News from October 2019
Bicyclist suffered serious injuries after crashing into steel gate cable lying on road, lawsuit alleges
BELLEVILLE - A bicyclist claims he suffered serious injuries after crashing into a steel gate cable lying across a road.
Hotel allegedly charged for rooms never used, plaintiff demands large punitive damages: suit
EDWARDSVILLE - A Wisconsin woman helping to organize a family reunion is seeking substantial punitive damages from the owners of a hotel in Collinsville amid claims of fraud over charges on her credit card.
Walmart reaches $14 million class action settlement over former policy for pregnant workers
Walmart has reached a class action settlement over its one time national policy that barred pregnant workers from being assigned lighter work in its stores.
AARP poll: 79 percent know people looking to leave Illinois for lower taxes, better run government
While Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recently released five-year economic plan for the state focuses on retaining young people, new poll numbers suggest it’s the state’s finances that has people looking to leave.
Madison County asbestos docket has long ties to Bidens; Hunter was manager of Edwardsville-based investment firm
EDWARDSVILLE – Hunter Biden’s restless search for gain brought him through Madison County, in name if not in person.
Opioid settlement hints at massive windfall for private lawyers who snagged government clients
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - It was a stroke of good luck for Cuyahoga and Summit counties in Ohio that U.S. District Judge Dan Polster selected them for the first bellwether trial out of thousands of other cities and counties that are blaming the opioid industry for the nation's addiction crisis.
Oct. 14: 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 Oct. 14. 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 Oct. 14
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on Oct. 14 in the suits below:
Rosenstengel consolidates three medical malpractice lawsuits over same injury
EAST ST. LOUIS – Chief U. S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel ruled that Lisa Vandervelden, a client of Tom Keefe who alleges medical malpractice in three suits over one injury, must assert her claims in a single suit.
Worker sacked one week after suffering workplace injury, compensation claim, suit says
BELLEVILLE - A worker claims his employment was terminated after he made a claim for workers' compensation benefits.
Case activity for Grace E. Brown vs Andrew M Saul on Oct. 19
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Grace E. Brown against Andrew M Saul on Oct. 19.
Agency accused of racial, age, gender discrimination, retaliation by former employee
BELLEVILLE - East St. Louis Housing Authority faces a battery of claims in a lawsuit filed by a former employee.
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS: Navigating the Data Map: Rules, Tools and Why They Matter
Faegre Baker Daniels issued the following announcement on.Date: October 23, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m.
Dental patient alleges improper bridge work led to severe pain
BELLEVILLE - A dental patient alleges improper bridge work carried out by a now deceased dentist has caused severe pain and suffering, according to a refiled lawsuit naming the executor of the estate and the shuttered practice.
30-year Community Care employee alleges she was fired due to role in abuse case
BELLEVILLE - A 30-year employee of a home help company alleges her involvement in a claim of suspected abuse led to her job being terminated.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Department of Labor Investigation Results in Moline, Illinois, Restaurant Paying $78,970 in Back Wages to 33 Employees for Wage, Overtime Violations
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Osaka Steak House Sushi & Hibachi Inc. – doing business as Osaka Buffet in Moline, Illinois – will pay $78,970 in back wages to 33 current and former employees for violations of the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA.
Red-light camera backlash gains bipartisan momentum in Springfield
Driver headaches and corruption flow from red-light cameras. Two bills with bipartisan support would ban the traffic devices in Illinois.
Cahokia police pension board votes to hire accounting firm to calculate former chief Watson’s numbers
CAHOKIA – St. Clair County sheriff Rick Watson let lawyer Leah Captain speak for him at a police pension board meeting on Oct. 16, when trustee Francella Jackson asked him how he came up with the numbers for his pension.
Case activity for Leslie Dipel vs BestDrive, LLC on Oct. 18
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Leslie Dipel against BestDrive, LLC and Joshua L. Cranford on Oct. 18.
Case activity for Antoine Ridley vs Richard Arnold on Oct. 18
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Antoine Ridley against Richard Arnold, S. Mercier and Travis Baylor on Oct. 18.