News from May 2021
Finance company accused of charging excessive interest rates
EDWARDSVILLE — A woman claims a Missouri finance company is operating in Illinois without a license and charging consumers excessive interest rates.
Illinois takes aim at private schools with new bill
An amendment to Illinois House Bill 2789 could result in a flurry of complaints against private and public schools for alleged violations of COVID-19 protocols, provides harsh penalties, including punishing teachers, and expands state authority over private schools.
Asbestos, opioid attorney Paul Hanly remembered for 'magnanimous spirit' and accomplished career
Paul J. Hanly Jr., shareholder with top asbestos firm Simmons Hanly Conroy, died May 22 at his home after a battle with anaplastic thyroid cancer.
Judicial re-map would add 11 counties to Fifth District, giving it nearly half of state
SPRINGFIELD – Eleven counties will join the Fifth Judicial District’s existing 37 southernmost, if legislators adopt a map that Democratic leaders introduced on May 25.
Illinois students will return to in-person schooling in fall
In-person learning will resume in the fall, the Illinois State Board of Education has decided. Whether kids will still be required to wear masks and sit behind plastic shields in the fall remains to be decided.
May 18: 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" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on May 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
May 18: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "motor vehicle" cases
The following cases categorized as "motor vehicle" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on May 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Madison County real estate Apr. 12-16
A Pontoon Beach manufactured housing community sold for $12,245,277 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Apr. 12-16.
St. Clair County real estate Feb. 22-26
An East Saint Louis apartment building sold for $2,000,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions.
May 18: 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 May 18. 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 May 18
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on May 18 in the suits below:
Madison County civil docket May 31-Jun. 4
Madison County judges Smith and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket May 31-Jun. 4.
May 18: 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" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on May 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Case activity for Joshua James Hart vs Sgt. Rigs on May 24
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Joshua James Hart against Jane & John Does and Sgt. Rigs on May 24.
IL Dems move to redraw state Supreme Court district lines for first time in decades, with eye on preserving their partisan majority
Illinois Democrats say the changes are needed to better balance the districts by population, but the redistricting move comes just months after a longtime Democratic Supreme Court justice lost his bid for retention in a district now considered solidly Republican.
Walmart denies liability in suit alleging shopper tripped on barrier
Walmart and one of its employees denies liability in a shopper’s suit alleging she suffered injuries when she tripped on a barrier placed at one of the entrances to the Wood River store last year.
Belleville attorney temporarily loses privileges at Eighth Circuit, Missouri Supreme Court, Southern District of Illinois
BELLEVILLE – Attorney George Ripplinger has temporarily lost practice privileges at the Eighth U.S. Circuit appellate court, the Missouri Supreme Court, and the U.S. district court for Southern Illinois.
Pritzker has days to take action on pre-judgment interest bill opponents say will drive up costs of goods, services
Governor JB Pritzker has a May 31 deadline to take action on a bill that would allow plaintiffs in lawsuits accusing hospitals, health care providers and other businesses and defendants of personal injuries or wrongful death to collect interest calculated from the time the lawsuit was filed, not just from the time judgment was entered.
Illinois is under 'extreme' threat of drawing another Madigan election map
Illinois is listed as one of the states under ‘extreme’ danger of partisan gerrymandering of its state legislative and congressional redistricting maps. Gov. J.B. Pritzker can stop that threat.
Suit alleges Enfamil, Similac cause long-term health effects for premature infants
EDWARDSVILLE — A suit alleges a premature infant suffered long-term health effects as a result of being fed cow's milk-based formula after birth.