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News from August 2019

Man alleges injuries from fall into unseen hole at Belleville property

By John Breslin | Aug 26, 2019

BELLEVILLE - A man claims he suffered severe injuries after falling into a large, unseen hole on a Belleville property.

CLAUSEN MILLER: Melinda Kollross Named Chair of Clausen Miller Appellate Practice Group

By Press release submission | Aug 26, 2019

Clausen Miller is proud to announce the promotion of shareholder Melinda Kollross to Chair of its nationally recognized Appellate Practice Group.

Services for slain state trooper set for weekend at Waterloo High School

By The Madison County Record | Aug 26, 2019

Services for Illinois State Trooper Nicholas Hopkins, killed in the line of duty while serving a search warrant at a home in East St. Louis early Friday morning, have been scheduled later in the week at Waterloo High School.

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From Legal Newsline

Private lawyers stand to make $90 million as judge hits Johnson & Johnson with $572M opioid ruling

By Daniel Fisher | 7 months ago

NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - A state judge in Oklahoma has blamed Johnson & Johnson for the state's opioid crisis and ordered it to pay $572 million in damages, extending public nuisance law beyond its traditional boundaries into what may become an all-purpose tool for government lawsuits against product manufacturers.

Former Vanguard Truck Centers employee allegedly terminated for filing work comp claim

By John Breslin | Aug 26, 2019

BELLEVILLE - A former employee of a trucking firm alleges her employment was terminated after she filed a workers' compensation claim.

Prosecutors and Belleville respond to Duebbert’s malicious prosecution case

By The Madison County Record | Aug 27, 2019

EAST ST. LOUIS – Prosecutors whose sexual abuse charges against Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert fell through for lack of a witness argue that he can’t sue them because they acted on probable cause.

Judge rules in Madigan's favor on 'sham candidate' lawsuit

By Austin Berg, Illinois Policy Institute | Aug 27, 2019

Lawyers for Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan argued that even if he did recruit so-called “sham candidates” to siphon votes away from his 2016 primary opponent, such tactics aren’t against the law.

Legal dispute between personal fitness company, facility operators escalates

By John Breslin | Aug 27, 2019

BELLEVILLE -- A legal dispute between Dynamic Fitness Management and Club Fitness has escalated with both parties suing each other in separate courts.

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Access to Justice Commission is Accepting Proposals for Self-represented Litigant Coordinators

By Press release submission | Aug 27, 2019

The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) and the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from all judicial circuits in Illinois for Self-Represented Litigant (SRL) Coordinators.

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments At Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey

By Press release submission | Aug 27, 2019

The Illinois Supreme Court will leave the Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield behind for a day to hear oral arguments at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey.

HUGHES SOCOL PIERS: Matthew Piers Recognized as Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Lawyer

By Press release submission | Aug 27, 2019

HSPRD congratulates its shareholder and president, Matthew Piers on his recent selection by Lawdragon as one of the nation’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in 2019.

Aug. 19: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "insurance" cases

By The Madison County Record | Aug 27, 2019

The following cases categorized as "insurance" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Aug. 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

Aug. 19: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "personal injury" cases

By The Madison County Record | Aug 27, 2019

The following cases categorized as "personal injury" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Aug. 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

Woman alleges Ice Mountain bottled water was contaminated

By Kayla Elder | Aug 27, 2019

BELLEVILLE - A woman claims she was injured after she found unspecified pieces of a foreign substance in her Ice Mountain bottled water.

Aug. 19: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "550 prisoner: civil rights" cases

By The Madison County Record | Aug 27, 2019

The following cases categorized as "550 prisoner: civil rights" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Aug. 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois: Actions Taken on Aug. 19

By The Madison County Record | Aug 27, 2019

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on Aug. 19 in the suits below:

Culture of harassment, bullying in Madigan’s office detailed in probe

By Austin Berg, Illinois Policy Institute | Aug 27, 2019

Government employees under Madigan’s watch were made to feel accountable to lobbyists, political campaign staff and other outside interests. Not the public.

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From Legal Newsline

Oklahoma judge feeds the 'monster' with $572M opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson

By Daniel Fisher | 7 months ago

Sixteen years ago in a case involving gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co., a New York appeals court refused to apply public nuisance law against the manufacturer of a legal product, saying that doing so would transform nuisance law “into a monster that would devour in one gulp the entire law of tort.”

St. Clair County jurors award motorist more than $450K in collision trial

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Aug 27, 2019

A St. Clair County jury awarded a motorist more than $450,000 in a trial involving a Millstadt collision.

Man alleges engine damages from oil change at Belleville Wal-Mart

By John Breslin | Aug 27, 2019

BELLEVILLE - A Wal-Mart customer claims his truck's engine was damaged beyond repair during an oil change and is now being held until he pays a bill for diagnostic work.