News from October 2023
Everytown for Gun Safety and others file amicus briefs supporting gun liability law, claiming 'bad actors in the gun industry ... enable gun violence'
BENTON - Limits in federal law on civil liability of gun makers and dealers for crimes shouldn’t interfere with expansion of their civil liability in Illinois, private groups argued as friends of U.S. District Court on Oct. 23.
Argosy Casino faces negligence lawsuit after patron trips and falls on floor
EDWARDSVILLE – A woman is suing the Argosy Casino in Alton for negligence after allegedly tripping over a hump on the floor and injuring herself.
Cooper: Amex sues over debt owed by company that stopped doing business years ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Jeff Cooper, Managing Partner of Flint Cooper, said he was surprised to learn he was being sued by American Express to recover a debt owed by a company that went out of business more than two years ago.
Thompson Coburn Named Among Top 100 Executive and Marketing Teams by OnConferences
Thompson Coburn is proud to be recognized by OnConferences as a Top 100 company in the Executive and Marketing Team categorie
5 problems with report implying Illinois is growing. Problem No. 1: It's not
Authors left out key data that contradicted their findings to claim Illinois’ population is growing. Evidence Illinois is shrinking comes independently from the IRS, U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois Department of Revenue and multiple moving companies.
Appeals panel: JAMA doesn't need to give trial lawyers emails about spiked Zantac study article
Illinois appellate judges ruled a man who is suing GSK over alleged Zantac cancer link can't sidestep Illinois' reporter's privilege to force the Journal of the American Medical Association to reveal the identity of a government official who communicated with JAMA editors before they spiked a story on a Zantac cancer study in 2020
The game of politics: Home field advantages and a biased media
There is no bigger game than the upcoming 2024 election. We’ve all got to put our game faces on, pull our chin straps tight, and give it our best shots!
Kolker to preside over legal malpractice case against Belleville attorney
BELLEVILLE - Edward Blake, senior partner at the Blake Behme Law Group PLC, is being sued for alleged legal malpractice and misappropriating funds from a client.
Belleville Township High School District sued after student allegedly injured in bus collision
BELLEVILLE – A mother has filed a lawsuit against the Belleville Township High School District, alleging her daughter sustained injuries in a rear-end collision while riding the school bus.
Yandle recuses herself from Fayette County tree dispute
BENTON - U. S. District Judge Staci Yandle recused herself in a tree cutting suit against Nathan Marlen of Freeburg after stating his brother, lawyer Matthew Marlen, rented space to her and worked with her at times.
Woman sues Argosy Casino for negligence after restroom door allegedly fell on her
EDWARDSVILLE – A woman is suing the Argosy Casino in Alton for negligence after a restroom door at the establishment allegedly came off its hinges and caused her to suffer injuries.
NewsGuard, part of the government-media censorship complex, promoted by Chicago Tribune to combat ‘misinformation’
This was Media Literacy Week, and the Chicago Tribune’s contribution was an op-ed by the executive editor of NewsGuard, a supposed warrior against media misinformation.
'The evidence is clear:' Poultry producer Sanderson Farms wins at trial, says proves no conspiracy to inflate chicken prices
While competitors opted to settle for hundreds of millions of dollars, chicken producer Sanderson Farms opted to defend itself at trial before a jury, and won. The verdict can still be appealed.
St. Clair County jury returns defense verdict; Plaintiff moves to adjudicate
BELLEVILLE — After a St. Clair County jury returned a defense verdict following a car crash, the plaintiff is asking the court to adjudicate the claimed lien.
Federal Firearms Licenses of Illinois seeks to amend gun ban challenge as registration deadline approaches amid delayed appellate ruling
Federal Firearms Licenses of Illinois (FFL-IL) is asking U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn for leave to file an amended constitutional challenge to the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA), arguing that the registration deadline should be extended in light of the Seventh Circuit’s delay in ruling on injunctive relief.
Bicyclist alleges injuries in collision with cab
EDWARDSVILLE — A bicyclist claims he was injured when he was hit by a cab driver.
Laura-Buick GMC sued by former employee for retaliatory discharge
Madison County resident David L. Sanders is suing Laura-Buick GMC for violation of the Illinois Whistleblower Act and retaliatory discharge
Illinois city outlaws trick-or-treating beyond age 12
Some Illinois communities see regulating any mischief on Halloween as a real treat. Belleville prohibits anyone older than 12 from trick-or-treating, with fines up to $1,000.
Attorney General Raoul Announces $10 Million Multistate Settlement With Aci Worldwide for Unauthorized Withdrawals From Mortgage Holders
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that Illinois, along with 49 other attorneys general, has reached a bipartisan settlement with a subsidiary of payment processor ACI Worldwide Corporation (ACI) concerning a testing error that led to the attempted unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from the accounts of 477,000 mortgage holders.
Justice Lisa Holder White Announces Formation of Screening Committee to Fill Fourteenth Circuit Resident Judge Vacancy
Justice Lisa Holder White of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a judicial screening committee for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.