Simmons Cooper
Recent News About Simmons Cooper
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Cooper and Flint merge law firms; Cooper-Joe Biden connection revealed in new report
EDWARDSVILLE – Jeff Cooper, who invested with Hunter Biden and currently employs Biden’s former partner Devon Archer, merged his law firm with Ethan Flint’s law firm in March. -
Hunter Biden was manager of Edwardsville-based investment firm
EDWARDSVILLE – Hunter Biden’s restless search for gain brought him through Madison County, in name if not in person. -
Madison County asbestos docket has long ties to Bidens; Hunter was manager of Edwardsville-based investment firm
EDWARDSVILLE – Hunter Biden’s restless search for gain brought him through Madison County, in name if not in person. -
Spotlight on Simmons in NY corruption trial and in Hale v. State Farm; Sheldon Silver seeks Simmons' documents from referring physician
NEW YORK CITY and EAST ST. LOUIS – Actions that Alton asbestos lawyer John Simmons took six and 12 years ago have stuck him in the spotlight of a criminal corruption trial in New York and an $8 billion corruption claim in Illinois. In New York, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has served a subpoena for documents about Simmons in preparation for his trial, set to start on Nov. 2. Physician Robert Taub, who received the subpoena, told the court that Silver could get the documents from fede -
U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Trial Lawyers)
If he who pays the piper calls the tune, Dick Durbin is playing nothing but trial lawyer favorites. -
SimmonsCooper sinks teeth into Apple claiming iChat patent infringement
Paul Lesko A local law firm that amassed a fortune in Madison County asbestos litigation is now courting intellectual property claimants. -
NY man's benzene case settles day before jurisdiction hearing
SimmonsCooper law firm settled benzene exposure claims of a New York state resident against about 70 companies in Madison County Circuit Court, a day before a scheduled hearing on a challenge to the court's jurisdiction. -
Watch out Delaware; we're chasing them out of Illinois
One of the most active asbestos litigation firms in Illinois, Simmons Cooper of Madison County, apparently is shifting much of its asbestos practice -- and some of its political involvement -- to Delaware amid repeated indications that the judicial environment in Madison County is changing for the better. -
Stack to hear motions in asbestos case
Circuit Judge Daniel Stack will hear all pending motions in his weekly asbestos motion docket hearing Oct. 22 on Robert Cannon v. A.W. Chesterton et.al. . Cannon, who lives in Washington, suffers from mesothelioma. -
31 cases against Purdue Pharma up Oct. 18
In a hearing Oct. 18, plaintiffs will try to show Purdue Pharma misled federal regulators and urged physicians to prescribe the painkiller OxyContin, even though the pharmaceutical knew the drug was dangerously addictive. -
Kardis Takes Center Stage in Asbestos
Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis makes his debut as boss of the asbestos docket on Thursday. Longtime Granite City judge no stranger to controversy, spotlight.