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Russell Scott receives prestigious 'Professionalism' award
Scott Attorney Russell K. Scott, a senior litigation officer and co-manager of the Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale Belleville office, has been named the 2012 recipient of the prestigious American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. -
Flack to be sworn in May 25; Says experience will help on bench
Flack Madison County's newly appointed associate judge has for a long time wanted to serve on the bench. -
Too late for Lowe's
Ah yes, the old shell game. You knew the pea was under one of three shells. You saw the operator put it there. You followed his movements closely. Then you placed your bet, picked your shell, and lost your money. -
Flack appointed associate judge in Madison County
Flack The Third Circuit's nine elected judges have appointed Wood River personal injury attorney Donald M. Flack as Madison County's newest associate judge. -
Comments sought over Magistrate Judge Wilkerson's reappointment
Wilkerson EAST ST. LOUIS - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is seeking comments from the public and the bar regarding the reappointment of U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson, whose term is due to expire on Jan. 3, 2013. -
New rule allows jurors to submit questions for witnesses in civil trials
Jurors in civil cases will be allowed to submit questions for witnesses, according to a new rule announced Tuesday by the Illinois Supreme Court. -
Gallop's Wang elected president of Missouri Asian-American Bar Association
Wang ST. LOUIS - Gallop attorney Johnny S. Wang has been elected president of the Missouri Asian-American Bar Association (MAABA), which orchestrates professional support activities, offers professional mentoring, and provides diversity role models for its membership and supporters. -
Mudge denies motion for sanctions against Syngenta over expert's hire date
Coursey Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has denied a plaintiffs' motion for sanctions involving a defense expert's hire date in a proposed class action over the weed killer atrazine. -
Gallop attorney elected vice chair of Asian American Chamber-St. Louis
Wang Gallop attorney Johnny S. Wang has been elected Vice Chairman of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) of St. Louis, which works to build economic cooperation between the regional Asian American community and other businesses regionally, nationally and internationally. -
Stever joins Gori Julian & Associates
Stever Attorney James Stever has joined Gori Julian & Associates of Edwardsville as an associate attorney, specializing in asbestos personal injury and occupational disease litigation. -
Zupanci and Stufflebeam elected partners at HeplerBroom
Zupanci Attorneys Dede Zupanci and Patrick Stufflebeam have been elected partners of HeplerBroom LLC. Zupanci and Stufflebeam work in the Edwardsville office. -
Philly again the biggest 'Judicial Hellhole'; Madison-St.Clair counties ranked 5th
Joyce WASHINGTON - Philadelphia's civil courts system has been named the nation's worst by the American Tort Reform Foundation for a second consecutive year. -
Wang joins Gallop as associate in labor and employment law
Wang The Gallop law firm announced recently that attorney Johnny S. Wang has joined the firm as an associate in its Labor & Employment Law Department. -
Tales of former Lakin attorneys: Scandal and fee fights
Tom Lakin In some instances, the cast of lawyers that have come out of the Lakin firm have been just as colorful as the firm's class action claims. -
Chicago men claim they were not given VIP treatment at East St. Louis nightclub
Three Chicago men who claim they were beat up by employees of an East St. Louis nightclub have refiled a lawsuit against the club and its owner. -
Alton woman sues Nationwide Credit claiming emotional distress
Eason An Alton woman claims a debt collector refused to leave her alone, even after she began making $25 payments in an attempt to resolve her financial obligations. -
Ultimate Fighting Championship matches aired locally without authorization, suit claims
A California company that gained exclusive nationwide rights to distribute a 2009 and a 2010 Ultimate Fighting Championship claims a Cahokia establishment and a Jerseyville bar failed to pay it for authorization to publicly display the match. -
First Bank removes St. Clair County class action to federal court
Bartolacci A St. Clair County bank has removed a putative class action lawsuit filed against it to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, alleging it will be forced to pay more than $5 million to customers if a judge decides against it. -
Federal prisoner claims he is suffering daily in lawsuit
A prisoner has filed suit against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and 12 of its employees, alleging he has been denied proper medical treatment for his foot tendon problems. -
Herndon orders Yasmin case to be reinstated
Herndon A U.S. District Court judge has ordered that a suit filed against Bayer by the mother of a deceased woman be reinstated. The mother claims her daughter died after taking the birth control pill, Yasmin.