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Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court

• Illinois Policy Institute: Raising taxes will not fix a broken system

  By The Madison County Record | Friday, May 8, 2015 @ 3:39pm

  To the Editor:

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• Illinois Supreme Court strikes down state pension reform law, rejects state’s police powers argument

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, May 8, 2015 @ 1:34pm

  Karmeier

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• Illinois welcomes 600 new attorneys at bar admission ceremonies

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Friday, May 8, 2015 @ 8:22am

  Karmeier

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• Politically and academically connected economists endorse Price v. Philip Morris award; Fed chair Yellen's husband is among amici

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, May 6, 2015 @ 12:07pm

  Akerlof

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• Plaintiff attorneys in Hale v. State Farm have 10 days to explain damages theory

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Apr 29, 2015 @ 4:19pm

  Blonder

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• Stephen Tillery's curious amici

  By The Madison County Record | Tuesday, Apr 28, 2015 @ 12:12pm

  We weren't there and it’s only conjecture, but it's not hard to imagine asbestos attorneys having a conversation something like this:

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• Oral arguments in Price v. Philip Morris set May 19

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Apr 22, 2015 @ 12:24pm

  Tillery

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• Cooney and Conway file brief in support of preserving $10B tobacco case; Overturning it could wreck asbestos litigation, firm warns

  By The Madison County Record | Tuesday, Apr 21, 2015 @ 1:18pm

  Pfaff

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• Philip Morris argues smokers suffered no economic damage in $10B tobaccco judgment a decade ago

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Apr 16, 2015 @ 2:01pm

  Odorizzi

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• Jurisdiction must be settled before showdown between Rauner and unions can begin; Unfunded pension liability at $111 billion, governor says

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Apr 9, 2015 @ 1:13pm

  Rauner

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• Legal groups pen sharp reaction to Rauner's 'corruption' criticism; So. Illinois hosts high stakes cases that rely on court 'corruption' arguments

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, Apr 9, 2015 @ 1:05pm

  Cooney

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• ITLA: Rauner showing signs of being a bully

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Apr 8, 2015 @ 3:52pm

  To the Editor:

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• Governor's attack on judicial system is irresponsible

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Apr 8, 2015 @ 3:03pm

  To the Editor:

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• Magistrate orders plaintiffs in Hale v. State Farm to produce communications

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, Apr 2, 2015 @ 9:44am

  Clifford

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• HeplerBroom attorney introduces genetic mutation 'BAP1' defense in asbestos case

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Thursday, Mar 26, 2015 @ 12:09pm

  Nickelson

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• Fifth District affirms dismissal of terminated East St. Louis official’s lawsuit

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Thursday, Mar 26, 2015 @ 11:50am

  Rudolf

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• Detached trailer case dismissed at Fifth District due to untimely appeal; Plaintiff challenged order moving case to county where accident happened

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Thursday, Mar 26, 2015 @ 10:37am

  Goldenhersh

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• Madison County court reporters furloughed

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015 @ 3:04pm

  Hylla

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• High court refuses to disqualify Karmeier in Price v. Philip Morris proceedings

  By Ann Maher | Wednesday, Mar 11, 2015 @ 5:37pm

  Karmeier

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• Some state politicians opting out of government pension plans; Kay and Luechtefeld among area legislators

  By Scott Reeder | Thursday, Mar 5, 2015 @ 2:52pm

  Kay

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