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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Consumer alleges inaccurate credit reporting following bankruptcy
EAST ST. LOUIS — A consumer claims he suffered damages when several debt collectors failed to indicate that a debt was discharged in bankruptcy. -
Man alleges debt collector tried collecting on resolved debt
EAST ST. LOUIS — A man is suing a debt collector for allegedly attempting to collect on a nonexistent debt. -
St. Clair County treasurer, tax buyers seek to exclude engineer's testimony in bid-rigging class action
St. Clair County Treasurer Charles Suarez and several tax buyers accused of participating in a bid-rigging conspiracy seek to exclude an engineer’s testimony and opinion. -
Customer allegedly lost leg from trip, fall at Jerseyville Hardee's
EAST ST. LOUIS — A Hardee's customer alleges she tripped and fell due to a difference in elevation in the parking lot, resulting in leg amputation. -
Woman alleges damages from debt collector
EAST ST. LOUIS — A woman claims Weltman, Weinberg & Reis violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in its attempts to collect an alleged debt. -
Man alleges misrepresentation against debt collector
EAST ST. LOUIS — A man alleges he suffered damages by deceptive debt collection practices. -
Patient alleges injuries from failed neck procedure
EAST ST. LOUIS — A patient filed a medical malpractice suit alleging several doctors failed to properly place an IJ center line in his neck. -
Trucking company accused of causing collision
EAST ST. LOUIS — ADM Trucking is suing a California trucking company and one of its drivers for allegedly causing a collision. -
Woman seeks more than $1M for alleged sexual harassment
EAST ST. LOUIS— An employee seeks more than $1 million in a lawsuit alleging she was sexually harassed by a co-worker at Professional Transportation. -
Yandle denies tax buyer’s motion to dismiss bid-rigging class action
District Judge Staci Yandle denied a St. Clair County tax buyer’s motion to dismiss a class action alleging St. Clair County Treasurer Charles Suarez and several tax buyers participated in a bid rigging conspiracy. -
Rosenstengel denied remand in asbestos suit; Removed based on federal officer defense
District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel denies a woman’s request to remand an asbestos suit to Madison County Circuit Court. -
Air Energy Global awarded more than $4.3M in default judgment in suit alleging escrow scheme
More than three years after default was entered against several defendants in a suit alleging an escrow scheme, Air Energy Global’s motion for summary judgment was granted. -
Jury trial rescheduled in St. Clair Co. tax sale bid-rigging class action; Tax buyers object to discovery requests
Magistrate Judge Reona Daly sustained several tax buyers’ objections to discovery requests seeking criminal sentencing documents in a bid-rigging class action against St. Clair County Treasurer Charles Suarez and several tax buyers. -
Taxpayer’s lawsuit alleging doubled assessment voluntarily dismissed
District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel granted voluntary dismissal in a man’s suit alleging his property’s assessment was erroneously doubled. -
Motion to reset April trial date denied in suit alleging newspaper box fell on boy
Magistrate Judge Donald Wilkerson denied without prejudice Cypress Media’s motion to reset the April 17, 2017, trial date in a lawsuit alleging a three-year old boy lost his fingers when a newspaper box fell on him. -
Settlement conference scheduled in student’s suit alleging he fell from dorm bed
U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald Wilkerson scheduled a settlement conference in a Lindenwood University student’s lawsuit alleging he was injured when he fell off the top bunk in his dorm room. -
District Judge Gilbert denied couple’s motion to dismiss insurance dispute
District Judge J. Phil Gilbert denied a couple’s motion to dismiss an insurance dispute alleging a couple sought underinsured coverage for $1 million following a collision. -
Plaintiffs fail in bid to move talc litigation to southern Illinois
Plaintiffs suing over claims linking talcum powder to ovarian cancer failed in a bid to consolidate the cases in federal court in southern Illinois. -
Joint defense law seminar features cyber security issues, trial ethics, courtroom dilemmas
ST. LOUIS — The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC) and the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers will host a defense law seminar Sep. 29 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. -
Bretz Wildlife Lodge & Winery in Carlyle accused of performing BMI music without license
Music producer and publishing group BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) on Aug. 31 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois alleging that Bretz Wildlife Lodge & Winery in Carlyle violated copyright laws by playing music from BMI's catalog without a license.