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Agency accused of racial, age, gender discrimination, retaliation by former employee

BELLEVILLE - East St. Louis Housing Authority faces a battery of claims in a lawsuit filed by a former employee.

By John Breslin | Oct 21, 2019

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Madison County civil docket Oct. 21-25

Madison County judges Ruth, Dugan, Smith, Stobbs, Hylla, and Chapman have law cases scheduled on the civil docket for Oct. 21-25.

By Andrew Thomas | Oct 18, 2019

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From Legal Newsline

Ohio AG to colleagues: Let's limit fees to private lawyers in opioid settlement

By Daniel Fisher | 3 days ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has warned his fellow AGs that a reported $50 billion settlement of opioid claims will fall apart unless the states demand tight controls on fees to private lawyers and make sure the rest of the money is directed toward programs designed to address the opioid crisis, instead of state general funds.

From Cook County Record

Appeals panel: IL constitution doesn't force cities to keep paying retiree health insurance, even if benefit paid to current workers

By Jonathan Bilyk | 4 days ago

Neither Illinois’ state constitution nor its insurance laws force cities to pay for retirees’ health insurance premiums, just because the city pays a portion of premiums for current employees.

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St. Clair County foreclosures Sept. 30-Oct. 7

By Andrew Thomas | Oct 17, 2019

There were thirteen foreclosures in St. Clair County from Sept. 30-Oct. 7.

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St. Clair County real estate Sept. 9-13

By Andrew Thomas | Oct 17, 2019

A Fairview Heights industrial property sold for $9,050,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Sept. 9-13.

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Madison County foreclosures Oct. 2-8

By Princess Jade Barrenechea | Oct 17, 2019

There were seven foreclosures in Madison County from Oct. 2-8

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Madison County real estate Sept. 10-16

By Princess Jade Barrenechea | Oct 17, 2019

11813 Ellis Road in Highland sold for $2,122,084.

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Father has no standing to insert self into legal action involving daughter: appeals court

By John Breslin | Oct 16, 2019

ALTON - The father of a woman involved in a dispute with a financing and investment company over the purchase of a property has no standing to appeal a lower court judgment in the case, an appeals panel has ordered.

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Student, mother, claim basketball players forced disrobing, filmed, shared; School district denies liability

By John Breslin | Oct 15, 2019

EDWARDSVILLE - A middle school student claims he was attacked and forced to take his clothes off, after which filmed video was sent to others via a cell phone, according to a circuit court complaint.

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Appeals court backs American Family Insurance in dispute over delay in settling fire claim

By John Breslin | Oct 15, 2019

MOUNT VERNON - An insurance company did not unreasonably delay a payout following a house fire because there was a real and true dispute over the amount, an appeals court has ruled.

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Air ambulance service accused of overtime pay violations by nurse, paramedic in proposed class action

By John Breslin | Oct 14, 2019

HIGHLAND - An air ambulance service stands accused of denying their nurses and paramedics rightful compensation by failing to pay proper overtime rates.

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Industrial cleaning, waste company seeks dismissal of allegations its chemicals caused cancer

By John Breslin | Oct 11, 2019

EDWARDSVILLE - One of the defendants in a legal action taken by the widow of a man who died of leukemia after years working in a machine shop is asking a judge to dismiss the complaint against the company.

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Madison County civil docket Oct. 14-18

By Andrew Thomas | Oct 11, 2019

Madison County judges Ruth and Dugan have law cases scheduled on the civil docket for Oct. 14-18.

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St. Clair County foreclosures Sept. 23-20

By Andrew Thomas | Oct 10, 2019

There were ten foreclosures in St. Clair County Sept. 23-30.

From Legal Newsline

Seeing all those Roundup commercials? That's because lawyers have spent $60M on them this year

By John O'Brien | 11 days ago

The search for clients to file cancer lawsuits over the weed-killer Roundup has exploded – even as the EPA says the product does not cause what lawyers are alleging.

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St. Clair County real estate Sept. 3-6

By Andrew Thomas | Oct 10, 2019

An O'Fallon residential property sold for $584,900 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Sept. 3-6.

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Madison County foreclosures Sept. 26-30

By Princess Jade Barrenechea | Oct 10, 2019

There were 13 foreclosures in Madison County from Sept. 26-30

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Madison County foreclosures Sept. 26-30

By Princess Jade Barrenechea | Oct 10, 2019

There were 13 foreclosures in Madison County from Sept. 26-30