U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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Herndon dismisses USPS worker's disability retirement claim
BENTON –U.S. District Judge David Herndon has dismissed a former U.S. Postal Service worker's disability claim. -
Lawyer for former Gibbons’ employee says retaliation suit must be decided by jury
BENTON – Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons swears that former secretary Andrew Kane’s union approved his transfer to a forgotten floor of the former Wood River Hospital, but Kane swears that his union objected. -
Court grants motion for Foltz Welding to search computer of former employee in trade secret case
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted a motion for preliminary injunction Feb. 12 allowing Foltz Welding LTD to search the computers and iCloud storage of a former worker it claims might have sensitive information that could be leaked to the man’s new employer. -
After three months at Simmons, Wigginton no longer on firm's roster
ALTON – Simmons Hanly Conroy law firm removed former U.S. attorney Stephen Wigginton from its roster and withdrew from a class action he brought with him from a previous job. -
Magistrate rules former MC administrator did not destroy data in Lavite’s suit against county
BENTON – Former Madison County administrator Joseph Parente did not destroy information that veteran assistance Superintendent Brad Lavite needed for a suit against the county, U.S. Magistrate Judge Reona Daly decided on Feb. 15. -
Yandle sets trial March 19 in lawsuit involving value of wrongful death claim
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle has set trial in a wrongful death claim that previously settled for $1 million in the plaintiff’s home state of Washington, but which was later revived in Illinois court where the family claimed it could have settled for much more. -
Herndon denies request to dismiss employer's trade secret suit based on jurisdiction
BENTON – U.S. District Judge David Herndon has denied a motion to dismiss an employer's lawsuit against a former worker accused of taking trade secrets to his new workplace. -
Granite City's motion to dismiss denied in suit over city chickens
BENTON – A federal judge has denied a defense motion to dismiss a portion of a lawsuit that Granite City residents brought in a dispute over chickens in city limits. -
Judge rules testimony stays in former Highland principal's pay discrimination case
BENTON – A federal judge has denied a motion that would have thrown out the testimony of an expert witness regarding pay equality for a former Highland school administrator. -
Seventh Circuit affirms $5 million wrongful death verdict over I-70 crash; Son came upon father’s burning tractor trailer ‘in a tragic coincidence’
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury’s $5 million wrongful death verdict and $625,000 rescue doctrine award in district judge David Herndon’s courtroom involving a fiery tractor trailer collision on Interstate 70. -
District court judge denies part of DOJ motion for summary judgment in white supremacist's FOIA case
BENTON – A district court judge recently denied in part a U.S. Department of Justice motion for partial summary judgment in the Freedom of Information Act request of imprisoned white supremacist William A. White. -
Federal judge denies Centralia inmate's motions in Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit
CENTRALIA – A federal judge has denied two separate motions filed by a Centralia Correctional Center inmate suing a consumer reporting agency that the inmate says has threatened him, according to separate memorandums and orders issued in the case. -
Herndon awards $17 million in damages in trademark infringement case
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois issued a ruling that Southern Illinois Storm Shelters Inc. and others must pay $17.3 million in damages involving a trademark infringement case to a Missouri residential construction company. -
Former employee alleges Jimmy John's noncompetition agreement violates antitrust laws
BENTON – A former Madison County Jimmy John's employee alleges the restaurant chain's anti-competitive behavior to restrict competition between franchises unfairly suppresses employee wages. -
Motorist claims Florilli Transportation driver's negligence caused Marion County collision
BENTON – A Shobonier driver alleges the driver of a West Liberty, Iowa, company negligently and carelessly backed his tractor-trailer in an unsafe manner and caused a collision. -
Driver alleges federal employee ran red light in Murphysboro collision
BENTON – A Murphysboro woman is seeking more than $75,000 after a federal employee allegedly ran a red light and collided with her vehicle. -
Homeowners allege Holishor Association wrongfully collected money in RICO suit
BENTON – A homeowners association for Madison County residential lots allegedly wrongfully collected money from the owners of two properties in Edwardsville. -
Green Mount Catholic Cemetery alleged to owe more than $35,000 in funds
BENTON – A joint labor-management organization alleges an Illinois employer owes payment of delinquent contributions. -
Herndon rules on what evidence will be admitted in fatal I-55 tractor-trailer crash trial
BENTON – A federal judge has set the ground rules for what the plaintiff and defense can and cannot bring up during trial in the wrongful death case of a Warrenton, Missouri, man killed in a fiery collision involving two semitrailers on Interstate 55 in 2015. -
Woman seeks to recover benefits she alleges were wrongfully terminated
BENTON – A Monroe County woman alleges her long-term benefits were wrongfully terminated.