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Federal prisoner claims he is suffering daily in lawsuit
A prisoner has filed suit against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and 12 of its employees, alleging he has been denied proper medical treatment for his foot tendon problems. -
Herndon orders Yasmin case to be reinstated
Herndon A U.S. District Court judge has ordered that a suit filed against Bayer by the mother of a deceased woman be reinstated. The mother claims her daughter died after taking the birth control pill, Yasmin. -
Defendants dismissed in gift card class action
Goldenberg Two defendants in a Madison County class action involving the value of Visa gift cards have been dismissed from the matter. -
Israeli woman claims she lost money in stock sale
An Israeli woman claims she lost more than $250,000 after an escrow agent refused to release money she earned after selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock. -
Bird watching favored in 7th Circuit reversal; American Bottoms can sue U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A federal appeals court has ruled that an environmental group is allowed to file suit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the proposed construction of a landfill that the organization says will destroy more than 18 acres of wetland, potentially impacting its members' ability to view wildlife. -
Peel re-sentenced in federal court; Prison term remains 12 years
Peel Former Madison County attorney Gary Peel, 67, who was found guilty in 2007 on possession of child pornography, bankruptcy fraud and obstruction of justice charges, was resentenced Monday in federal court in East St. Louis. -
Farming interest objects to timing of Tillery subpoena in federal atrazine class action; Says it might be planting or spraying fields
Tillery A non-party to a proposed federal class action brought against the makers of the weed killer atrazine has filed an objection to a subpoena arguing that the discovery demand's timing is "unduly burdensome," as it comes during the company's busiest time of year. -
Class action says K-cup maker fails in 'fresh' and 'delicious' coffee claim
Gori A St. Clair County woman claims the manufacturer of K-cups for her Keurig coffee maker misled her into believing the cartridges contained coffee that could be fresh brewed. In actuality, the cups contained instant coffee, the woman alleges in her recently filed putative class action complaint. -
Syngenta calls sanctions move a 'meritless crusade' in atrazine class action
Reeg Syngenta Crop Protection LLC is calling a sanctions move filed by the lead plaintiffs in a proposed class action centered on the weed killer atrazine "flatly wrong," and is part of a "meritless crusade for sanctions." -
Syngenta issues subpoenas to National Resources Defense Council, experts in state atrazine case
Reeg Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. has issued subpoenas to the National Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC) and two of its experts in a proposed Madison County class action over the weed killer atrazine. -
Mudge sets date to review documents in Syngenta atrazine case
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has set a June date to privately review documents in a 2004 proposed class action against Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. over alleged water contamination caused by atrazine. -
Visa class action hearing continued; plaintiffs amend complaint to clarify class definitions
Goldenberg A hearing set Friday in a 2010 class action filed against Visa Inc. and other defendants over the value of purchased gift cards has been canceled. -
Plaintiffs seek to change case schedule in federal Syngenta atrazine class action
Tillery The plaintiffs in a federal class action against Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. and Syngenta AG are asking the court to change the suit's case management order, a move that tdefendants oppose. -
Breach of contract suit against State Farm over 'plantation mentality' claims in court
Steele Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis is set to hear motions May 12 in a breach of contract case filed by a couple that claims State Farm Fire and Casualty Company and other defendants discriminated against them and displayed a "plantation mentality." -
Holiday Shores files for more time on sanctions move in Syngenta atrazine case
Tillery The Holiday Shores Sanitary District has asked for more time to take a deposition related to a sanctions move in a proposed class action against Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., the maker of the weed killer, atrazine. -
Syngenta files responses to sanctions moves centered on Swiss documents, market share data
Tillery Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. has filed two responses to sanctions moves aimed at it by the lead plaintiff in a proposed class action over alleged water contamination caused by the company's weed killer, atrazine. -
Syngenta hearing moved as discovery disputes continue in atrazine class action
Reeg A Friday hearinA Friday hearing is off in one of a series of proposed class actions brought against the makers of the weed killer atrazine. -
Federal court denies motions to quash U of C professor's depositions in atrazine case
Coursey A University of Chicago professor whose role as an expert witness is central to discovery disputes in two proposed atrazine class actions says he will comply with discovery requests. -
Mudge to hear moves in Syngenta atrazine class action next week
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge is set to hear a plea by a non-party to a proposed class action centered on a common weed killer next week. -
Goodyear legal malpractice case against Perkins Coie to be heard
Macey Motions in a legal malpractice suit stemming from a federal personal injury suit involving two law firms and the maker of Goodyear tires will be heard next month in St. Clair County.