U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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Carr ordered to pay $635k to Tillery and others; barred from filing future suits
Carr East St. Louis attorney Rex Carr has been ordered to pay his former law partners $635,000 as a sanction for "out of control" behavior related to numerous lawsuits he has filed against them. -
Redbox moves to dismiss class action suit
Maag The owner of DVD rental kiosks commonly found in supermarkets is moving to dismiss a woman's class action suit. -
Illinois American added as plaintiff in Tillery's case against atrazine maker
Tillery Attorney Stephen Tillery has added several public water companies as plaintiffs in a proposed federal class action lawsuit against a leading maker of the herbicide atrazine. -
Venue battle heats up in Madison County atrazine class actions
Tillery Both parties in a series of proposed Madison County water contamination class actions have filed supporting materials in their struggle over venue. -
Legal malpractice suit claims lawyer gave incorrect info regarding VA suit
A man claims he became the victim of legal malpractice when an Illinois law firm he hired to represent him voluntarily dismissed his medical malpractice complaint, which prevented him from filing a similar complaint. -
Former BP manager pleads guilty to tax evasion
Former BP Amoco environmental business manager Greg Jevyak of Wood River has pleaded guilty to evading $262,665 in income taxes for tax year 2006. -
Buske divorce hearing set this Friday in Madison County
A motion hearing is set this Friday in the controversial divorce of Sara and Thomas Buske of Edwardsville. -
Crowder signs preliminary approval order in PPO class action
The settlement of a class action suit against a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) that began in 2005 has gotten the initial green light from Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder. -
Lowe's class action suit removed to federal court
A case management conference is off as a class action suit brought against Lowe's Home Centers Inc. was removed to federal court. -
St. Clair County injury case removed to federal court
Lawyers for The Cedars at the JCA in Chesterfield, Mo. have removed a personal injury lawsuit to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. -
Federal judge awards $8.6 million in med mal damages
A federal judge has awarded $8.6 million in damages in a medical malpractice case filed against the U.S. government over care provided by a Scott Air Force Base doctor. -
Amiel Cueto seeks $90 million in new suit; claims his indictment was forged
Amiel Cueto Amiel Cueto, a disbarred lawyer who spent nearly six years in prison on obstruction of justice charges, is seeking $90 million in a suit he filed against St. Clair County State's Attorney Robert Haida, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee lawyer James Grogan and Illinois Liquor Control Agent Bonds Robinson. -
Fla. investor seeks to lead class against H&R Block
An investor in Cape Coral, Fla., says he wants to be the lead plaintiff in a class action case filed in Illinois against H&R Block. -
Big donor chemistry professor wants job back on campus while harassment probed
A retired chemistry professor who donated $2.5 million to SIUC for a research facility he would direct until he died or retired is suing because he can't get on campus while sexual harassment allegations against him are being investigated. -
Price fixing alleged in class action against auto filter makers
A class action suit filed today in federal court claims a number of auto parts manufacturers conspired to fix prices for replacement oil, air, fuel and transmission filters. -
Law firm violated debt collection statute, federal suit alleges
Pauline Sumowski filed suit in federal court Feb. 27, alleging the law firm Baker, Miller, Markoff & Krasny, LLC of Chicago violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692, when trying to collect a debt owed by her deceased husband. -
Truck driver's heavy loads lead to age discrimination suit
A 62-year-old truck driver from Clay County, Illinois filed an age discrimination suit in federal court claiming he was terminated from his job and replaced with a younger individual after complaining about hauling overweight loads. -
Sokolove's 'creative' advertising skirts ethics rules, says professor
Peter A. Joy Paying publishers $1,500 a pop for asbestos clients generated through print advertising may not be illegal. -
Drug study appears to clear Avandia, but may not stop the lawsuits
Will new data dampen enthusiasm for suing drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) over its diabetes drug Avandia? -
Pork farmer sues semen merchant for decreased productivity
A Columbia, Ill. pork farm claims its productivity has substantially declined since the fourth quarter of 2004 due to bacteria contained in supplies of boar semen.