U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Young moves for sanctions against Schottel, calling federal lawsuit 'frivolous'
Young ST. LOUIS - St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young is asking a federal court judge to sanction St. Louis attorney James Schottel Jr. for filing a "frivolous lawsuit." -
Federal jury awards $10 million to injured CSX worker
Kujawski EAST ST. LOUIS - A jury has awarded an injured CSX Transportation conductor $10 million at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. -
Syngenta atrazine case takes road to appellate court
Crowder A proposed class action suit filed six years ago over alleged water contamination caused by the weed killer atrazine is on its way to the appellate court in Mount Vernon. -
Discovery continues in Syngenta atrazine class action in federal court
Tillery EAST ST. LOUIS - An order settling a dispute over discovery documents is the latest action in a federal suit brought against the makers of the weed killer atrazine. -
Young, Berry move to dismiss suit over Venezia wrongful death fee
Young ST. LOUIS - St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young is moving to throw out a lawsuit filed against him in federal court over a retainer fee he forced St. Louis attorney James Schottel Jr. to return to clients. -
New attorney joins HeplerBroom
Barkley Patrick Barkley has joined HeplerBroom as an associate attorney. -
Esurance class action removed to federal court
Cole A class action filed earlier this year against Esurance Services Inc. has left Madison County for federal court. -
Judge Young and Belleville lawyer sued over handling of Venezia wrongful death case
Schottel Jr. A St. Louis attorney is suing St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young and Belleville lawyer William Berry over the handling of a wrongful death case involving convicted racketeer Thomas Venezia and his 21 year-old roommate. -
One judge's wife is one too many
"The only people I trust are you and me, and I'm not sure about you." -
Tillery files for hearing on motion to compel in atrazine class action
Tillery Another discovery dispute has arisen in one of a series of proposed class action suits against the maker of the herbicide atrazine. -
Glenn Davis to chair GJN's Litigation Dept.
Davis Glenn E. Davis, an attorney whose practice focuses on antitrust issues, securities and corporate litigation, corporate compliance and white-collar criminal defense, has been selected chair of the Litigation Department at the law firm Gallop, Johnson & Neuman in St. Louis. -
Atrazine motion hearing to be reset
Reeg A hearing over dueling motions to compel in one of a series of Madison County alleged water contamination class actions is off. -
Crowder to hear arguments on dueling motions in atrazine case
Tillery Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder is scheduled to preside over another discovery dispute in one of a series of proposed class actions stemming from alleged water contamination by a popular weed killer. -
Case management conferences set in three 03' mutual fund class actions
Tillery Three class actions over allegedly mismanaged mutual funds may be dead in the water even as case management conferences in all three are set. -
Sears lawnmower class action removed to federal court
O'Malley A class action against Sears and the makers of lawnmowers has been removed to federal court. -
Maryland settlement may put halt to Madison County investment class actions
Carroll A May 19 settlement in a Maryland federal court may put the brakes on two Madison County class action suits brought over alleged mutual fund mismanagement. -
Syngenta says plaintiff fails to allege atrazine level in class action
Reeg Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. asked County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder on Thursday to dismiss a proposed class action, arguing the plaintiffs have failed to allege how levels of its atrazine violate standing law and how those levels can be tied back to the company. -
Tillery fights Syngenta's motion to stay; Crowder to hear atrazine motions Thursday
Tillery A defendant in a series of suits over alleged water contamination by a common weed killer will once again ask a Madison County judge to stay the suit until a nearly identical federal case is resolved. -
Goodyear claims lawyers negligent in personal injury defense
Goodyear claims its former lawyers forced it to settle with a couple who filed a complaint against the company instead of allowing the company to fight the allegations through a jury trial. -
Former BP manager sentenced to 21 months on tax evasion charges
Former BP Amoco environmental business manager Greg Jevyak of Wood River has been sentenced to 21 months in prison on income tax evasion charges he pleaded guilty to earlier this year.