U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Benton Division
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Seventh Circuit remands $3.5 billion suit against Country Mutual to St. Clair County
CHICAGO – U.S. Seventh Circuit judges directed District Judge David Dugan to remand a $3.5 billion suit against Country Mutual to St. Clair County Circuit Court on Oct. 2. -
Belleville Crossing shareholders voluntarily dismiss suit alleging developer spent funds on lavish living
EAST ST. LOUIS – Belleville Crossing shareholders dismissed a suit claiming Arizona developer Jonathan Larmore neglected the property and spent their money on himself, his wife and his mother. -
Dugan delays depositions in Casino Queen pension suit pending settlement efforts
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Dugan stayed depositions about the collapse of Casino Queen’s pension plan for 30 days so they wouldn’t affect settlement negotiations. -
Dugan grants summary judgment in butter cake class action over faulty reports
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Dugan, who accepted reports provided by class action attorney Spencer Sheehan about research on butter cake as true last year, found butter in the cake but no truth in the reports. -
Cahokia Heights argues advancements in surrounding communities caused its sewer failures
EAST ST. LOUIS – Cahokia Heights argued at U.S. district court that development in mostly white communities caused the failure of storm and sanitary sewers in its mostly black community. -
Despite pending legal action, Illinois opens registry for gun ban law; Vagueness challenge set for next week as legislators address issues
(The Center Square) – Despite legal challenges pending over Illinois’ gun and magazine ban, Illinois State Police have opened the window for those who own banned firearms from before Jan. 10 to register them. -
Edwardsville School Board settles suit with golfer alleging burns from electric pain reliever
BENTON – Former Edwardsville High Scol golfer Bailey Vorachek and the school board settled a claim that an electric pain reliever burned her back. -
Union Pacific sues farmers, alleging fatal crash with tractor caused $3.6 million in damages
EAST ST. LOUIS – Monroe County farmers facing a claim that their tractor derailed a Union Pacific freight train argued on Sept. 22 that Union Pacific caused the derailment. -
Plaintiffs settle separate claims with Taco Bell, Pay Pal to avoid arbitration
EAST ST. LOUIS – Two plaintiffs in U.S. district court settled BIPA claims against Taco Bell and Pay Pal rather than arbitrate. -
Gilbert allows wrongful termination suit against Madison County to continue after delay in service
BENTON – St. Louis County attorney Michael Gras sued Madison County for former employee Janice Koehler last December, but didn’t serve the complaint until Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert caught his attention. -
Settlement reached ahead of trial in fatal train crash suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – Amtrak, Illinois Central, and the family of a man who died at a railroad crossing settled a suit that was scheduled for trial starting on Sept. 11. -
NSSF seeks preliminary injunctive relief from firearm liability law
BENTON – Illinois legislators equipped Illinois judges to shut down every gun business in America, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) argued at U.S. district court on Sept. 15. -
Rosenstengel compels experts to tesitfy on report authorship dispute in car crash suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel ordered two experts for injury lawyer Brian Wendler to testify regarding preparation of their reports. -
Report: Southern District of Illinois saw highest number of product liability cases filed in the last five years
According to a Product Liability Litigation Report released on Sept. 14 by Lex Machina, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois saw the highest number of product liability cases filed from 2018 to 2022 with District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel presiding over the most claims. -
Wrongful death suit involving fatal train crash at trial in McGlynn's court; Ed Burris Disposal settles for $250,000
EAST ST. LOUIS – Five days before the start of a wrongful death trial against Amtrak, Illinois Central, and trash business Ed Burris Disposal, the trash business settled the claim for $250,000. -
Cates challenges federal jurisdiction in suit alleging healthcare company violates privacy law through targeted Facebook ads
EAST ST. LOUIS – David Cates and seven class action colleagues who claim Southern Illinois Health Care sold private information of patients to Facebook challenged removal of the claim to U.S. district court on Sept. 5. -
Lawsuit accuses Help at Home of wage, insurance violations
EAST ST. LOUIS - A former Help at Home employee claims she was not paid for overtime work and was then terminated for reporting alleged fraudulent activity. -
EPA stalls Cahokia Heights sewer work as Pritzker fails to deliver on $9.9 million grant promise
SPRINGFIELD – Environmental Protection Agency officials have stalled sewer improvements in Cahokia Heights and haven’t explained why, except to say questions were raised. -
Former Bucombe Public Water District employee alleges discrimination
EAST ST. LOUIS - A former employee of the Buncombe Public Water District claims she was expected to help two male coworkers perform their job duties without additional compensation. -
Casey's General Store manager seeks overtime pay in federal class action
EAST ST. LOUIS - A Casey's General Store manager filed a class action in federal court, alleging she and other managers should receive overtime pay.