News from April 2020
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Urges Federal Government to Increase Outreach About Health Care Coverage During Covid-19
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 states, urged the U.S. De-partment of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Ser-vices (CMS) to immediately develop and implement an outreach plan to inform the millions of Americans who have lost – or may lose – their employer-sponsored health insurance coverage about the Special Enrollment Period available through Healthcare.gov, the federal exchange.
Class action over K-cup type coffee settles at $25 million; Lawyers get $8.3 million, lead plaintiffs $10K, class $10
EAST ST. LOUIS – Coffee drinker Linda Suchanek of St. Clair County stands to collect $10,000 as leader of a class action her late son in law Randy Gori filed.
Lakin suit against Geico remanded to Madison County
BENTON – Former lawyer Tom Lakin and Geico Casualty agreed to remand their coverage dispute from U.S. district court to Madison County after Lakin promised not to seek more than $75,000 in damages.
‘Exorbitant’ cost of litigation could have been avoided if not for plaintiffs' ‘scorched earth discovery,’ Chrysler says
BENTON – Chrysler and Harman International, which defeated a class action that Belleville city attorney Brian Flynn filed, seek to recover more than $200,000 from his lawyers.
eBay dismissed from proposed class action over Zinus mattresses
BENTON – Retailer eBay got out of a potential class action before it got in. Christopher Cueto of Belleville, representing Amanda Chandler and Robert Durham of Collinsville, filed notice of voluntary dismissal on April 15.
Prenzler on firing of administrator Hulme and IT director Dorman
I do know that our country has a deeply ingrained sense of due process and fundamental fairness. That is what was terminated last Thursday, along with Hulme and Dorman.
Plummer and other GOP senators want answers from Pritzker on using pandemic for releasing violent offenders; Crowe also opposed
A former Edwardsville High School athlete and footballer, convicted of the first degree murder of his baby child, is free from prison after his 40-year-sentence was commuted by Gov. JB Pritizker, apparently due to COVID-19 crisis.
Illinois personal income tax revenue could fall up to $6.6 billion from COVID-19 lockdown
The severe economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus outbreak and measures taken to contain it could cause state personal income tax revenues to fall by 14.7% to 33.8% this year.
No credit to father for non-court ordered child support payments, Fifth District affirms
A father can receive no credit for voluntarily increasing child support payments, must pay post-secondary education costs and maintenance and is liable for the mother's attorney fees of more than $11,000, an appeals court has ruled.
April 10: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "insurance" cases
The following cases categorized as "insurance" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on April 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Case activity for Timothy Le Gentry vs Kathlen Hawk on April 16
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Timothy Le Gentry against Kathlen Hawk and USA on April 16.
April 10: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "446 civil rights: americans with disabilities - other" cases
The following cases categorized as "446 civil rights: americans with disabilities - other" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on April 10. 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 April 10
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on April 10 in the suits below:
Case activity for Anita Weatherspon vs United States of America on April 16
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Anita Weatherspon and Lonie Weatherspon against United States of America on April 16.
Madison County Democrats see new bi-partisanship in vote to terminate Prenzler aides; Republicans say they acted because of their 'zero tolerance' for misconduct
Madison County Democrats touted bipartisan cooperation reached with Republican counterparts at a special meeting Thursday, in which the county board voted nearly unanimously to fire administrator Doug Hulme and IT director Rob Dorman.
Governor needs to answer for prisoner release
Shocking and completely unacceptable.
Statement by Hulme on county board's termination action
Please do not confuse the actions by the county board with any legal actions against me. The county board is a political body and their choice to terminate me was a political decision.
Madison County board fires Hulme and Dorman in 26-1 vote; Hulme says decision was political - not legal, and Dorman will appeal
Following a near three hour executive session Thursday, the Madison County Board voted overwhelmingly, 26-1, to fire administrator Doug Hulme and IT director Rob Dorman.
Case activity for Patricia Kenedy vs Drury Development Corporation on April 15
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Patricia Kenedy against Drury Development Corporation on April 15.
Case activity for Depositors Insurance Company vs Thomas Kely on April 15
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Depositors Insurance Company against Thomas Kely on April 15.