U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois East St. Louis
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'Extreme hair loss' alleged in lawsuit over conditioner
A Fairview Heights woman is suing a California-based hair-care operation, claiming its product caused her to suffer -
Couple alleges collection agency violated law following bankruptcy
An Illinois man is suing a Texas-based debt collector, claiming that his bankruptcy filing should have stayed any attempts to collect for a car loan. -
Alton chiropractor files class action claiming unsolicited faxes wasted time, toner and paper
Chiropractor Gerald Bemis of Alton, once a favorite plaintiff for class action lawyers, has returned to that role. He sued two California companies in federal court on Dec. 4, for sending him a facsimile, and he moved to certify a class on Dec. 7. -
Customer accuses Volkswagon of fraud
A Chicago customer is suing Volkswagon, alleging the car company fraudulently said their vehicles were more eco-friendly than they actually are. -
Discovery dispute resolved in Hale v. State Farm: Karmeier must produce timeline prepared for radio interview by Dec. 1
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier has been ordered to produce by Dec. 1 a timeline he prepared for a Springfield radio interview following last year's contentious retention race. U.S. -
Class certification briefing deadlines extended, investigator's deposition ordered in Hale v. State Farm
An investigator for plaintiffs in the high stakes Hale v. State Farm racketeering case must submit to a deposition by Dec. 8. -
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 -
Hale v. State Farm: Magistrate wants deposition of plaintiff's investigator sooner rather than later
Doug Wojcieszak, an investigator for lawyers suing State Farm over its role in the 2004 campaign of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier, canceled a deposition about his investigation on five days notice. State Farm counsel Joseph Cancila of Chicago reported the cancellation to U.S. -
Motions for reduced sentences of heroin dealers Perkins and Oliver remain pending
EAST ST. LOUIS – Government motions to shorten sentences of drug dealers for former St. Clair County judges swiftly succeeded, but a motion for the mother and son who supplied the dealers has gathered dust all year. As of Sept. 22, District Judge David Herndon had not decided whether to reduce the sentences of Deborah Perkins and Douglas Oliver. -
Plaintiffs alleging property tax bid rigging conspiracy in St. Clair County seek treasurer's surety bonds
St. Clair County officials refuse to show surety bonds of treasurer Charles Suarez to a lawyer investigating his auctions of delinquent property taxes, according to a suit in circuit court. Aaron Weishaar of St. Louis seeks an order requiring the county to honor a request he filed under the Freedom of Information Act last fall. The suit languished in arbitration until this July 29, when associate judge Heinz Rudolf transferred it to the civil law docket. Weishaar represents property owners wh -
Shopper’s slip and fall suit against Alton Family Dollar removed to federal court
Family Dollar Stores has removed a slip and fall suit to federal court.