U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois East St. Louis
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Consumer claims Ally Financial Inc. has invaded privacy with collection calls
EAST ST. LOUIS – A Salem consumer alleges a debt collector has invaded her privacy with collection calls meant for another person. -
Labor union fund alleges Inland Technologies failed to pay contributions
EAST ST. LOUIS – Trustees of a labor union fund allege that a Millstadt employer failed to pay contributions. -
Ohio Casualty Insurance seeks more than $78,000 for alleged contract breach
EAST ST. LOUIS – A surety company claims that a Swansea corporation and a Smithton couple owe it more than $78,000. -
Consumer claims Credit Management attempts to collect debt discharged in bankruptcy
EAST ST. LOUIS – A consumer alleges a debt collector is attempting to collect a debt that was discharged due to bankruptcy. -
Syngenta AG's jurisdiction challenge rejected but negligence charge dismissed in corn-price case
EAST ST. LOUIS — Most of the pretrial challenges filed by Syngenta AG in a class-action suit against it for the production and marketing of a strain of genetically modified corn were dismissed, though some were accepted by a judge in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. -
District court sets aside default judgment against GRC, orders case against golf cart manufacturer to proceed
A federal court ruling yielded mixed results for Makanda, Illinois golf cart company B&B Golf Carts. The company is suing shuttered GRC Golf Products, after placing numerous orders for various types of golf carts from GRC during 2016. All told, B&B alleges GRC is in arrears for nearly $109,000 for golf carts and replacement tires and wheels. -
District judge issues final pretrial order in Depakote drug case
EAST ST. LOUIS — A federal judge on May 9 issued a final pretrial order for a case challenging the safety of the drug Depakote, an antiepileptic drug used to treat bipolar disorder and seizures, ordering both sides to submit jury instructions for an expected trial. -
District judge dismisses inmate's complaint of constitutional rights violations while he awaits hearing
EAST ST. LOUIS — Chief District Judge Michael Reagan dismissed a complaint from a man claiming his constitutional rights were violated while being held before his criminal proceeding, which is still pending. -
Herndon sets pretrial orders on hair dye lawsuit involving hundreds of plaintiffs
U.S. District Judge David Herndon entered a case coordination order in litigation against Just for Men hair coloring products that involving approximately 1,200 men in 11 cases in Illinois. -
District Court allows for several counts in FMLA case to move forward against Prairie State Generating Company
EAST ST. LOUIS — A U.S. District Court judge ruled that a Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) case against Prairie State Generating Company will move forward on several counts despite the defendant’s motion to dismiss the suit. -
Police officers reach settlement in wage lawsuit against East St. Louis Park District
EAST ST. LOUIS — Twelve police officers will receive overtime and back pay wages, as well as attorneys’ fees, in a settlement reached with the East St. Louis Park District and its police chief Marion Hubbard. -
District Court sides with Ford in insurance claim case stemming from truck that caught fire
EAST ST. LOUIS — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois recently granted Ford Motor Co.’s motion to dismiss portions of an insurer's suit filed against it last year. -
Insurance company's suit to recoup costs of covering restaurant fire will go to trial
EAST ST. LOUIS — An insurance company's lawsuit against two business it says are responsible for a restaurant fire contained just enough possible evidence to go to trial, a District Court judge decided on April 21. -
Rosenstengel picks Stack as special master in Depakote litigation
EAST ST. LOUIS — District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel has appointed former Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel J. Stack to serve as Special Master in Depakote litigation against Abbott Laboratories. -
District Court says class action suit over pancake mix ingredients can proceed
EAST ST. LOUIS — A U.S. District Court has denied a request by Hodgson Mill Inc. to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an Illinois woman alleging that the grain and baking products company falsely advertised its products as having all-natural ingredients. -
U.S. District Court judge grants Union Pacific's motion to exclude testimony in personal injury suit
EAST ST. LOUIS — A U.S. District Court has ruled in favor of a Union Pacific Railroad motion to strike testimony in a personal injury case. -
Camp Drug Store accuses medical supply company of sending unwanted faxes
EAST ST. LOUIS — A Madison County drug store has filed a class-action lawsuit against a Florida-based medical supply company, citing alleged invasion of privacy by sending numerous advertisements through fax. -
District Court judge throws out nine claims against maker of drug Depakote due to Indiana statute of repose
EAST ST. LOUIS — A federal judge has dismissed the claims of nine plaintiffs in Multi-District Litigation against the makers of the anti-epilepsy drug Depakote which allegedly causes serious birth defects in children. -
May 8 teleconference date set in Illinois lottery fraud case
EAST ST. LOUIS — A scheduling and discovery conference is set for early next month in the fraud case of the now former private management firm of the Illinois Lottery, filed following a newspaper's investigation. -
Inmate's claim that medications made him commit 2006 murder thrown out for being filed too late
EAST ST. LOUIS — A convicted murderer's civil action against three drugmakers arguing his medication made him commit the crime was dismissed after a magistrate judge threw it out on grounds of timeliness.