News from July 2019
Case activity for Amber K. Jones vs Commissioner of Social Security on July 22
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Amber K. Jones against Commissioner of Social Security on July 22:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois: Actions Taken on July 16
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on July 16 in the suits below:
Appeals court affirms convictions, sentences in aggravated battery of baby
MOUNT VERNON -- An appeals court has ruled that a man found guilty of battering a newborn baby was properly convicted and sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment totaling 24 years.
East St. Louis Housing Authority blamed for woman's fall at Centreville complex
BELLEVILLE (Madison County Record) — A St. Clair County woman has filed a lawsuit against the East St. Louis Housing Authority, alleging she was injured on housing authority property at a low-income apartment complex in Centreville.
Madison resident accuses city of violating constitutional rights regarding parked car in yard
EDWARDSVILLE - A Madison resident is alleging violation of his constitutional rights after he was summoned to a city hearing over a car parked on his property.
Centreville landlord alleges Allstate failed to fully cover fire damages to house
EDWARDSVILLE - A landlord is suing Allstate, alleging the insurance company failed to cover damages following a fire that partially destroyed a structure in Centreville.
Korean War veteran, senior status federal judge will preside over Duebbert’s suit against local public officials
CHICAGO – For a suit claiming St. Clair County tried to frame Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert for a felony, Chief Judge Diane Wood of the U.S. Seventh Circuit chose a man who witnessed the end of the Korean War at the border.
TRESSLER LLP: Erik Peck Receives Paul Harris Fellow Recognition Award
We are proud to announce that Erik Peck, partner at Tressler LLP, recently received the Paul Harris Fellow Recognition Award from the LaGrange Rotary Club, the Brookfield Rotary Club and Riverside Rotary Club for his work rebuilding a playground at a battered women’s shelter.
Suit alleges sheriff's deputy ran red light without warning, caused collision
BELLEVILLE -- A motorist and several passengers claim a St. Clair County Sheriff's Deputy drove into an intersection without lights or sirens and caused a collision.
Illinois state lawmakers among highest paid in nation
The Illinois General Assembly passed budget that included a $1,600 pay raise for state lawmakers, who already rank among the nation’s highest paid.
Forum shopped suit booted from Madison County refiled at Southern District of Illinois
BENTON – State Farm successfully challenged Madison County jurisdiction in a suit over storm damage at a Missouri home but failed to move the suit to Missouri.
July 15: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "555 prison condition" cases
The following cases categorized as "555 prison condition" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on July 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Former Clayborne client Thane Ritchie now says Madison County complaint was improper; Objects to adversary's 'circular firing squad'
WHEATON – Chicago investor Thane Ritchie asserts in DuPage County chancery court that former Illinois Senate Majority Leader James Clayborne’s law firm filed an inaccurate and improper complaint on his behalf in Madison County last year.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois: Actions Taken on July 15
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on July 15 in the suits below:
July 15: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "863 social security: diwc/diww" cases
The following cases categorized as "863 social security: diwc/diww" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on July 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Woman accuses Dollar Tree of negligence after allegedly slipping, falling in Cahokia store
CAHOKIA – A Missouri woman filed a negligence lawsuit after slipping and falling in a Dollar Tree store and claiming the store failed to warn her of a dangerous hazard.
Customer alleges injuries from slip, fall at Glen Carbon Wal-Mart
EDWARDSVILLE -- Wal-Mart faces a law suit over the claim that its employees failed to clean up liquid from the floor of the premises, which allegedly caused a customer to slip and fall.
July 15: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "motor vehicle" cases
The following cases categorized as "motor vehicle" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on July 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 15: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "550 prisoner: civil rights" cases
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 July 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Illinois Employer to Pay $573,836 in Wages to 215 Employees in Settlement After U.s. Department of Labor Investigation
Rock River Valley Self Help Enterprises Inc. – based in Sterling, Illinois – will pay 215 current and former employees with disabilities nearly $574,000 in back wages as part of its agreement to resolve issues uncovered by a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).