January 10, 2013
Madison County Asbestos Cases Increase By 610 From the Edwardsville Intelligencer The number of asbestos cases filed in Madison County last year was up by 610 from the 2011 total, according to...
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State Election Board Sued Over Late Ballots For Overseas Military In 2nd District Race From the Chicago Sun-Times The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the Illinois State Board of Elections, saying...
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RTA Lawsuit Claims United Runs 'Sham' Business From the Associated Press A transportation agency plans to file a lawsuit today alleging United Airlines is falsely claiming to buy huge amounts of jet...
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Madison County Atrazine Suits Dismissed; Syngenta Defendants Appeal Order To Unseal Documents From the Belleville News-Democrat Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has dismissed six class action...
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Report: 1 In 3 Illinoisans Living In, Near Poverty From the Associated Press One-third of Illinois residents are living in or near poverty, more than during the depths of the Great Recession, according...
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Illinois Democrats: Limit Guns In State, Chicago From the Associated Press Illinois Democrats said Wednesday they won't wait for Congress to act on gun-control legislation and planned to press ahead...
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A Host Of Former Lawmakers Now Registered To Be Springfield Lobbyists From the Bloomington Pantagraph It didn’t take long for the revolving door at the Capitol to start spinning at the end of the...
View ArticleRep. Tracy Files Venue Reform Bill In Illinois General Assembly
From the Madison County Record A measure that intends to put an end to forum shopping has been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly. House Bill 138 would amend the Illinois Code of Civil...
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Deadbeat Illinois: Emergency Service Providers Wait Months For State To Cover Medicaid Or Retirees Costs From the Peoria Journal Star When an ambulance is dispatched in Illinois to help the victim of a...
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Bar Association: Judges Should Avoid Cases Involving Contributors From the Springfield State Journal-Register Although the Illinois State Bar Association has long supported the merit selection of...
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In Win For Sears, Supreme Court Won't Hear Retaliation Case From Crain's Chicago Business The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider whether Sears Holdings Corp. improperly fired a former...
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Philip Morris Case Reaches The Illinois Supreme Court Again From the Madison County Record A decade-old lawsuit over cigarette labeling that put Madison County on the map has once again made its way...
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Daley vs. Madigan Would Be Dramatic Chapter In Family Feud From the Chicago Sun-Times Bill Daley and Lisa Madigan both have a history of flirting with running for higher office, only to have it...
View ArticleJanuary 28, 2013
From Statehouse To Courtroom: Many Illinois Issues Are Decided By Judges From the Bloomington Pantagraph While the major political skirmishes in the Capitol often are cast as a battle of wills between...
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After D.C. Circuit Ruling, What Happens To NLRB Decisions And Its GC? From Corporate Counsel In the wake of Friday’s federal court ruling invalidating three of President Barack Obama’s recess...
View ArticleJanuary 30, 2013
Medical Malpractice Lawyers Could See Pay Rise Under New State Law From the Chicago Tribune Medical malpractice lawyers are poised to make more money after Gov. Pat Quinn quietly signed a law allowing...
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Madigan: `No Cooperation' From Unions On Pensions From the Associated Press In a sharp response to claims that public employees' pension reform concerns have been overlooked, Illinois House Speaker...
View ArticleFeb. 1: Illinois Civil Justice League Turns 20
From the Madison County Record Ed Murnane has seen a lot during his time as president of the Illinois Civil Justice League. He was there when the ICJL first formed on Feb. 1, 1993 and has been working...
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Along With More Filings, 2012 Brought New Players To Asbestos Docket From the Madison County Record While last year’s spike in Madison County asbestos filings might not have surprised area attorneys,...
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County Could Pay $24 Million To Settle Medical Malpractice Cases From the Chicago Tribune Taxpayers could end up footing a $24 million bill to settle medical malpractice cases filed against Cook...
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