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Notice of Vacancy for Resident Circuit Judge In Woodford County – Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Justice Lisa Holder White of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for a Resident Circuit Judge vacancy in Woodford County in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.
HeplerBroom Updates State Chamber of Commerce on Employment Issues on June 25, 2024
On June 25, Charles Insler is presenting a webinar for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce on recent employment law cases.
Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Over Release of Asbestos in Lake Behavioral Hospital Demolition
Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against V Covington Realty LLC and V Covington LLC, Reed Illinois Corporation, K.L.F. Enterprises Inc. and Alliance Environmental Control Inc. over the alleged improper handling and removal of materials containing asbestos during a demolition project at Lake Behavioral Hospital in Waukegan, Illinois.
Granite City landlord claims he was punished by city for opposing eviction ordinance
EAST ST. LOUIS - Landlord Kevin Link claims Granite City charged him with ordinance violations in 2019 as punishment for opposing an ordinance that compelled eviction of renters that police connected to criminals.
Church: Theological controversies should not be decided by courts
EAST ST. LOUIS - Roxana Church of the Nazarene claims U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn lacks jurisdiction over a claim that it violated its bylaws when it terminated membership of Wood River resident William Ray Rogers.
Dancers unite: Showgirl's lawsuit against Miss Kitty's now a class action
EAST ST. LOUIS - A Washington Park adult entertainment club now faces a certified class of dancers who say they were treated unfairly.
Grandmother dismisses gaming addiction suit ahead of sanctions hearing
EAST ST. LOUIS - Cynthia Jiminez of Marion County escaped possible penalties for suing video game developer Epic Games without evidence by dismissing the suit.
Judge says veterinarians, clinic not liable for wrongly euthanizing cat
Claims against Woodford County Animal Control remain pending
Judge: Lawsuit investor Burford can't stop Pilgrim's Pride from settling Sysco's meat price fixing lawsuits
A Chicago federal judge, who had earlier agreed that lawsuit investor Burford Capital could seize control of food supplier Sysco's legal claims as part of a sprawling antitrust action over meat prices, said meat producer Pilgrim's Pride had an enforceable settlement deal with Sysco, which bound Burford
When is a suspect too dangerous to release? Answers may come from two appeals
SPRINGFIELD - Supreme Court Justices picked two cases to guide local and appellate judges in deciding when to declare a suspect too dangerous to release.
Appeals panel: Non-Facebook users can't sue Meta for biometric face scans that couldn't ID them
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that a San Francisco federal judge wasn't wrong to unplug a lawsuit accusing Facebook-parent Meta of allegedly violating an Illinois biometrics privacy law by using its photo upload system to scan photos for faces, even of non-users
Class action plaintiffs, lawyers could get stake in facial recognition firm Clearview under deal
The "creative" settlement would allow potentially many thousands of class member plaintiffs and their lawyers to scrape together millions of dollars from tech startup Clearview, which was sued for alleged violations of Illinois' biometric privacy law and other privacy statutes
Maune Raichle lawyers can't appeal $402K contempt order until Bestwall bankruptcy case closes
CHARLOTTE - Lawyers at Maune Raichle in St. Louis could lose licenses and face malpractice suits over contempt and sanction orders at bankruptcy court in North Carolina, according to appellate judge Robert King of the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia.
Speaker Welch asks IL high court to toss ruling barring Dems from blocking many GOP candidates from fall ballot
A Springfield judge had ruled Democrats violated the constitutional rights of Republican candidates by passing a law weeks after the primary election barring them from getting on the ballot to challenge Democratic incumbents this fall because they didn't first run in the primary election
Man sues church claiming wrongful expulsion; Case goes to federal court as First Amendment question
EAST ST. LOUIS - William Rogers of Wood River seeks a court order preserving his membership in Roxana Church of the Nazarene.
Attorney General Raoul Charges Suburban Man Over Allegedly Lying on Foid Card Application
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that his office charged a DuPage County man with forgery and falsifying information on a Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) card application submitted to the Illinois State Police (ISP).
State's weapon ban expert - 'rain making trauma surgeon' - on administrative leave
Surgery professor Martin Schreiber filled 100 pages with his credentials as Gov. Pritzker’s expert on assault weapons but didn’t mention that Oregon Health and Science University placed him on administrative leave.
Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Hon. Raylene Dewitte Grischow to Fourth District Appellate Court
Justice Lisa Holder White and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the assignment of Seventh Circuit Judge Raylene DeWitte Grischow to the Fourth District Appellate Court.
IL to get $29M from $700M J&J talc settlement deal with states
The settlement will end legal actions launched by 43 states accusing Johnson & Johnson of allegedly misleading consumers about the safety of its talc baby powder and body powder products. The company has denied its products cause cancer, as other plaintiffs have claimed in thousands of other lawsuits
Pig weaners' defense: Gender transitioning claimant's suit 'literally gasping for factual air'
EAST ST. LOUIS - Sis-Bro pig weaning business of New Athens moved on May 28 to dismiss a suit of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging hostility and constructive discharge against a worker in gender transition.