News from February 2022
FedEx faces wrongful death trial over Albanian driver’s ability to speak English
BENTON – With great care, Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert set trial on a claim that FedEx Ground contributed to three deaths by employing a driver who didn’t understand enough English to do his job.
Lawsuit over alleged Cancun cocktail death belongs in McLean Co., not St. Clair, defendants argue
BELLEVILLE – Travel agents in Bloomington facing a St. Clair County suit over deadly poison in Cancun cocktails claim the suit belongs in McLean County.
Tillery letter struck in paraquat MDL; Judge: Allegations serious, unfounded and threatening
EAST ST. LOUIS – Attorney Stephen Tillery of St. Louis threatened someone while Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel prepared to issue an order against his interest in national paraquat litigation, according to the case docket.
Davis Calls on President Biden to End Federal Public Health Emergency Declaration
Davis Calls on President Biden to End Federal Public Health Emergency Declaration.
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.
DeVore to run for Attorney General: Lawyer who has repeatedly challenged Pritzker's COVID powers announces candidacy
Downstate lawyer Tom DeVore, who led the case that secured a court order blocking Pritzker's school mask mandates, says he will seek to challenge Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who he said has acted as Pritzker's "personal attorney" rather than "the people's legal counsel"
Attorney for judges in subcircuit suit: ‘Naked political interference by legislature’
Edwardsville attorney James Craney has entered his appearance on behalf of Madison County Circuit Judges Sholar and Threlkeld in a lawsuit pitting the voters of Madison County against various state bodies.
Suit alleges tractor trailer ran stop sign, caused collision
EDWARDSVILLE - A motorist claims the driver of a tractor trailer failed to stop at an intersection and crashed into her vehicle.
Mother alleges premature infant died of NEC after consuming baby formula
EDWARDSVILLE - The mother of a premature infant claims her child developed necrotizing enterocolitis after being fed Similac or Enfamil infant formula.
Driver sued over Godfrey crash
EDWARDSVILLE - A motorist is suing another driver for allegedly causing a collision at a Godfrey intersection.
IL Supreme Court may be next stop for Pritzker's continued fight to reimpose school mask rules, other COVID mandates
Gov. JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul each promised to ask the Illinois Supreme Court to undo lower court rulings declaring Pritzker's COVID school rules to be non-existent, null, void
Pritzker is ‘out of the picture’: DeVore responds to dismissal of COVID-19 school mandate appeal
Attorney Tom DeVore, who represents the Illinois students and parents suing Gov. J.B. Pritzker over his COVID-19 mandates for schools, responded to the Fourth District Appellate Court ruling and provided clarity on the court’s statement that school districts have “independent authority.”
'No actual controversy': Pritzker appeal of COVID school mandates TRO dismissed
Appellate justices declined to step in, saying a decision by a committee of state lawmakers to not allow Gov. JB Pritzker to renew his school mask mandate and other COVID-related school rules means the state, at this time, has no rules to enforce, and the Springfield judge has no rules to restrain
Motorist alleges injuries from Alton crash involving '09 Corvette and '86 Mustang
EDWARDSVILLE - A driver of a Corvette claims the driver of a Mustang pulled out of an Alton parking lot in front of him and caused a collision.
Discrimination suit alleges bank denies loans, grants without giving them serious consideration
EAST ST. LOUIS - The Metro Chamber of Commerce claims Lindell Bank denies loans and grants as they are received without considering the requests.
Grischow sets hearing for joinder motions to school mask mandate lawsuits
Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow scheduled a hearing for Feb. 25 on numerous motions to join lawsuits challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandates and other COVID-19 mitigation measures.
Attorneys: Appeals court still must rule on Springfield judge's ruling, despite JCAR rejection of Pritzker's COVID school rules
Tuesday, a committee of Illinois lawmakers refused to allow Gov. JB Pritzker to renew his "emergency" COVID school rules. But a key legal question concerning the limits of Pritzker's powers should be addressed by a state appeals court, said attorneys for Pritzker and those for students and parents
CTU-backed Amendment 1 would give teachers unions power over Illinois parents
Chicago Teachers Union takes credit for spreading the “new gospel” of union strike power across the nation. If the CTU-backed Amendment 1 passes in November, it will lock the union’s militant tactics into the state constitution, to the detriment of children and parents statewide.
St. Clair County real estate Oct. 25-29
An O'Fallon office property sold for $3,280,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Oct. 25-29.
Madison County real estate Jan. 3-7
A Maryville office property sold for $1,750,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Jan. 3-7.