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KCIC: Madison, St. Clair Counties were top asbestos jurisdiction in 2023; Cook County saw greatest increase
Madison and St. Clair Counties again saw the most asbestos case filings for 2023 nationwide, and Cook County saw the highest increase in filings according to a report by KCIC, a Washington D.C.-based technology and management consulting company.
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Madison, St. Clair Counties included on ATRA's 'Dishonorable Mentions' list in 'Hellholes' report
Madison and St. Clair Counties were once again given a reprieve from the American Tort Reform Association’s (ATRA) “Judicial Hellholes” list.
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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.
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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.
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KCIC: Asbestos filings down in first quarter of 2023, expected to resemble 2022
The asbestos filings nationwide have decreased slightly in the first quarter of 2023 but are expected to be similar to 2022 filings, reports Washington D.C.-based technology and management consulting firm KCIC.
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KCIC report: Madison, St. Clair Counties see most asbestos filings for 2022; Cook County ranked #7
Madison and St. Clair County again saw the most asbestos case filings for 2022, according to an annual report by Washington D.C.-based technology and management consulting firm KCIC.
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Asbestos defendants dismissed from suit to avoid federal jurisdiction
EAST ST. LOUIS – Oshkosh Corporation and Hyster-Yale Group were dismissed from asbestos exposure claims after removing the case from St. Clair County circuit court to U. S. district court.
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KCIC mid-year report: Madison and St. Clair counties are top asbestos jurisdictions
While asbestos case filings have been down about 3 percent nationwide so far this year, Madison and St. Clair Counties remain the top asbestos jurisdictions.
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Julian touts role as asbestos lawyer helping cancer victims, while reform advocate points to devastation left by litigation industry
EDWARDSVILLE – Democrat judicial candidate Barry Julian, whose wealth was built on asbestos litigation, seeks election as judge in the court where roughly half the country's asbestos litigation plays out.
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Gleeson at asbestos conference: Communication lacking in part due to 'lack of technology in St. Clair County'
Madison and St. Clair County asbestos judges addressed trends and procedural updates at the HarrisMartin Midwest Asbestos Litigation Conference in St. Louis on Sept. 21.
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Appeal of $400K sanction against Maune Raichle dismissed in Bestwall bankruptcy proceedings
CHARLOTTE – U. S. District Judge Robert Conrad dismissed an appeal of a $402,871.70 sanction that bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer imposed on Maune Raichle asbestos firm of St. Louis.
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Asbestos bankruptcy judge levels $264K sanction against Shrader firm in dispute over client exposures
CHARLOTTE – Bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer has sanctioned Shrader and Associates mesothelioma firm for $264,000 for failing to answer questions about 330 clients who sued Georgia Pacific.
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Bankruptcy judge sanctions asbestos firms $100 per day for evading questionnaires
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – Bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer ordered 330 clients of asbestos firm Shrader and Associates to pay $100 a day starting May 9, as a sanction for failure to answer questionnaires of Georgia Pacific entity Bestwall.
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Cooper and Flint merge law firms; Cooper-Joe Biden connection revealed in new report
EDWARDSVILLE – Jeff Cooper, who invested with Hunter Biden and currently employs Biden’s former partner Devon Archer, merged his law firm with Ethan Flint’s law firm in March.
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Asbestos litigation explodes in St. Clair Co. in 2021, up 50%; Madison Co. still number 1, but down 19%
St. Clair County Circuit Court bucked a national downward trend in asbestos litigation, having experienced a 50% increase in filings in 2021 compared to 2020. It went from 428 filings in 2020 to 643 last year, and is still the second top jurisdiction in the country.
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Asbestos lawyers seeking to avoid settlement disclosure lodge personal attack against Koch Brothers
CHARLOTTE (Legal Newsline) – Asbestos lawyers who have failed to stop an examination of their settlement history plead that it must stop because the Koch brothers – Charles and David – started it.
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Bestwall bankruptcy judge holds asbestos plaintiffs in contempt for failing to submit questionnaires
CHARLOTTE – Bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer held 2,140 asbestos plaintiffs in contempt on Feb. 10, and gave them a week to answer questions of Georgia Pacific entity Bestwall.
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Asbestos firms miss deadline to answer core questions in Bestwall bankruptcy
CHARLOTTE – Mesothelioma lawyers continue to disobey an order for disclosure about settlements, including the Gori Law Firm in Edwardsville.
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Asbestos firms get more time to prepare for trial on alleged fraud in bankruptcy settlements
CHARLOTTE- Georgia Pacific entity Bestwall must wait ten more months for trial on its claim that fraud inflated its settlements of asbestos suits.
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More asbestos bankruptcies are adopting strategy of investigating plaintiff lawyers
EDWARDSVILLE - Before lawyer Randy Gori lost his life he issued a dire forecast in an email to his asbestos firm and demanded that employees work harder and stop talking about anything else.