U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Karmeier to swear in 135 new attorneys
Karmeier Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier will administer the attorney's oath to 135 new lawyers who will be admitted to practice in Illinois on May 6. -
Crowder denies defense venue spin-off in atrazine cases
Crowder Seven named plaintiffs in a series of proposed class actions aimed at the makers of a common weed killer will remain in Madison County, a judge has ruled. -
Crowder to hear motion to dismiss atrazine class actions
Tillery A defendant in one of a series of proposed Madison County class action suits over alleged water contamination by a common weed killer is moving to dismiss. -
Federal judge denies Cueto's motion to dismiss claims in Maryland court
Cueto GREENBELT, MD.– U.S. District Judge Roger Titus ruled in March that disbarred lawyer Amiel Cueto of Belleville subjected himself to Maryland jurisdiction by trying to collect St. Clair County judgments there. -
Carr ordered to pay $635k to Tillery and others; barred from filing future suits
Carr East St. Louis attorney Rex Carr has been ordered to pay his former law partners $635,000 as a sanction for "out of control" behavior related to numerous lawsuits he has filed against them. -
Redbox moves to dismiss class action suit
Maag The owner of DVD rental kiosks commonly found in supermarkets is moving to dismiss a woman's class action suit. -
Illinois American added as plaintiff in Tillery's case against atrazine maker
Tillery Attorney Stephen Tillery has added several public water companies as plaintiffs in a proposed federal class action lawsuit against a leading maker of the herbicide atrazine. -
Venue battle heats up in Madison County atrazine class actions
Tillery Both parties in a series of proposed Madison County water contamination class actions have filed supporting materials in their struggle over venue. -
Legal malpractice suit claims lawyer gave incorrect info regarding VA suit
A man claims he became the victim of legal malpractice when an Illinois law firm he hired to represent him voluntarily dismissed his medical malpractice complaint, which prevented him from filing a similar complaint. -
Former BP manager pleads guilty to tax evasion
Former BP Amoco environmental business manager Greg Jevyak of Wood River has pleaded guilty to evading $262,665 in income taxes for tax year 2006. -
Crowder clarifies position in denying atrazine protective order
Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has made her reasons clearer for denying a protective order to defendants in a series of class action suits against atrazine makers by signing an order clarifying them. -
KSM trial is political
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Buske divorce hearing set this Friday in Madison County
A motion hearing is set this Friday in the controversial divorce of Sara and Thomas Buske of Edwardsville. -
State Bar online Law Ed program set Sept. 17
"Foreclosure Practice in Federal Court: Tips, Hints, and Strategies for the Federal Court Amateur," a webcast presented by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17. -
Buske wants judge to steer S.C. Johnson away from property
Attorneys for Thomas Buske are asking Madison County Associate Judge Thomas Chapman to declare that a $203.8 million Wisconsin judgment against him doesn't apply to property sought by his wife and children. -
Alleged asbestos fraud scheme started years ago
Peirce CHARLESTON, W.V. – A Pittsburgh-based law firm and a West Virginia physician were part of an intricate web of deceit that led to big money for all, say their accusers in a civil fraud lawsuit. -
U.S. Supreme Court says West Virginia justice should have recused
Copland WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision said West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin should have stepped aside in a case involving Massey Energy. -
Crowder signs preliminary approval order in PPO class action
The settlement of a class action suit against a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) that began in 2005 has gotten the initial green light from Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder. -
St. Louis cop, city and bar sued over shooting incident
A man says he was only trying to give an intoxicated off-duty St. Louis police officer a helping hand when the officer shot him in the chest in the parking lot of a bar. -
Lowe's class action suit removed to federal court
A case management conference is off as a class action suit brought against Lowe's Home Centers Inc. was removed to federal court.