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Seventh Circuit: Insurer had no duty to cover $6.7 million judgment in wood chipper injury dispute

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that U.S. district judge Phil Gilbert properly dismissed Bailey Watson’s claim for more than $6.6 million against insurers after she was run over with a wood chipper.

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Cahokia Heights residents urge Dugan to order sewage cleanup, sewer repairs

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Neither Cahokia Heights nor environmental regulators will expand the capacity of the city’s sewers and nothing less will work, according to residents pressing U. S. District Judge David Dugan for action.

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Rosenstengel compels deposition of Apple senior executive, denies sanctions in BIPA suit

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel ordered Apple to produce Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi for depositions but denied a request for sanctions sought by Apple product users who claim their biometric identifiers were collected and stored through the Photos App.

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Dugan rejects remand in Walmart termination suits and severs claims into separate cases

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Walmart turned down an offer from former employees to limit damages on their discrimination claims to less than $75,000 each so they could litigate in St. Clair County.

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Apple moves to bar software engineering VP from being deposed in BIPA suit; Plaintiffs seek sanctions

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
Apple product users who claim their biometric identifiers were collected and stored through the Photos App's facial recognition technology seek sanctions against the tech giant for failing to produce its Vice President of Software Engineering for a deposition ahead of the March 8 discovery deadline.

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Yandle denies Meta's motion for arbitration in suit alleging unfair competition

By Steve Korris |
BENTON - Owners of 107.1 FM and Advantage News may pursue an unfair competition suit against Facebook provider Meta Platforms, U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle ruled on March 5.

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Edwardsville doctor pleads guilty to healthcare fraud involving Medicare billing scheme

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
Edwardsville physician Phillip J. Greene, 59, pleaded guilty to federal healthcare fraud for documenting false services provided to nursing home patients for Medicare reimbursement.

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Gilbert denies dismissal in suit alleging St. Clair County 911 dispatchers were not paid for overtime work

By Steve Korris |
BENTON - St. Clair County must defend a claim that it owes overtime pay to 911 dispatchers, Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert ruled on Feb. 20.

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Man files separate suits alleging injury from live wire; Chevron seeks to dismiss over alleged contradictory facts

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Duewayne Snyder of Lawrence County separately sued two defendants over the same injury claiming they both controlled a site where a live wire injured him.

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Dugan denies class certification in Casino Queen pension suit, finding too many differences in claims

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - On Feb. 26, U.S. District Judge David Dugan denied certification of a class action for Casino Queen employees whose pension plan collapsed.

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Rosenstengel orders every plaintiff in paraquat MDL to provide proof of exposure

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who has been combing through cases alleging weed killer paraquat caused Parkinson's disease for plaintiffs she could trust had legitimate claims, decided not to trust any of them and ordered discovery for everyone.

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Former Centralia prison officer allegedly terminated for refusing to wear mask on religious grounds

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Former Centralia prison officer Garrett Rose of Salem claims corrections department leaders didn’t discipline officers who ignored the mask mandate but terminated him for disobeying on religious grounds.

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Mistrial declared after jury reaches impasse in former SIU-C professor's discrimination suit

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - One juror among eight prevented a verdict at a discrimination trial of former Associate Professor Tawanda Greer-Medley against Southern Illinois University.

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Dupo woman opposes arbitration in wrongful termination dispute

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Amanda Aucutt of Dupo, who sued former employer Capstone Restaurant Group, claims she never saw or signed an agreement to arbitrate such a dispute.

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Suit alleges man was crushed by machinery while performing maintenance

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Lisa Mattern of Albers seeks damages from the manufacturer of a foundry machine that crushed husband Mark Mattern at Century Brass Works in Swansea in 2022.

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Rosenstengel grants default judgment in suit over broadcast of boxing match

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Khalilah Liddell owes $14,445.15 to Joe Hand Promotions for showing a boxing match at Teddy’s bar in Cahokia Heights without a license, Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel ruled on Feb. 13.

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Suit: Florida lender chartered under Wisconsin tribal law charges 712% interest and isn't tribe member

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Katherine Schnefke of Edwardsville, who last year settled a claim that online lender First Loan charged 777% interest, filed another claim last week that online lender Avail Blue charged 712%.

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Another paraquat plaintiff selected for deposition dismisses claims

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Another plaintiff in national litigation of claims that weed killer paraquat causes Parkinson’s disease closed a case rather than testify about it.