U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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Dugan dismisses suit against AriZona Beverages over 'Lite' labeling; Plaintiff knew of nutrition facts but continued to purchase
U.S. District Judge David Dugan dismissed another deceptive labeling lawsuit filed by New York attorney Spencer Sheehan against AriZona Beverages, finding the consumer knew of the tea’s nutritional facts despite its “Lite” labeling but still chose to continue purchasing the beverage. -
Gun advocates seek summary judgment in constitutional challenge to state's "Carry Ban" for gun owners under age 21
Gun advocates and their members under the age of 21 are asking the court to grant summary judgment in their constitutional challenge against Illinois’ “Carry Ban” for gun owners between the ages of 18 and 20. -
Maag files expert witness list disclosure in challenge to 'assault weapons' ban
Wood River attorney Thomas Maag filed an expert witness disclosure on behalf of the Langley plaintiffs in their constitutional challenge to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s law banning so-called “assault weapons.” -
Agriculture offices, universities subpoenaed in Paraquat litigation
EAST ST. LOUIS - Mass action lawyers who claim weed killer paraquat causes Parkinson’s disease responded to an order for individual discovery by serving subpoenas on 48 agriculture offices from Idaho to Georgia and two universities. -
EEOC files rare lawsuit against pig weaning company Sis-Bro for allegedly discriminating against transgender employee
EAST ST. LOUIS - Employment regulators claim pig weaners Clare Schilling of New Athens and Drew Schilling of Smithton constructively discharged a transgender employee after transition from male to female. -
Dugan rejects Cahokia Heights' report on sewer system
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge David Dugan rejected a report by Cahokia Heights on progress toward a consent decree for better sewers and decided to measure it for himself. -
Maintenance worker alleges wrongful termination for reporting racist comments at Collinsville American Legion
BENTON - Gregory Clark, a white grandfather of black children, claims American Legion Post 365 in Collinsville fired him for reporting a white co-worker’s racist comments. -
Beatty denies summary judgment for Flora School District in suit alleging autistic twins were severely bullied
Magistrate Judge Mark Beatty concluded that autistic twins James and Jacob Pennington provided enough evidence of severe and pervasive bullying by students and staff at the Flora Community Unit School District No. 35 to defeat the district’s motion for summary judgment. -
Trademark violation suit over shuttered Hofbrauhaus in Belleville settles
BENTON - Owners of American rights to the brand of Germany’s Hofbrau beer and a receiver for the vacant Hofbrauhaus on Route 15 in Belleville settled a suit over its failure. -
Plaintiffs seek MDL for claims that minors became addicted to video games
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lawyers who claim in federal courts of Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas that video games damage young minds seek consolidation of their cases by the Judicial Panel on Multi District Litigation. -
Meta Platforms to appeal arbitration denial in unfair competition suit
BENTON - Meta Platforms posted notice on March 22 that it would appeal denial of arbitration for an unfair competition claim that 107.1 FM owner Metroplex Communications of Alton brought in U.S. district court. -
Cahokia Heights disputes residents' claims about the sewer system's capacity
EAST ST. LOUIS - Cahokia Heights claims residents suing for better sewers filled a brief about a possible consent decree with inaccuracies, misstatements, and misrepresentations. -
S. IL federal judges rescind policies critics said discriminated vs white male lawyers
In letters to their chief judge, the federal judges acknowledged the policies, which encouraged law firms to allow young lawyers, who are female or non-white, to argue cases at least created a perception of discrimination -
Yandle finds claims against Honeywell were not timely filed; Metropolis residents claim uranium processing caused cancer
BENTON - U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle granted summary judgment for Honeywell on claims that its uranium processing caused cancer. -
Casino Queen employees appeal denial of class certification in pension dispute
EAST ST. LOUIS - Past and present Casino Queen employees petitioned U. S. Seventh Circuit appellate judges to review denial of class certification for their suit over the collapse of their pension plan. -
McGlynn grants $1 million default judgment for British musician Jason Kay in suit alleging trademark violations
EAST ST. LOUIS - British musician Jason Kay secured a permanent injunction against counterfeit websites and will collect $1 million if he can find the owners or their assets. -
Gun advocates to seek no more than $1 in monetary damages if gun ban challenges succeed
Gun shops, owners and advocates stipulated that they seek no more than $1 in monetary awards in their constitutional challenges to the so-called “assault weapons” ban, or the Protecting Illinois Communities Act (PICA). -
Sky Zone trampoline park operators settle BIPA suit for $1.3 million
EAST ST. LOUIS - Operators of Sky Zone trampoline park in Fairview Heights agreed to pay $285,000 to settle claims that they violated the privacy of worker through the use of fingerprint scanners. -
Express Scripts, Optum Rx move to dismiss St. Clair County's opioid suit, claim they are 'too far removed from any direct harm'
EAST ST. LOUIS - Pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Optum Rx claim St. Clair County can’t sue them to recover the county’s spending on opioid addiction because they didn’t make, distribute, or prescribe opioids. -
Cahokia Heights residents urge Dugan to order sewage cleanup, sewer repairs
EAST ST. LOUIS - Neither Cahokia Heights nor environmental regulators will expand the capacity of the city’s sewers and nothing less will work, according to residents pressing U. S. District Judge David Dugan for action.