U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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Madison County, Recorder deny firing former employee for reporting alleged illegal activity, calling the claims 'frivolous'
Madison County and Recorder of Deeds Amy Meyer denied liability and called the claims frivolous in a former employee’s lawsuit alleging discrimination. -
Man drops suit against Equifax, bank over Fair Credit Reporting Act allegations
BENTON – A consumer who was suing Equifax Information Services LLC and the 1st National Bank of Omaha alleging that the financial institutions engaged in unfair and inaccurate reporting after the man’s debts had been cleared in a bankruptcy hearing has dropped his case. -
Court rejects E.T. Simonds, Southern Asphalt motions in traffic accident case
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has ruled on a motion seeking sanctions against plaintiffs in a case connected to a 2005 traffic accident that resulted in one death. -
Seventh Circuit affirms summary judgment for ISBE
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for several Illinois State Board of Elections officials in a suit filed by the Green Party over excess candidate requirements for unestablished parties in Illinois. -
Veath Fish Farm case against Purina and Texas Farm Products to proceed
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has allowed a case against livestock feed manufacturers to proceed, while granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss two of the nine counts against them. -
U.S. district judge dismisses lawsuit against Honeywell filed by incarcerated man
BENTON – A U.S. district judge has derailed a man’s second attempt to sue Honeywell International Corp. and The Gardner Stern Co. over allegations that his medical issues were caused by not wearing protective gear while traveling in a radioactively contaminated area. -
Court grants protective order in Sierra International product liability case
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois issued an order on Sept. 28 in a case involving Sierra International Machinery LLC and River Metals Recycling. -
Herndon grants dismissal in Xarelto suit for lack of personal jurisdiction
Herndon grants dismissal in Xarelto suit for lack of personal jurisdiction -
Court sides with defendant that damage awards in Kaskaskia Engineering case 'premature'
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has issued a ruling in a case filed by an engineering firm against a former employee who started a competing company. -
District court grants partial summary judgment for Illinois Central Railroad
BENTON – District judge Michael J. Reagan granted partial summary judgment for Illinois Central Railroad in a personal injury suit alleging an employee was injured when her tie extractor was hit. -
Judge grants motion to compel additional depositions of doctors in Yaz case
EAST ST. LOUIS – Litigation continues in the case of a young woman whose use of an oral contraceptive allegedly caused injuries, with the judge in the case ordering two doctor’s depositions to be limited in time and scope. -
District court grants motion to add Supervalu to Save-A-Lot slip-and-fall suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has granted a motion in favor of a grocery store patron to add Supervalu to an ongoing slip-and-fall case against defendant Save-A-Lot Food Stores. -
Rosenstengel denies dismissal and arbitration in putative class action over automated text messages
EAST ST. LOUIS - District judge Nancy Rosenstengel denied SI Wireless’s motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging it wrongfully sends automated text messages, holding that the defendant failed to prove an arbitration agreement binds the parties. -
Carbondale hospital seeks to dismiss nurse's suit, says lawsuit asserts different claims from EEOC complaint
EAST ST. LOUIS – A Carbondale hospital seeks to dismiss a former nurse’s lawsuit alleging she was terminated after receiving breast reconstruction surgery elsewhere. -
Judge: Silence 'shall not be construed as acceptance' in man's case against U.S. Bank
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Herndon has ruled that silence does not mean acceptance in a purchase agreement order. -
Plaintiffs seek MDL for opioid litigation; Lawyer argues for Ohio or Illinois
Plaintiffs in opioid litigation pending in federal court seek to consolidate approximately 66 government actions into multi-district litigation in Ohio or Illinois. -
District court denies motions in K-cup suit, chastises parties for quality of briefing, arguments
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has denied several motions presented by both the plaintiff and defendants in a class action suit regarding the freshness of a brand of K-cup coffee. -
Court denies Advanced Physical Therapy's motion to dismiss case
BENTON – U.S. District Senior Judge Phil Gilbert has denied a defense motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by Apex Physical Therapy. -
Magistrate judge grants AutoZone's motion to seal
SPRINGFIELD - A magistrate judge granted a AutoZone's motion to seal documents after denying the plaintiff the same right because the defendant's motion was the only one pending when he addressed the issue. -
Herndon grants motion to exclude expert testimony in treestand suit
BENTON – District Judge David R. Herndon granted a Sniper Treestands' motion to exclude a pair of would-be expert witnesses in a suit alleging a man fell from defective equipment.