News from December 2022

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Illinois Courts Awarded $50,000 State Justice Institute Grant for Competency to Stand Trial Processes

By Press release submission |
The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) announced today it was awarded a $50,000 grant from the State Justice Institute (SJI).
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Homeowner alleges faulty appliance installation caused water leak

By Andy Nghiem |
BELLEVILLE – A St. Clair County homeowner is suing Culligan Water, claiming that a faulty water appliance installation caused more than $150,000 in water damage to his home.
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It's A Wonderful County!

By John J. Hopkins |
Hope born of the realization that despite all the negative publicity, (Madison County) really was a Wonderful County, and the power to change the current course of events comes from within–within him and all who think alike.
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Motorist alleges school bus driver caused Fairview Heights crash

By Andy Nghiem |
BELLEVILLE – A motorist is suing Illinois Central School Bus following a collision in Fairview Heights.
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Patient claims misinterpreted x-ray delayed cancer diagnosis

By Andy Nghiem |
BELLEVILLE – A patient claims his x-ray was misinterpreted, which allegedly delayed his lung cancer diagnosis.
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Suit alleges malfunctioning sprinkler system during fire at East. St. Louis Warehouse

By Andy Nghiem |
BELLEVILLE – A warehouse in East. St. Louis allegedly had a faulty sprinkler system during a fire, which caused extensive damage to the premises and to the property stored there.
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Midwest Sanitary Service settles legal malpractice suit involving punitive damages dispute

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
After the Illinois Supreme Court concluded that lawyers can be sued by clients seeking to recover punitive damages, two St. Louis attorneys and their law firm have reached a settlement with Midwest Sanitary Services in a legal malpractice suit involving a former employee’s alleged wrongful termination.
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Pretrial Implementation Task Force Updates Resource Documents After Amendments to Pretrial Fairness Act

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The Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Implementation Task Force (Task Force) has updated its resource documents, including draft flowcharts, considerations documents and sample orders, to reflect the latest Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) amendments as of December 15, 2022.
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Nineteen attorneys have applied for Madison County associate judge seats; Positions have been vacant since July

By The Madison County Record |
Nineteen attorneys have applied for two Madison County associate judge positions that have been sitting vacant for nearly six months.
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Miami-Dade County seeks to remove FTX from Miami Heat arena

By Steve Korris |
Miami-Date County petitioned the bankruptcy court to provide relief from a stay in litigation so it can remove FTX from the arena name for the Miami Heat basketball team.
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Class action suit against Heineken alleges ‘Ranch Water’ is flavored beer

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
New York attorney Spencer Sheehan filed a class action lawsuit against Heineken USA Incorporated, alleging its Dos Equis “Ranch Water” is just flavored beer rather than the traditional tequila and lime.

State AG challenges federal jurisdiction in former correctional officer's mask challenge

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS – Attorney General Kwame Raoul challenges federal jurisdiction over a claim that the state improperly tried to recover health care premiums from an employee it fired for not wearing a mask.
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1,000 days: Pritzker's emergency declarations kill jobs, increase Illinois' dependence on government

By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner, Wirepoints |
Gov. Pritzker recently extended his Disaster Proclamation for Illinois for the 37th straight time, a period that now stretches over 1,000 days.
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Applications are open for the 2023-24 ISBA Rural Practice Fellowship Programs!

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Applications are open for the 2023-24 ISBA Rural Practice Fellowship Programs!
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Lakin's legacy: Former lawyer remembered for rise in class action success and fall from drug charges, sex assault allegations

By Steve Korris |
Former lawyer Lowell Thomas Lakin died last week and left behind a lesson in the price of having too much.
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Woman sues dentist office after stepping in pothole in parking lot

By Andy Nghiem |
EDWARDSVILLE – A woman has filed a negligence lawsuit against Associated Pediatric Dentistry, alleging she was injured after she stepped in a pothole in the parking lot.
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Penn-Star Insurance Company removes breach of contract lawsuit to federal court

By Andy Nghiem |
EAST ST. LOUIS – Penn-Star Insurance Company has removed a lawsuit to federal court, which claims that the insurance company refuses to pay a claim on a property that burned down.
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Madison County real estate Nov. 7-11

By Andrew Thomas |
An Alton property sold for $3.35 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Nov. 7-11.
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St. Clair County real estate Aug. 29-Sep. 2

By Andrew Thomas |
A Mascoutah property sold for $2.85 million as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for Aug. 29-Sept. 2.
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Attorney General Raoul Calls on Fcc to Put in Place Anti-robotext Protections

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Attorney General Kwame Raoul expressed support for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to help cut down on unwanted text messages by requiring mobile wireless providers to block texts from invalid, unassigned, or unused numbers, and from numbers on a Do Not Originate (DNO) list.

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