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Meridian High School student sues over alleged sexual assault, bullying
EAST ST. LOUIS – A mother and her minor child are suing Meridian Community Unit School District 101 and others over allegations the district let an adult on school premises who engaged in sexual contact with the minor. -
Man seeks damages after motorist struck motorcycle in Columbia City
EAST ST. LOUIS – A man alleges a driver attempting to pass in a no-passing zone caused his vehicle to strike the plaintiff's motorcycle. -
Mudge dismisses talc cases for lack of personal jurisdiction; Cites BMS decision
Citing the groundbreaking U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brystol-Myers Squibb, Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge dismissed two separate talcum powder cases that alleged use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder as a feminine hygiene product caused ovarian cancer. -
Benzene class action settles for nearly $5 million; Simmons and others to get $1.2 million in fees
EAST ST. LOUIS – A federal court judge ordered that residents living in or near Roxana are due nearly $5 million in damages over allegations Shell Oil and its affiliates were responsible for releasing benzene into the ground that contaminated the water and devalued properties. -
Southern District of Illinois announces merit selection panel for magistrate judge vacancies
EAST ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is in the process of filling two magistrate judge openings in East St. Louis. -
Herndon dismisses USPS worker's disability retirement claim
BENTON –U.S. District Judge David Herndon has dismissed a former U.S. Postal Service worker's disability claim. -
Court grants motion for Foltz Welding to search computer of former employee in trade secret case
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted a motion for preliminary injunction Feb. 12 allowing Foltz Welding LTD to search the computers and iCloud storage of a former worker it claims might have sensitive information that could be leaked to the man’s new employer. -
Seventh Circuit affirms $5 million wrongful death verdict over I-70 crash; Son came upon father’s burning tractor trailer ‘in a tragic coincidence’
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury’s $5 million wrongful death verdict and $625,000 rescue doctrine award in district judge David Herndon’s courtroom involving a fiery tractor trailer collision on Interstate 70. -
District court judge denies part of DOJ motion for summary judgment in white supremacist's FOIA case
BENTON – A district court judge recently denied in part a U.S. Department of Justice motion for partial summary judgment in the Freedom of Information Act request of imprisoned white supremacist William A. White. -
Federal judge denies Centralia inmate's motions in Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit
CENTRALIA – A federal judge has denied two separate motions filed by a Centralia Correctional Center inmate suing a consumer reporting agency that the inmate says has threatened him, according to separate memorandums and orders issued in the case. -
Herndon awards $17 million in damages in trademark infringement case
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois issued a ruling that Southern Illinois Storm Shelters Inc. and others must pay $17.3 million in damages involving a trademark infringement case to a Missouri residential construction company. -
Former employee alleges Jimmy John's noncompetition agreement violates antitrust laws
BENTON – A former Madison County Jimmy John's employee alleges the restaurant chain's anti-competitive behavior to restrict competition between franchises unfairly suppresses employee wages. -
Motorist claims Florilli Transportation driver's negligence caused Marion County collision
BENTON – A Shobonier driver alleges the driver of a West Liberty, Iowa, company negligently and carelessly backed his tractor-trailer in an unsafe manner and caused a collision. -
Driver alleges federal employee ran red light in Murphysboro collision
BENTON – A Murphysboro woman is seeking more than $75,000 after a federal employee allegedly ran a red light and collided with her vehicle. -
Homeowners allege Holishor Association wrongfully collected money in RICO suit
BENTON – A homeowners association for Madison County residential lots allegedly wrongfully collected money from the owners of two properties in Edwardsville. -
Green Mount Catholic Cemetery alleged to owe more than $35,000 in funds
BENTON – A joint labor-management organization alleges an Illinois employer owes payment of delinquent contributions. -
Herndon rules on what evidence will be admitted in fatal I-55 tractor-trailer crash trial
BENTON – A federal judge has set the ground rules for what the plaintiff and defense can and cannot bring up during trial in the wrongful death case of a Warrenton, Missouri, man killed in a fiery collision involving two semitrailers on Interstate 55 in 2015. -
Woman seeks to recover benefits she alleges were wrongfully terminated
BENTON – A Monroe County woman alleges her long-term benefits were wrongfully terminated. -
Missouri company alleges UK company infringes press fitting patents
BENTON – A Missouri company that manufactures press fittings claims a United Kingdom company makes a similar product that infringes its patents. -
Abbey Ridge LLC sues over insurance dispute following fire
BENTON – A Pomona limited liability company alleges it is entitled to certain coverage under an insurance policy for fire damages at the property.