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Madison County asbestos trial ends in settlement with Crane Co.
According to attorneys with the Simmons Firm, a rare Madison County asbestos trial settled for an undisclosed amount Sunday night.Jurors were dismissed Monday morning. The trial ended after just one...
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Cook suit seeks judicial review of Elections Board decision in favor of judges
SPRINGFIELD – Dallas Cook, whose objection to the ballot status of St. Clair County judges failed at the Illinois election board, seeks court orders against the judges.He petitioned the Sangamon County...
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Judge slaps restraining order on access to Topinka campaign money amid...
CHICAGO - The campaign funds of the late Judy Baar Topinka are now formally frozen, thanks to an order issued Jan. 22 in Cook County Circuit Court. Cook County Judge Anna Helen Demacopolous granted a...
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Analysis: Metro East taxpayers fund Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling on Illinois’ downstate and suburban taxpayers to bail out its financially beleaguered public school district. Yet an analysis of Illinois State Board of Education...
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Woman's heels and beer consumption central to testimony in rock climbing wall...
A pair of woman's dark brown shoes with two and a half inch chunk heels was on display at a personal injury trial that got under way this afternoon in St. Clair County. Jurors must decide whether...
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Dems, GOP to talk school aid, pensions? Cullerton puts school reform out...
SPRINGFIELD — State Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, dropped two big pieces of news Monday: -- Cullerton wants a rewrite of the state’s school funding formula, and he’s linking it directly...
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Tree damage calls into question legal ownership of Belleville property
A St. Clair County business is suing a bank over a dispute concerning ownership of real property the plaintiff purchased but was damaged by a tree before the legal closing.New Era Ventures LLC filed...
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Pedestrian alleges motorist struck him and fled the scene
A pedestrian is suing a motorist over injuries the plaintiff says he sustained in an automobile accident.Bernard Perry filed the lawsuit on Jan. 12 in Madison County Circuit Court against Earl...
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Educator alleges Southern Illinois University guilty of discrimination
BENTON – A female educator of Palestinian descent is suing Southern Illinois University, alleging discrimination in her attempt to secure a job. Sandra Tamari filed a lawsuit Jan. 20 in U.S. District...
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Couple alleges collection agency violated law following bankruptcy
BENTON — An Illinois man is suing a Texas-based debt collector, claiming that his bankruptcy filing should have stayed any attempts to collect for a car loan. Charles A. Fernandes Jr. filed suit Jan....
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Man alleges injuries after falling in hole near railroad
BENTON — An Illinois man is suing his former employer and a property owner, claiming he suffered permanent injuries when he fell into a hole while working as a railroad conductor. Patrick Houser filed...
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Two drivers, trucking firm sued over crash involving minor
BENTON — A Kansas woman and her daughter are suing over injuries the minor child allegedly received when two vehicles collided with the vehicle in which the child was a passenger. Macey Strutt, a...
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Woman's lawsuit alleges pattern of sexual harassment in City of East St. Louis
BENTON—An Illinois woman is suing over alleged sexual harassment by the former East St. Louis assistant police chief. Terryana Richardson filed the suit on Jan. 20 in U.S. District Court of the...
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Man alleges Papa John's illegally taxes pizza delivery fee
A Madison County man is seeking class-action status for his lawsuit over the taxing of fees imposed upon pizza delivery charges by Papa John's. Zachary Tucker, individually and on behalf of all others...
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New report on education funding shows 89 cents of every new dollar for...
To the Editor: On Jan. 25, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton proposed an overhaul to the way Illinois funds its public schools. While Cullerton and other lawmakers called for a change to the...
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HeplerBroom attorneys named 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Several HeplerBroom attorneys were selected as Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2016. The list is included in the Super Lawyers magazine published by Minneapolis-based Law & Politics. To...
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Sandberg Phoenix attorney named a 2016 Missouri Law Firm Leader
Sandberg Phoenix shareholder and Executive Committee member Teresa Bartosiak will be honored by Missouri Lawyers Weekly on Jan. 29 as one of the 2016 Missouri Law Firm Leaders of the Year. Bartosiak is...
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Goldberg Segalla welcomes new partner to St. Louis office
Attorney John M. Allen joined Godlberg Segalla’s St. Louis office as a partner. Allen brings trial, litigation and transactional experience to the firm’s workers’ compensation, general liability and...
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Schoen Walton Telken Foster LLC gets new name
Personal injury attorneys Troy Walton, Steve Telken and Ron Foster announced that the new name of their firm is Walton Telken Foster LLC. The Edwardsville firm has been representing plaintiffs in...
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Bob Marcus selected as 2016 Illinois Super Lawyer ‘Rising Star’
Attorney Bob Marcus of Kujawski Marcus LLC in O’Fallon has been named on the 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. The list is included in the Super Lawyers magazine published by...
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