News from September 2023
Attorney General Raoul Charges Three Central Illinois Gas Station Owners for More Than $4 Million in Tax Fraud
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged three men who own and operate a more than a dozen Central and Southern Illinois gas stations for allegedly underreporting more than $50 million in sales from 2019 to 2022, which produced more than $4 million in tax liability.
Attorney General Raoul Charges Two Lake County Men With Gunrunning and Unlawful Sale of Firearms
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged two Lake County men with allegedly trying to sell illegal firearms, some of which were stolen, in Lake and Cook counties this summer.
Trucking company sued following fatal crash with Greyhound bus
EDWARDSVILLE – A man's family has filed a lawsuit against a trucking company after he died during a bus collision with one of their tractor-trailers.
Motorist seeks to recover $1.6 million jury verdict from State Farm
EDWARDSVILLE – An Illinois woman is suing State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance to recover a $1.6 million jury verdict after the insurer allegedly breached its contract, leading to a lengthy legal battle over a traffic crash.
Alton hospital sued after delayed cancer diagnosis allegedly led to severe consequences
EDWARDSVILLE – A lawsuit alleges that medical staff at Alton Memorial Hospital failed to notify a patient that he had cancer for more than two and a half years, during which time the cancer spread throughout his stomach.
Lawsuit alleges negligence led to Anderson Hospital patient's fatal heart attack
EDWARDSVILLE – A wrongful death suit alleges a patient at Anderson Hospital died of a heart attack because medical professionals allegedly failed to provide timely care even though tests showed signs of his condition.
Xpert Xteriors sues man for allegedly pretending to be an employee
EDWARDSVILLE – Xpert Xteriors, a Glen Carbon-based construction company, has filed a lawsuit claiming an individual fraudulently pretended to be an agent of the company to procure construction jobs.
Union Pacific sues farmers, alleging fatal crash with tractor caused $3.6 million in damages
EAST ST. LOUIS – Monroe County farmers facing a claim that their tractor derailed a Union Pacific freight train argued on Sept. 22 that Union Pacific caused the derailment.
Access to Justice Commission Accepting Applications for Forms Committee
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) is seeking two volunteer members to serve on its Forms Committee.
Ann Barnum replaces Frank Bergman as human resources director in St. Clair County
BELLEVILLE – Frank Bergman, who served as St. Clair County’s human resource director for 12 years, has resigned from his position.
Madison County real estate Aug. 14-18
An Edwardsville property sold for more than $1 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Aug. 14-18.
St. Clair County real estate June 5-8
A Belleville property sold for more than $2.2 million as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions from June 5-8.
LIVE - ISBA's Solo & Small Firm Conference 2023: The Intersection of Technology and the Law on September 28-29, 2023
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Madison County civil docket Oct. 2-6
Madison County circuit judges have hearings scheduled on the civil docket for Oct. 2-6.
St. Louis attorney cautions lawyers about using AI for research, but says it could still be used effectively
ST. LOUIS – Lawyers who trusted Chat GPT for artificial intelligence cited fake cases and a judge fined them $5,000, Paige Tungate of Downey Law Group reported to asbestos lawyers at HarrisMartin's annual Midwest Asbestos Litigation Conference on Sept. 20.
Prenzler urges Prizker to inform public on migrant crisis
Madison County Chairman Kurt Prenzler sent a letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker regarding the migrant crisis
Carruthers to preside over Madison County asbestos docket beginning Oct. 1
ST. LOUIS - Associate judge Andrew Carruthers told asbestos lawyers on Sept. 20 that he will preside over Madison County’s asbestos docket as of Oct. 1.
IL Supreme Court: Family OK to sue nursing home for injuries suffered by woman before death, despite arbitration clause
6-0 ruling by state high court declared the arbitration clause that would have governed claims by the woman does not apply to the same claims brought by her family, because the arbitration clause expired when the woman died.
Illinois can fight poverty by reducing excessive regulations that limit jobs
Data from the Mercatus Center shows Illinois faces a high regulatory burden at both the federal and state level. Research shows these regulations place a disproportionately high burden on the poor, helping to keep them in poverty.
Plaintiffs settle separate claims with Taco Bell, Pay Pal to avoid arbitration
EAST ST. LOUIS – Two plaintiffs in U.S. district court settled BIPA claims against Taco Bell and Pay Pal rather than arbitrate.