News published on Madison - St. Clair Record in June 2024

Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced amendments to Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC).

Justice Mary K. O’Brien and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Amy B. Christiansen as a Will County Circuit Judge in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, First Subcircuit.

A judge in Springfield has permanently blocked the state from enforcing a new law backed by Dems which the judge said unconstitutionally rewrote candidate selection rules and would keep Republican state legislative candidates from the 2024 ballot

Lynette Weatherspoon has filed a lawsuit against Groendyke Transport alleging sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination during her employment as a truck driver from March to December 2022. The complaint details multiple incidents of inappropriate behavior by colleagues and supervisors leading up to her termination which she claims was retaliatory.

Jordan Newsome has filed a lawsuit against Deputy Sheriff Greg Robinson and Hardin County Sheriff's Department alleging excessive use of force during an incident at his home on April 26, 2024. The case seeks compensatory damages for physical pain and psychological trauma among other reliefs.

EAST ST. LOUIS - Former Aldi real estate director Louis Ross, who on May 29 pleaded guilty of taking kickbacks in a fraud scheme against his employers, sued them after they fired him for that conduct in 2018.

Seramount selected Sheppard Mullin as one of the 2024 “Best Law Firms for Women and Diversity” for its initiatives and best practices in recruiting, retaining, promoting and developing women lawyers and lawyers from underrepresented groups, including people of color.

EAST ST. LOUIS - Fifteen days after grand jurors in St. Louis found pediatrician Craig Spiegel exchanged prescriptions for sex and photographs, Bonnie Lilly of St. Clair County filed suit claiming he caused the death of her daughter Nicole Laux.

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been selected as one of the “Best Law Firms for Women and Diversity” for the 15th time by Seramount, a professional services and research firm dedicated to advancing inclusion, equity and diversity (IE&D) in the workplace for over four decades.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with the offices of 10 state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), announced a landscape-changing settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that permanently eases restrictions on Division I college athletes who have transferred schools multiple times and otherwise enhances their rights and opportunities.

EAST ST. LOUIS - Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel should dismiss 137 paraquat plaintiffs who sued Syngenta and Chevron but didn’t return questionnaires, special master Randi Ellis reported on May 30.

Law school graduates will take a new bar examination starting in 2028 to become licensed to practice law in Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court and the Board of Admissions to the Bar (Board) announced.

Democrats told a Springfield judge she needs to can the case, saying the changes to the election rules in the middle of the 2024 election cycle don't violate anyone's rights, and judges have no place deciding if state lawmakers abided by the constitution in deciding how candidates can get on the ballot