News from May 2022
Fifth District reverses $3.14 million verdict against Union Pacific over plaintiff's counsel 'blatant disregard' of court instruction
Union Pacific Railroad was denied a fair trial in St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf's court because of plaintiff counsel's "inflammatory and improper" closing argument, the Fifth District Appellate Court ruled April 28.
Driver alleges tire, rim from truck struck his vehicle, causing spinal injuries
EAST ST. LOUIS — A motorist claims he suffered disabling spinal cord injuries when an inflated rim and tire from a tanker trailer struck his vehicle on Interstate 55.
Judge lifts document production stay in civil suit against Devon Archer
NEW YORK CITY – U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona Wang ordered Devon Archer, former partner of Hunter Biden now working for Jeff Cooper of Edwardsville, to explain why he has kept documents away from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Former FedEx employee alleges she faced hostile work environment following breakup
EAST ST. LOUIS — A former FedEx worker alleges the company failed to take any action to stop a hostile work environment.
St. Clair County GOP to host gubernatorial candidate forum
An upcoming GOP gubernatorial candidate forum sponsored by the St. Clair County Republican Party will feature contenders Darren Bailey, Paul Schimpf, Max Solomon, Jesse Sullivan and Gary Rabine.
BNSF Railway worker alleges injuries from poor roadway condition in rail yard
EAST ST. LOUIS — A BNSF Railway worker alleges a roadway full of deep potholes in the rail yard caused him to suffer a spinal injury.
Parents, keep an eye on your school's sex ed curriculum. It may be more extreme than you think
It doesn’t matter where you stand on the issues of sex-ed, pronoun usage or transgenderism in school, you should know who’s teaching your kids, what they’re teaching them and whether there’s more than meets the eye.
Amazon intentionally immunizes Chinese sellers from liability claims, lawyers for personal injury plaintiff argue
EAST ST. LOUIS – Amazon protects Chinese suppliers from liability, according to lawyers for a widow who can’t enforce a judgment she secured in a wrongful death suit at U.S. district court.
Greensfelder Opens New Location for Southern Illinois Office
Greensfelder Opens New Location for Southern Illinois Office.
Critics raise alarm over new DHS 'speech police'
(The Center Square) – Critics have raised the alarm after the Department of Homeland Security announced the creation of a new federal board that will monitor and combat speech it deems “disinformation.”
It's not just Illinois homeowners that suffer: Businesses pay some of the nation's highest property taxes too
We recently wrote about how Illinoisans are burdened by the nation’s highest effective property taxes. New research by ATTOM ranked Illinois residential property tax rates as number one in 2021, just ahead of New Jersey.
J&J, Ethicon seek dismissal of pelvic mesh claims based on death of plaintiffs
EAST ST. LOUIS – Attorneys Jacob Flint and Andrew Feldman of Flint Cooper in Edwardsville produced no substitutes for two dead plaintiffs in a group action against Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson in U.S. district court.
In upcoming foot amputation trial, defense seeks to bar clinician’s testimony
EAST ST. LOUIS – Memorial Hospital and the federal government moved last week to bar Des Plaines clinic president Romi Chopra from a malpractice trial in October, claiming his report came two months late and broke other rules.
Former AG Barr to Appear on The Justice Insiders
Former AG Barr to Appear on The Justice Insiders.