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Julian, Huddleston to run as Democratic write-in candidates for Madison County circuit judge
Madison County Circuit Judge candidates Ebony Huddleston and Barry Julian on Tuesday announced their intent to run as Democratic write-in candidates for the June 28 primary election. -
Alabama man allegedly struck by Walmart semi truck at Olney distribution center
EAST ST. LOUIS - An Alabama man is suing Walmart Transportation, alleging one of its employees was operating a semi truck and allegedly hit the plaintiff as he was walking in the parking lot. -
Former Assistant State’s Attorney Hanson Joins HeplerBroom as Associate
Former Assistant State’s Attorney Hanson Joins HeplerBroom as Associate. -
Suit removed to federal court alleging man with Down Syndrome died when faulty bi-pap machine was not replaced
EAST ST. LOUIS – The supplier of a bi-pap machine removed a mother's lawsuit to federal court, which claims her son with Down Syndrome died when his malfunctioning bi-pap machine was not replaced in a timely manner. -
Lawsuit: 'Cartel' of politically connected, wealthy Chicago families, including Pritzkers, dominate IL marijuana market
True Social Equity in Cannabis accuses the Pritzker, Wrigley and Kovler families of using political connections and influence to monopolize the state's regulated marijuana dispensary markets -
Cooper and Flint merge law firms; Cooper-Joe Biden connection revealed in new report
EDWARDSVILLE – Jeff Cooper, who invested with Hunter Biden and currently employs Biden’s former partner Devon Archer, merged his law firm with Ethan Flint’s law firm in March. -
Reform watchdog: Fed court can look into state's hiring of unqualified COVID lab techs, contrary to Pritzker's claim
A state hiring watchdog is contending he has not conceded, as "misconstrued" by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, that two dozen allegedly unqualified temporary lab techs hired to help with Covid-19 tests, are outside the watchdog's federal mandate because they were hired off the street rather than promoted from within government. -
Class action filed against Auffenberg Hyundai over robocalls
EAST ST. LOUIS - A St. Clair County woman seeks class certification for a lawsuit against Auffenberg Hyundai, Inc. for allegedly sending her unsolicited prerecorded messages to her personal phone number. -
Nursing home argues PREP Act offers immunity against Covid-19 claims in wrongful death lawsuit
Stearns Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and two of its staff members argue that a wrongful death suit involving a resident who contracted Covid-19 should be dismissed because the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) offers exclusive remedy for pandemic-related claims. -
EEOC reaches 'consent decree' with Long John Silver's, settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $200K
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Long John Silvers has reached a consent decree in a lawsuit alleging the defendant’s female employees at its restaurant in Centralia faced sexual harassment and retaliation. -
Woman ordered to show cause in suit alleging false arrest after counsel withdraws over 'breakdown of the attorney-client relationship'
An East Alton woman who claims she was falsely arrested and prosecuted by Wood River officers has been ordered to show cause why her federal lawsuit shouldn’t be dismissed for lack of prosecution. -
Dispute over frozen, burst pipes at O’Fallon home to remain in federal court
BENTON – Chad Schwarz of O’Fallon and his counsel Grey Chatham of Belleville must pursue a coverage petition against West Bend Mutual in U.S. district court rather than St. Clair County, District Judge Staci Yandle ruled on April 6. -
Walmart removed customer's suit alleging vision loss after items fell and struck his head
EAST ST. LOUIS – Walmart has removed a customer's lawsuit alleging he suffered permanent injuries to his eyesight when merchandise fell from an upper shelf and struck his head. -
Civil defense attorney takes on role of plaintiff counsel in former prisoner’s sexual abuse claim
EAST ST. LOUIS – Troy Bozarth, veteran defense counsel in civil litigation, has taken the plaintiff side for former prison inmate Terrance Daugherty of Chicago in U.S. district court on a claim of sexual abuse at Lawrence correctional center. -
Belleville police secretary’s harassment claim dismissed by magistrate
EAST ST. LOUIS – Boorish behavior of former Belleville police captain John Moody didn’t violate the rights of secretary Justine Eisemann, U.S. Magistrate Judge Gilbert Sison decided on March 31. -
General Medicine and associated ‘Shell Entities’ allegedly engaged in fraudulent Medicare billing ‘scheme’
The U.S., on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is suing several healthcare groups for allegedly engaging in a Medicare billing “scheme” through a "quantity over quality" policy on patient visits, costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. -
Wilson Elser Sees Virtual or Hybrid Trials and Arbitrations as a Fact of Life in the Future
Wilson Elser Sees Virtual or Hybrid Trials and Arbitrations as a Fact of Life in the Future. -
Insurer seeks to dismiss suit alleging it denied a fire claim in bad faith
An insurance company argues that a Deli company’s lawsuit should be dismissed for failure to state a claim after the insurer denied the plaintiff’s request for coverage following a fire. -
Fed hiring monitor asks court to order Pritzker administration give details about IDPH lab tech hires
Hiring monitors, including an Illinois state inspector general and a federal court appointed special master, say the state has refused to divulge more information concerning how a number of unqualified people, including relatives of state workers who held no college degrees and worked at places like ice cream shops and laser tag arenas, were hired as “lab techs” by the Illinois Department of Public Health in 2020 -
Family claims attorneys failed to file lawsuit involving 2019 collision
A family injured in a 2019 car crash claims their lawyers failed to file a lawsuit against the other driver within the applicable statute of limitations.