News from October 2023
'Floodgates have officially opened': IL employers facing new lawsuit blitz under state's genetic info privacy law
Thousands of Illinois employers have faced potentially financially catastrophic class actions under the state's biometric privacy law. Now, a new raft of class actions appears to be arriving under a different law, the Genetic Information Privacy Act
Amazon settles suit alleging imported electric socks caused death
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Dugan, who granted default judgment against Chinese electric sock maker Global Vasion in a wrongful death suit in 2021, has set a hearing on Nov. 15 to determine damages.
Motorist sues Toyota alleging crash caused spinal injuries due to defective seat
BELLEVILLE – A motorist is suing Toyota, alleging a defective seat in her vehicle caused her to suffer serious spinal injuries during a highway collision.
Gotion’s Illinois-China Controversy Reaches Presidential Candidate Platform; National Attention Expands
Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy slammed plans for Gotion’s electric vehicle lithium battery plants in Illinois and Michigan at a Wednesday rally near the Michigan proposed site. Gotion, which is Chinese owned, is set to receive about $8 billion in taxpayer subsidies for its Manteno plant, which will cost only $2 billion to build, and the company has clear ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
IL State Police director: Plaintiff testimonies dispute vagueness claim in gun ban challenge
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly asked U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn to supplement his response to a motion for partial summary judgment with plaintiff depositions he claims dispute the vagueness argument.
Madison County real estate Aug. 28-Sept. 1
A Granite City property sold for $1.3 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions from Aug. 28-Sept. 1
St. Clair County real estate June 20-23
A Shiloh property sold for more than $1 million as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for June 20-23.
Madison County civil docket Oct. 16-20
Madison County circuit judges have hearings scheduled on the civil docket for Oct. 16-20.
Fifth District affirms dismissal of inmate's lawsuit against Madison County Sheriff's Department
The Fifth District Appellate Court upheld Madison County Associate Judge Anthony Jumper's ruling granting dismissal of an inmate's lawsuit alleging the sheriff's department failed to protect him from another inmate.
Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition Supporting Epa’s Proposal to Strengthen Dust-lead Regulations
Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 13 attorneys general supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to strengthen dust-lead hazard standards and post-abatement clearance levels, as authorized by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Benchmark USA Highlights Fox Rothschild Attorneys Nationwide
Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates the following firm attorneys who are recognized in the 2024 Benchmark Litigation USA lists*:
Convictions haven’t changed the Madigan method of ruling Illinois
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is a man who needed blind loyalists to hold his power in Springfield over the last 40 years. Tim Mapes played that role well. Mapes was Madigan’s longtime chief of staff and held other titles as he worked alongside Madigan to control the Illinois House of Representatives and Democratic Party of Illinois.
Rosenstengel dismisses 47 Paraquat claims for failing to answer exposure questionnaire
EAST ST. LOUIS – Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel dismissed 47 suits blaming weed killer paraquat for Parkinson’s disease on Oct. 6 for failure to state basic facts.
East St. Louis resident sues Tiger Services over $61K in alleged fraudulent home repairs
BELLEVILLE – A man is suing Tiger Services for allegedly convincing his wife into signing him up for $61,176 in home repairs without his approval.
Seventh Circuit remands $3.5 billion suit against Country Mutual to St. Clair County
CHICAGO – U.S. Seventh Circuit judges directed District Judge David Dugan to remand a $3.5 billion suit against Country Mutual to St. Clair County Circuit Court on Oct. 2.
LIVE WEB - The Copyright Office's Small Claims Court - One Year and Counting on October 11, 2023
Don’t miss this discussion on the Copyright Office’s Small Claims Court and how it’s going after a year of operation.
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Mckinley as Resident Circuit Judge in Mercer County
Justice Lisa Holder White and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the appointment of Jeffrey Scot McKinley as a Resident Circuit Judge in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Mercer County.
Wrongful death suit alleges Memorial Hospital patient received negligent care
BELLEVILLE – The family of a Memorial Hospital patient claims she died because the hospital failed to give her proper care.
Shopper alleges cart corral collapsed on him at O'Fallon Walmart
BELLEVILLE – A shopper is suing an O'Fallon Walmart claiming that he was injured when a cart corral allegedly collapsed on him.
Belleville Crossing shareholders voluntarily dismiss suit alleging developer spent funds on lavish living
EAST ST. LOUIS – Belleville Crossing shareholders dismissed a suit claiming Arizona developer Jonathan Larmore neglected the property and spent their money on himself, his wife and his mother.