An aggressive class action law firm that has reaped many a handsome award in Madison County is hoping to overturn the first reform Chief Judge Ann Callis instituted as head of the Third Circuit.
Cheryl Moody, former administrator for the village of Swansea and executive director for Belleville Main Street, became a member of the Heneghan & Associates team as business development director.
When Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack took over the court's massive asbestos docket in September 2004 he declared that the "astronomical burden" of looming trials demanded he dismiss cases that were not connected directly to Madison County.
The conspiratorial brilliance lies in the lie, boldly and loudly told about the authors of the bills, banking on a guilt by association defeat, a guilt generated by the negative image incessantly promoted by the conspirators themselves, the truth notwithstanding.
Judge Lloyd Cueto The Illinois Appellate Court in Mt. Vernon unanimously affirmed St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto's decision to deny a motion to dismiss a legal malpractice case pursuant to the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
Gary Peel It took District Judge William Stiehl and attorneys just under three hours to choose the nine men and five women who will make up a panel of 12 jurors and two alternates in the criminal trial of attorney Gary Peel getting under way in East St. Louis.
Attorney John Driscoll A Chicago plaintiff claiming she suffered an eye infection from using a recalled Bausch & Lomb contact solution has filed a product liability suit in St. Clair County.
According to attorney Brian Wendler, contracts between Cassens Transport Company of Edwardsville and Nissan North America prove that a truck driver's lawsuit against Cassens, Nissan and others belongs in Madison County.
Freed & Weiss headquarters in Chicago Two of the most active class-action plaintiff's attorneys in the Madison and St. Clair County courts do not carry malpractice coverage, even though one was once suspended by the Illinois Bar for harassing several women.
Robert Ramsey of the Brent Coon law firm filed four new lawsuits in Madison County on behalf of two plaintiffs claiming they were exposed to both asbestos and silica.
Kurtis Reeg Continental Teves, Inc. has asked Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack to dismiss an asbestos complaint or transfer it to a county with proper venue.
Gordon Maag Former Fifth District Appellate Court Judge Gordon Maag, who is appealing a dismissed defamation suit, will argue next month that a campaign flyer damaged his reputation to the tune of $110 million.
An Iowa man injured in Carbondale filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court July 25, against Altec Industries of Birmingham, Ala. and Nesco Inc. of Bluffton, Ind.
Prairie Farms Dairy in Granite City. A former employee of Prairie Farms Dairy filed a retaliatory discharge suit in Madison County Circuit Court July 26, alleging he was fired for not engaging in conduct that violated public policy of the State of Illinois.
Laverne Gee filed suit against the City of East St. Louis alleging the city's police department maliciously shot her with a taser gun while fleeing authorities as well as filed false charges against her.
Attorney Gary Peel will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald Wilkerson at 1 p.m. on April 13 to answer a four-count indictment charging him with bankruptcy fraud, obstruction of justice and possession of child pornography.
Alex Avery If product liability claims against major chemical companies prevail and state legislators attempt to restrict the most commonly applied herbicide used by corn growers, Illinois agriculture is in trouble.
Former Fifth District Appellate Court Judge Gordon Maag must wait for ahis former colleagues to rule whether his $110 million defamation lawsuit canned by a state judge can be revived, before a similar federal lawsuit can proceed.
Editor's note: St. Clair County Associate Judge Laninya Cason explains the nuts and bolts of small claims court and discusses her experiences administering the docket.