U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Benton Division
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Edwardsville attorney, former employee settle suit alleging religious discrimination
EAST ST. LOUIS - Edwardsville lawyer Todd Sivia and Bunker Hill lawyer Calley Mize, formerly of his firm, settled her suit alleging she was discriminated against due to her lack of religion. -
BIPA suit against Graphic Packaging International settles
EAST ST. LOUIS - Jocelyn Roberts, who worked for maintenance contractor ABBCO of St. Louis at a Graphic Packaging International plant in Centralia, agreed to settle a class action claim that Graphic invaded biometric privacy. -
McGlynn grants leave to amend gun ban challenge over approaching registration deadline; Second request for injunctive relief forthcoming
U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn granted a motion by gun advocates to amend their constitutional challenge to the state’s law regulating “assault weapons," They sought to add a claim opposing the firearm "registration scheme" in light of the Seventh Circuit’s continued delay in ruling on injunctive relief. -
Makers, sellers of nasal congestion medicine face class action over the use of phenylephrine ingredient
EAST ST. LOUIS - Companies that made and sold remedies for nasal congestion with government approval for 16 years find themselves defending fraud and misrepresentation claims now that the government is considering reversing its position. -
Student alleges John A. Logan College's refusal to exempt COVID-19 vaccination cost him $222,000 in damages
EAST ST. LOUIS - Refusing vaccination cost Luke Wegmann of Woodlawn $222,059, according to an expert in his suit against John A. Logan College. -
Government accuses father of causing son's death in counterclaim to negligence suit alleging injuries at birth
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. attorney Rachelle Crowe claims plaintiff Tyler Thompson, who sued the government over the death of his son P.J., caused the child to die. -
Everytown for Gun Safety and others file amicus briefs supporting gun liability law, claiming 'bad actors in the gun industry ... enable gun violence'
BENTON - Limits in federal law on civil liability of gun makers and dealers for crimes shouldn’t interfere with expansion of their civil liability in Illinois, private groups argued as friends of U.S. District Court on Oct. 23. -
Yandle recuses herself from Fayette County tree dispute
BENTON - U. S. District Judge Staci Yandle recused herself in a tree cutting suit against Nathan Marlen of Freeburg after stating his brother, lawyer Matthew Marlen, rented space to her and worked with her at times. -
Federal Firearms Licenses of Illinois seeks to amend gun ban challenge as registration deadline approaches amid delayed appellate ruling
Federal Firearms Licenses of Illinois (FFL-IL) is asking U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn for leave to file an amended constitutional challenge to the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA), arguing that the registration deadline should be extended in light of the Seventh Circuit’s delay in ruling on injunctive relief. -
Maag rejects IL State Police Director's claim that testimonies dispute vagueness argument in gun ban suit
In support of his vagueness claim against Illinois' controversial gun regulation law, Wood River attorney Thomas Maag argues that magazines sometimes remain on the market long after a corresponding firearm is out of production. -
NAACP general counsel joins lawsuit over Cahokia Heights sewer failures; Dugan rejects dismissal
EAST ST. LOUIS - The civil rights group NAACP sent general counsel Martina Tiku here on behalf of Cahokia Heights residents suing for better sanitary and storm sewers after the city sought to dismiss or stay the suit. -
Raoul moves to dismiss constitutional challenge to firearm liability law
BENTON - Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul claims U. S. District Judge Staci Yandle lacks jurisdiction over a challenge to the Firearm Industry Responsibility Act because he hasn’t started enforcing it. -
Grad Images moves for arbitration in BIPA class action
EAST ST. LOUIS - Iconic Inc., provider of graduation photographs on its Grad Images website, moved on Oct. 5 for arbitration of a class action claim that it invaded biometric privacy. -
FBI investigating former East St. Louis official convicted of corruption
BENTON - Former federal judge Michael Reagan severely sentenced former East St. Louis Township Supervisor Oliver Hamilton to deter corruption; but according to an investigation by the FBI, a five year prison sentence didn’t deter Hamilton from possibly violating supervision terms. -
Seventh Circuit: Netflix and other video streamers can't be taxed as cable providers
CHICAGO - East St. Louis can’t tax Netflix and other video streamers as cable providers, U.S. Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on Oct. 13. -
Rosenstengel rejects improper party argument in wrongful death suit alleging excessive use of force
EAST ST. LOUIS – Former Madison County sheriff John Lakin must defend a claim that his office shared liability with deputy Timothy Mudd and others for a wrongful death, Chief U. S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel ruled on Sept. 29. -
McGlynn hears arguments on vaguness claim in gun ban challenge, raising concerns about constructive possession
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn pried confirmation out of Assistant Attorney General Chris Wells of the possibility that law enforcement could arrest whole families in their homes, all occupants of vehicles and other groups in the presence of unregistered regulated weapons or devices that Illinois criminalized. -
Wage dispute against Brock Group alleges laborers' paychecks were trimmed
BENTON – Texas labor contractor Brock Group didn’t pay wages it agreed to pay, former employee Kevin Kelley of St. Louis County alleges at U.S. district court. -
IL State Police director: Plaintiff testimonies dispute vagueness claim in gun ban challenge
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly asked U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn to supplement his response to a motion for partial summary judgment with plaintiff depositions he claims dispute the vagueness argument. -
Rosenstengel dismisses 47 Paraquat claims for failing to answer exposure questionnaire
EAST ST. LOUIS – Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel dismissed 47 suits blaming weed killer paraquat for Parkinson’s disease on Oct. 6 for failure to state basic facts.