Judge Matoesian The Class Action Fairness Act--on track for congressional approval--will have a direct impact on the dockets of Madison County Circuit Judges, which for right now are chock full.
President Bush in Madison County promoting legal reform. The following is a transcript of remarks made by President Bush in a discussion of class-action reform before the Department of Commerce on Feb. 9, in Washington, D.C.
Cooper's home located at 1452 Chouteau Place Road in Granite City. John Cooper of Granite City filed a lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court seeking damages in excess of $100,000 against State Farm Insurance Company alleging it failed to pay a fire damage claim.
Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis Madison County Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis has dozens of motions pending to certify lawsuits as class actions, but he has set a hearing date on only one. If history repeats, that hearing probably will not happen.
If they might take a break from our goofy Governor and his made for Star magazine family follies, Illinois’ political media monolith would do well to show up for next week’s Supreme Court Rules Committee hearing in Chicago.
Daniel Jones, D.C., who filed a class action suit against State Farm Fire & Casualty, will be in court this week on a motion to amend his complaint and proposed order against the insurance company.