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Dykema Named in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, has named Dykema one of the best law firms to work for in its 2024 U.S. News Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms list.
Wrongful death suit filed over fatal Greyhound bus crash
EDWARDSVILLE - Branum Trucking is being sued by the family of deceased bus passenger Juan Ernesto Vasquez-Rodriguez after a Greyhound bus crashed into a parked tractor trailer on an exit ramp in Highland.
Man alleges false credit reporting following identity theft
EDWARDSVILLE - A man claims several fraudulent credit card accounts have not been properly investigated after his identity was stolen.
Madison County real estate Nov. 20-22
An Edwardsville property sold for $1.65 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Nov. 20-22.
St. Clair County real estate Sept. 25-29
An O'Fallon property sold for more than $689,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for Sept. 25-29.
Madison County civil docket Feb. 13-14
Madison County Circuit Judges Smith and Threlkeld have hearings scheduled on the civil docket for Feb. 13-14.
Attorney General Raoul Reaches Settlement With Multinational Marketing Firm for Role in Opioid Epidemic
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid epidemic.
21 BFKN Attorneys Recognized in Illinois Super Lawyers 2024 Edition
BFKN is proud to congratulate the 21 attorneys recognized in the Illinois Super Lawyers 2024 edition.
Yandle rejects lifetime disarmament for felons, finds the law unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle concluded that the law precluding felons from possessing a firearm is unconstitutional in the same way that gun owners argue the state’s “assault weapons” ban violates the Second Amendment.
An Edwardsville nursing home patient allegedly suffered from malnutrition
EDWARDSVILLE - A lawsuit alleges a patient at an Edwardsville nursing home suffered malnutrition due to neglect.
Med Resources files suit after motorist crashed into building
EDWARDSVILLE - An Alton business is suing a motorist for allegedly crashing into its building.
Fifth District reverses Jumper on pretrial release of man charged with illegally possessing firearm
MOUNT VERNON - Madison County Associate Judge Ryan Jumper abused his discretion when he ordered release of criminal defendant Demontez Spruill, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Feb. 2.
Let the government censor away through agents it controls, say Kwame Raoul and Cabal of A.G.s to U.S. Supreme Court
This shouldn’t be hard to understand: If you think government should have the power to censor what it says is false, then you don’t believe in the bedrock of a democratic republic: free speech.
East St. Louis consolidated into 13 precincts, resulting in competition among incumbents
EAST ST. LOUIS - Consolidation of precincts resulted in ten incumbent Democratic precinct committee members running against incumbents.
Juggling Parenting and Lawyering on February 6, 2024
We have come a long way from the “traditional” nuclear family stereotype where the husband is the breadwinner, and the wife is the homemaker.
City of Alton, motorist sued over fatal collision at poorly lit intersection
EDWARDSVILLE - A mother claims a motorist hit her daughter as she walked on a poorly lit sidewalk in Alton, resulting in fatal injuries.
Thirty-One Neal Gerber Eisenberg Attorneys Recognized on 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers List
Thirty-one Neal Gerber Eisenberg attorneys were selected to the 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list.
Troutman Pepper Releases State Attorneys General Year in Review
State attorneys general are poised to influence more policy and practice in 2024, including in several key areas, according to Troutman Pepper’s State AG Year in Review released.
Cates sues Express Scripts, Optum Rx over opioid crisis on behalf of St. Clair County
EAST ST. LOUIS - David Cates of Swansea, as special counsel to St. Clair County, claims pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Optum Rx negligently disseminated massive quantities of prescription opioids into the county.
Prenzler: Ethics investigation over 'minor error' is a 'politically motivated witch hunt'; Slusser calls for cooperation
Madison County Chairman Kurt Prenzler says Treasurer Chris Slusser is “making a mountain out of a molehill” after Slusser called on Prenzler to cooperate with an ethics investigation involving allegations that the chairman improperly distributed campaign materials.