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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Corcoran Consulting alleges Florida company unlawfully uses confidential information
BENTON – Two St. Clair County businesses allege that a Florida company and several individuals are unlawfully using confidential information. -
District judge rules there is no attorney-client privilege when third party is present
BENTON - Magistrate Judge Reona Daly held that a woman suing Fare Foods for alleged sexual harassment waived attorney-client privilege during her first meeting with attorney Kevin Kaufhold because her mother was present. -
Dollar General granted summary judgment in contract dispute with City of Mounds
EAST ST. LOUIS - District Judge Phil Gilbert granted summary judgment for Westmore Equities in a suit alleging it had a legally binding contract with the City of Mounds to develop a Dollar General store in the area. -
Wrongful termination lawsuit remanded to Madison County
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has remanded a complaint filed by a Louisiana man who alleges he was wrongfully terminated following an accident. -
Union Pacific engineer alleges injures from engine step
BENTON – A Union Pacific engineer alleges he was injured in Salem when he lost his footing on the stop of an engine. -
Premcor Refining Group sues over contamination cleanup in Hartford
BENTON – A corporation alleges that it has spent more than $51 million cleaning contamination caused by a refinery in Hartford. -
Domino's franchise asks court to compel arbitration in suit seeking vehicle expenses
A Domino’s Pizza franchise asks the district court to compel Domino’s delivery drivers to individually arbitrate their claims in a suit seeking compensation for vehicle expenses. -
Suit seeks return of earnest money over canceled contract
A Wisconsin company alleges an O'Fallon company owes it money after the cancellation of a contract. -
Patient sues Barnes-Jewish Hospital following placement of lumbar drain
A Collinsville couple is suing a St. Louis medical center alleging the husband was injured because of a failure to maintain a sterile field. -
Antique store owner alleges Jefferson County woman is unlawfully using Finders Keepers mark
BENTON – The owner of an Indiana antique and consignment store alleges a Jefferson County woman is unlawfully using his mark to offer the same services. -
Insurer alleges couple misrepresented value of property in claim
An insurance company claims that a Madison County couple made misrepresentations in the submission of a claim. -
Herndon sends breach of contract case against Ford Motor Credit to arbitration
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has ordered an Illinois resident, who had sued Ford Motor Credit Co. for allegedly failing to uphold its obligations under an auto contract, to resolve the case through arbitration. -
Yandle extends trial date in St. Clair County bid rigging suit
District Judge Staci Yandle reset a trial in several St. Clair County residents’ bid rigging suit against former treasurer Charles Suarez and several tax buyers. -
Massage Envy seeks fees in dismissed class saying it stretched ‘into realm of frivolous’
EAST ST. LOUIS – Massage Envy parlor chain, which defeated a consumer fraud claim in U.S. district court, accuses plaintiffs of bad faith and seeks to recover about $240,000 in legal fees. -
Acuity Insurance claims it has no duty to defend Moniger Excavating in breach of contract case
EAST ST. LOUIS – An insurance company claims it has no duty or obligation to provide a defense to an excavating company in a suit filed by the village of Glen Carbon. -
Herndon denies remand to St. Clair County in personal injury suit against Dillard's
EAST ST. LOUIS – St.Clair County resident Toni Perrin concealed the value of a suit against retailer Dillard’s in bad faith to defeat federal jurisdiction, U.S. District Judge David Herndon ruled on July 13. -
Herndon denies summary judgment in Highland principal's discrimination suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – District judge David Herndon denied the Highland Board of Education’s motion for summary judgment in a discrimination suit, concluding a jury could conclude that the plaintiff was paid less because of her gender. -
Court denies shopper's motion to remand in Dillard's vomit slip-and-fall case
BENTON – A motion to remand filed by Toni Perrin in a case against the department store Dillard’s was denied by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on July 13. -
Judge orders Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to release benefits to beneficiaries
BENTON – A federal court judge has granted summary judgment in a dispute over how to award death benefits to beneficiaries of a deceased individual. -
Woman alleges inaccurate credit reporting following bankruptcy
EAST ST. LOUIS — A Glen Carbon woman is suing two major credit bureaus, alleging misrepresentation in debt collection.