek another 10-year term when his current one expires at the end of next year. -
Fifth District Appellate Court affirms decision denying modification of parental time
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has upheld a decision denying a father’s motion to modify custody arrangements with his son. -
Former prosecutor in age discrimination case seeks to withdraw confession, and lawsuit
Former Madison County prosecutor Julia Matoesian seeks to withdraw a confession her former attorney entered on her behalf in an age discrimination suit she also seeks to withdraw against State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons and the county. -
Former LaSalle Co. state's attorney under indictment landed job as special prosecutor after voters ousted him
SPRINGFIELD – When the people of LaSalle County fired state’s attorney Brian Towne for actions worthy of indictment in the last general election, the people of Illinois hired him. -
Fifth District vacates man's aggravated domestic battery conviction
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has vacated an aggravated domestic battery conviction because the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim suffered great bodily harm. -
Posner departure sets stage for potential political fight over future of Seventh Circuit
After decades of relative stability, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago could soon undergo an extensive makeover, making the court potentially the next battleground in the fight for the future of the nation’s judiciary. -
Former College of DuPage board member files amended suit against watchdog group; ECW predicts it will fail
A former College of DuPage Foundation Board member has filed an amended complaint against a watchdog group and its founders after the original complaint was dismissed. -
LeChien funeral on Friday; Uncertainty exists in filling vacancy
BELLEVILLE – Having served as a judge for 30 years, St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien, 65, died on Aug. 31. -
Seventh Circuit reverses Blue Cross class cert from Central District; Similar claims playing out in St. Clair Co.
CHICAGO – Seventh Circuit appellate judges halted a class action on behalf of 10 million Blue Cross beneficiaries in Illinois and four other states, on Aug. 31. -
Posner announces retirement, ending 36-year prolific, influential tenure on Seventh Circuit
After more than three-and-a-half decades on the bench at Chicago’s Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Richard Posner has announced his retirement.