U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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Belleville man accuses Equifax, TransUnion of inaccurate reporting after bankruptcy
EAST ST. LOUIS — A consumer is suing Equifax Information Services LLC, TransUnion LLC and 1st National Bank of Omaha, alleging unfair and inaccurate reporting of financial information on debts that should have been discharged through bankruptcy. -
Employee at Continental Tire in Mount Vernon alleges racial discrimination
EAST ST. LOUIS — A Continental Tire the Americas employee has filed suit, citing an alleged hostile work environment due to racial harassment from co-workers and retaliation over his complaint. -
Gilster-Mary Corp. ordered to pay half of attorney fees in liability case
EAST ST. LOUIS — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois ordered Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. (GML) to pay half of the attorney’s fees and costs to plaintiff BNSF Railway Co., following a dispute in a liability case. -
Man sues debt collector over discharged debt with Cigna
EAST ST. LOUIS — A man is suing a debt collector for attempting to collect a debt with Cigna following bankruptcy. -
Woman sues debt collector over Macy's debt
EAST ST. LOUIS — A woman is suing a debt collector for allegedly attempting to collect on a discharged debt with Macy's Department Stores. -
Brothers' dispute over cash lending businesses transferred to East St. Louis federal court
A dispute between brothers involving their cash lending business and allegations of a clandestine scheme that allegedly deprived one from more than $750,000 has landed in federal court in East St. Louis. -
Consumer sues debt collector for alleged violation of FDCPA
EAST ST. LOUIS — A Belleville resident is suing a debt collector for allegedly attempting to collect a debt that had been discharged in bankruptcy. -
Venue transfer to Western District Of Kentucky denied in dredge injury case against C.J. Mahon
A motion to transfer a barge worker's personal injury case from the Southern District of Illinois to the Western District of Kentucky has been denied by District Judge Phil Gilbert. -
Granite City man sues debt collector for alleged harassment
EAST ST. LOUIS — A Granite City man is suing a New Jersey debt collector, citing alleged harassment during debt collection efforts. -
Disabled man files class action against Motomart for alleged discrimination
EAST ST. LOUIS — A disabled man is suing Motormart, alleging he experiences unnecessary difficulties when visiting the convenience store. -
Transportation company alleges failure to pay
EAST ST. LOUIS — A transportation company is suing CSX Transportation, Inc., citing alleged failure to pay for completed work. -
Posner in eye drop de-certification: ‘that a seller doesn’t sell product you want is not actionable’
CHICAGO – U.S. Seventh Circuit appellate judges have vacated a class certification order that District Judge Staci Yandle entered on a claim that producers of glaucoma medicine purposely dispense excessive eye drops. -
Deck hand alleges injuries from computer cooler after collision with barge
EAST ST. LOUIS — An East Carondelet man is suing a towing vessel operator after a tugboat captain allegedly collided with a barge. -
Woman sues debt collector for alleged unlawful collection activities
EAST ST. LOUIS — A woman is suing a debt collector for allegedly sending payment demand letters to her home following bankruptcy. -
Collinsville resident accuses Snyder & Associates of deceptive collection practices
EAST ST. LOUIS — A consumer is suing a debt collector for allegedly attempting to collect a debt that had been discharged in bankruptcy. -
Belleville woman says debt collector demanded payment of discharged debt
EAST ST. LOUIS — A Belleville resident is suing a debt collector for allegedly attempting to collect a discharged debt. -
Consumer alleges AFNI repeatedly called to collect discharged debt
EAST ST. LOUIS — A consumer is suing a debt collector for allegedly attempting to collect on a debt that had been discharged in bankruptcy. -
Cellphone company seeks to enforce arbitration in class action involving automated text messages; Plaintiff: ‘What’s good for the goose is good for the gander’
A cellphone company seeks to enforce arbitration in a customer’s class action alleging she received automated text messages instructing her to make payments or risk having her services suspended. -
Defendants accuse parents of failing to supervise son in suit alleging lacerated fingers from fallen newspaper stand
Defendants sued in a family’s suit alleging their three-year old son lost two fingers when a newspaper stand fell on him argue that the boy’s parents failed to supervise him and allowed him to climb on the stand. -
Bretz Wildlife Lodge denies liability in suit alleging music played without license; It says music was purchased in good faith
Bretz Wildlife Lodge & Winery in Carlyle argues that it purchased karaoke music in good faith and denied liability in a music producer’s lawsuit alleging it violated copyright laws by playing music from its catalog without a license.