EAST ST. LOUIS - A locomotive engineer with a doctoral degree claims he suffered racial discrimination while employed by Union Pacific Railroad Company after working in the same position for 26 years without advancement.
Union Pacific Railroad was denied a fair trial in St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf's court because of plaintiff counsel's "inflammatory and improper" closing argument, the Fifth District Appellate Court ruled April 28.
WASHINGTON – In an injury case from Southern Illinois, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn decisions of district and appellate judges in favor of Union Pacific Railroad
EAST ST. LOUIS – Bankruptcy trustee Russell Simon of Swansea should take the first chunk of any judgment that David Hoffman of Pontoon Beach might win from a crash suit in U.S. district court, defendant Boise Cascade argued on Jan. 4.
EDWARDSVILLE — A railroad employee claims he was exposed to diesel fuel fumes and other toxic substances on a regular basis, causing him to develop cancer.
BELLEVILLE — The father of a farm worker who was fatally struck by a train claims Union Pacific Railroad and the farm's owners failed to clear the obstructed line of sight that blocked the private road's railroad crossing.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Jan. 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by NICE GUY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC against WARD CHEVROLET, INC. on Jan. 18.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Patricia Dohogne against Adam Mahlandt, Anthony Bruns, Brad Ragland, Jesica Kasten, Joe Bentrup, Mat Whitney, Michael Dundas and Terminal Railroad Association on Nov. 12.
In November, voters in the Illinois Third Judicial District will vote on whether to allow state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride to retain his seat on the court, or force him to run for reelection.
CHICAGO – U.S. Seventh Circuit appellate judges affirmed District Judge Phil Gilbert of Benton in rejecting a conductor’s injury suit against Union Pacific.
