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Appeals panel: State Farm has no obligation to cover restaurant's losses from Pritzker's COVID closure orders
While the restaurant only closed because the governor ordered them to do so, it was the COVID-19 virus that actually caused the losses, so the steep losses the businesses suffered aren't physical losses covered by insurance policies, state appeals judges ruled -
Woman alleges casino's 'defective' flooring caused her to fall
EAST ST. LOUIS - A guest at Harrah's Casino claims she the floor was in a defective condition, causing her to fall and suffer injuries. -
LIVE WEB - Civility and Professionalism 2022: Pivoting for the Pandemic – Part 1 on March 8, 2022
LIVE WEB - Civility and Professionalism 2022: Pivoting for the Pandemic – Part 1 on March 8, 2022. -
Pritzker fighting to lift federal monitoring for political patronage hiring, system used by Madigan to boost power
Even as he talked with investigators in the federal prosecution that led to the indictment of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, Gov. JB Pritzker has been fighting to lift federal oversight of state hiring practices, a system exploited by Madigan to cement his grip on power statewide -
Federal court vacates $2 million judgment leveled against non-party in St. Clair County
BENTON – Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert erased a $2,080,585.95 decision that St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf entered against Liberty Mutual for denying coverage of a negligence suit. -
LIVE WEB - The Role and Benefits of Professionalism: Perspectives from the Bench and Beyond on March 3, 2022
LIVE WEB - The Role and Benefits of Professionalism: Perspectives from the Bench and Beyond on March 3, 2022. -
Former casino boss, Judge Watson, answers employee stock lawsuit: 'They suffered no harm'
EAST ST. LOUIS – Casino Queen employees lack standing to sue former casino president Jeffrey Watson over the collapse of their stock ownership plan because they suffered no harm, Watson claimed at U.S. district court on Feb. 25. -
US seeks to replace hospital, physicians as defendant in mother's suit alleging negligent care caused infant's death
After removing a medical malpractice lawsuit to federal court, the U.S. seeks to be replaced as defendant in a mother’s suit alleging she was discharged from the hospital at 39 weeks pregnant despite signs of preeclampsia, resulting in the death of her unborn baby. -
Union workers' biometrics claims belong in arbitration, not in class actions, because of CBA: Appeals panel
A Cook County judge had ruled workers' claims over fingerprint scans were separate from their union contract. But a state appeals panel said they would not break with a decision set by a federal appeals court on the question. -
Tillery letter struck in paraquat MDL; Judge: Allegations serious, unfounded and threatening
EAST ST. LOUIS – Attorney Stephen Tillery of St. Louis threatened someone while Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel prepared to issue an order against his interest in national paraquat litigation, according to the case docket. -
New allegation in wrongful death suit: Decedent’s body left out in the rain while awaiting coroner; Crash involved off duty Alton cop
EAST ST. LOUIS – Sauget police left the body of crash victim Toshorn Napper Jr. in the rain for hours and didn’t contact his family or visit their home, his mother Terri Coleman-Napper alleged at U.S. district court on Feb. 7. -
Rosenstengel says paraquat depositions belong to all plaintiffs in national litigation
EAST ST. LOUIS – Depositions that Stephen Tillery took in the court of St. Clair County Associate Judge Kevin Hoerner belong to all plaintiffs in national paraquat litigation, Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel ruled on Feb. 8. -
Welch and Harmon seek to intervene in Madison County’s subcircuit challenge; Aided by top Dem Party attorney
SPRINGFIELD – Michael Kasper of Chicago, who rescued three St. Clair County judges from likely denial of retention in 2016, represents legislators defending a law that tilted the scales of justice in Madison County toward Democrats. -
Corrigan Brothers want former salesman's grievance dismissed as sanction for alleged discovery abuses
EAST ST. LOUIS – C.J. Baricevic ignored a court schedule for months and didn’t bring his client or himself to a deposition on Jan. 21, mechanical contractor Corrigan Brothers alleged at U.S. district court on Feb. 2. -
IL Supreme Court: Workers comp law doesn't stop big money class actions vs employers over worker fingerprint scans
The high court said workers' claims under the Illinois biometrics privacy law aren't actual workplace injuries, and employers should look elsewhere for relief from the massive potential liability under the biometrics law -
Plains All American Pipeline settles suit arising from 2015 Highland oil spill
Plains All American Pipeline has reached an agreement with Highland residents to settle claims arising from a 2015 oil spill that contaminated Silver Lake. -
Former employee in Assessor’s office files pay discrimination complaint against St. Clair County
BENTON – St. Clair County pays blacks less than whites for the same work, former employee Aritha Stanley-Adams of Swansea alleged at U.S. district court on Jan. 26. -
Lewis Brisbois Expands Labor & Employment, Government Relations Capabilities With New Partner Hires in Madison County, Illinois
Lewis Brisbois Expands Labor & Employment, Government Relations Capabilities With New Partner Hires in Madison County, Illinois. -
Illinois Nonprofit Organization Names Legal Award After Russell Scott
Illinois Nonprofit Organization Names Legal Award After Russell Scott. -
Haine claims Supreme Court ignoring judge's TRO against Madison County subcircuit law
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court is ignoring an order of Sangamon County Circuit Judge Ryan Cadigan to reinstate countywide judicial elections in Madison County, according to state’s attorney Tom Haine.