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Impax to pay $145M to settle Opana drug market manipulation claims from pharmacies, other direct purchasers
The lawsuit accused Impax Labs of agreeing with drugmaker Endo Pharmaceuticals to delay the entry of its Opana generic equivalent. The deal came quickly after a jury found in favor of Endo on the antitrust claims -
Federal judge approves class definitions in litigation over poultry price fixing allegations
Three groups will get to pursue claims against producers that haven't settled -
Two trials set to start at SDIL Sept. 20 are continued over COVID-19 concerns
BENTON - U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle postponed a jury trial over ownership of tattoos on wrestler Randy Orton, due to the coronavirus. -
Paraquat trial set to begin Monday in St. Clair County continued to June 1
A bench trial that had been set to start Monday in St. Clair County Associate Judge Kevin Hoerner's court on claims that weed killer paraquat caused four plaintiffs to suffer Parkinson’s disease has been continued to June 1. -
KIRKLAND & ELLIS: Kirkland Teaches Associates Evidence Through ‘Learning by Doing’
Courtroom skills improve a litigator’s results across the board, but how can young lawyers with no trial experience develop these skills? -
Lawyer contributions account big in Kelly's fund-raising
WASHINGTON – Lawyers contributed most of the money that St. Clair County state’s attorney Brendan Kelly raised to start his campaign for Congress. -
Garman and others receive PILI awards in recognition of public interest, pro bono contributions
CHICAGO -- Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) honored Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman and others in recognition of their public interest and pro bono contributions in Illinois at a luncheon on Wednesday. -
Carr insists one more lawsuit will prove former partners owe more than $1 million
Carr CHICAGO – Rex Carr concedes he owes Stephen Tillery and other former partners $635,171.21 for harassing them with lawsuits, but Carr insists one more suit would prove they owe him more than $1 million. -
Rex Carr claims financial ruin in court fight with Tillery group
Carr EAST ST. LOUIS – Rex Carr, "immensely successful" in the words of an appellate court, pleads financial ruin and old age in a bid to escape a $635,171.23 sanction. -
Durbin gets big bucks from trial lawyers
Durbin WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a member of the Senate Democratic leadership team, has raked in big bucks this year from trial lawyers and their political action committees, campaign finance disclosures indicate. -
'Out of control' Carr may still be owed money by Tillery and others, judge says
Carr CHICAGO – Federal appeals judges who blasted lawyer Rex Carr for litigating out of control conceded that his former partners apparently still owe him money. -
Big stories in 2008
Lakin arrives at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis prior to a hearing in which U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert accepted a plea deal. Attorney Tom Lakin was taken into custody at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis on Sept. 10, after U.S. District Court Judge J. Phil Gilbert accepted a plea agreement on various drug charges. -
SimmonsCooper gets in W.R. Grace action
Phillips John Simmons and Jeff Cooper knew little about W.R. Grace and Company when they started filing asbestos suits that helped push Grace into bankruptcy in 2001, according to statements SimmonsCooper attorney Robert Phillips made at a hearing in 2006. -
Bankruptcy lawyers' latest monthly bill to Grace: $2.4 million
Bernick The law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, which has helped represent W.R. Grace for seven years in bankruptcy, has billed Grace's estate for about $98 million in fees since 2001. -
Courtroom trends against businesses discussed at Summit
Chris Manning WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Leading off a Legal Reform Summit sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform, attorney Chris Manning offered a few images and asked a simple question -- which one of them didn't belong. -
Tops of 2004: Class action defense attorneys
The following class action defense attorneys represent clients named in Madison County suits filed in 2004: -
General Motors and Four Flags in court
General Motors and Four Flags auto dealership in Glen Carbon, who are accused of overcharging customers for extended warranties, will be in court Dec. 29 on plaintiff's motion to compel discovery. Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian will preside. -
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