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Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from Madison County school district
The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a Madison County school district’s dispute with an area refinery and the state’s Pollution Control Board. -
Fairmount Park sues insurance company for defense in horse manure contamination complaint
Druley An environmental contamination complaint over horse manure and trash dumped on land purchased for the development of a St. Clair County subdivision has spurred an insurance coverage dispute in federal court. -
In eight years, plaintiffs have fared better in atrazine cases
Tillery Madison County lawsuits against makers of the weed killer atrazine have survived motions to dismiss, petitions for review and a PR campaign that sought to rely on the court's "Hellhole" reputation. -
Mudge rules against Syngenta in 'trade secret' document issue; Admonishes defendant for mislabeling emails for privilege sake
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge ruled that certain defense documents in a proposed class action against atrazine-maker Syngenta are not confidential trade secrets. -
Fragrant 40 swine farm sued over strong odor; Neighbors say they can't sleep
The Macoupin County neighbors of a swine farm complained in recently filed court documents about odors emanating from the farm, saying they are unable to host family gatherings and to sleep in their home because of the smell from their nearby residents' land. -
'Fakegate' developed by global warming zealots
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Tillery seeks raw water data from IEPA to support claims; Defense says evidence should have existed before lawsuit was filed
Murphy BENTON – Two years after Stephen Tillery filed suit alleging weed killer atrazine contaminates Greenville's drinking water, he has begun to look for proof. -
ESL school board president sues Illinois Power claiming PCBs entered property
Cueto East St. Louis school board President Lonzo Greenwood has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Power Co. and a natural gas supplier, alleging they allowed carcinogens to contaminate his property. -
Syngenta ordered to produce 'holy grail' database
Tillery BENTON – Syngenta Crop Protection must give Stephen Tillery of St. Louis a database about weed killer atrazine that Tillery associate John Craig called a holy grail. -
Tillery: Atrazine removal is a common law issue for the Court, not EPA
Tillery BENTON – U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert must cleanse water supplies of weed killer atrazine because the Environmental Protection Agency can't, Stephen Tillery argues. -
Syngenta wants declaratory relief claim dismissed in federal atrazine case
Reeg Syngenta Crop Protection is seeking to dismiss a claim for declaratory relief in a federal class action lawsuit over the herbicide atrazine, arguing that only regulatory agencies can determine the weedkiller's safety. -
Mississippi River Construction Co. owner pleads guilty to violating clear air act
Wigginton Franklin A. "Al" Bieri, 52, of O'Fallon, pled guilty today in federal court in East St. Louis to violating the Clean Air Act. -
Syngenta says Tillery's amended atrazine complaint seeks 'open checkbook'
Tillery BENTON – Stephen Tillery proposes that Corn Belt communities completely remove weed killer atrazine from water supplies not because they must but because they can. -
Syngenta urges judge not to rule on atrazine's safety; Only regulators can make the determination, brief says
Reeg BENTON – Syngenta Crop Protection urges U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert to resist Stephen Tillery's plea to declare weed killer atrazine harmful in any concentration. -
Tillery: Heartland Institute research is 'propaganda'; Not entitled to First Amendment protection
Zigler SPRINGFIELD – Stephen Tillery of St. Louis argues at the Illinois Supreme Court that Heartland Institute of Chicago surrendered its right of free association by publishing research for the benefit of Syngenta Crop Protection. -
Heartland Institute fighting Tillery subpoena; Says disclosing members would cost support
Bast CHICAGO – Attorney Stephen Tillery of St. Louis, seeking to ban weed killer atrazine and force its producers to build water treatment plants throughout the Midwest, could also end up destroying a research institute that favors free enterprise.