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Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in Chicago
The Illinois Supreme Court’s May term will likely mark the last set of arguments the justices will hear in Springfield for at least a year. The court’s more than a century-old building is scheduled to...
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Seventh Circuit issues mandamus to vacate Reagan’s order in employment dispute
Godiner Grant A federal appeals panel this week issued a writ of mandamus to vacate the rulings of U.S. District Court Judge Michael Reagan in an employment dispute against a railroad company. The...
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Chicago group submits brief on recusal standards to Supreme Court
Thies The Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice recently submitted a policy brief to the Illinois Supreme Court, pushing for the implementation of recusal standards. Submitted late last year, the group’s...
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Supreme Court denies Philip Morris’ motion for direct appeal
Tillery The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday denied Philip Morris’ request for direct appeal in the decade-old Madison County case over cigarette labeling. The tobacco company last month asked the...
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Three proposals seek to amend Constitution’s Judicary Article
Kay Eligibility requirements for judicial candidates and the process in which judges are retained and appointed to the bench would see some major changes under a trio of proposals introduced this month...
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Judge hears arguments in state retiree health insurance suit; Lawyers argue...
SPRINGFIELD — A Sangamon County judge on Wednesday heard arguments over a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges a new law requiring state retirees to start paying premiums for their health...
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Peel files another appeal, this time over a bankruptcy order
Peel A former Madison County attorney who was sentenced to 12 years behind bars has filed another appeal stemming from his 2007 convictions. Gary Evan Peel late last month filed notice of appeal over a...
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Thies shares preliminary findings of ISBA’s law school debt committee
Thies The number of new lawyers entering solo practice has jumped from 2.8 percent to 6 percent between 2007 and 2011, according to findings of a special bar group committee. The Illinois State Bar...
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Illinois Supreme Court’s first female justice dies
Simon and McMorrow When Sheila Simon took office last year, she didn’t have to think twice about who would swear her in as the state’s new lieutenant governor. Simon asked her late mother’s friend,...
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House GOP includes tort reform in ‘pro-growth jobs’ legislative package
Kay Rep. Dwight Kay, R-Glen Carbon, on Monday introduced a package of legislation he believes will help create more jobs and make Illinois more competitive with its neighboring states. The so-called...
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Government: Determining restitution in Bathon case ‘not practicable’
Bathon Calculating the losses of individuals who may have been victimized by the conspiracy that former Madison County Treasurer Fred Bathon pled guilty to earlier this month is not practicable, the...
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Fifth District affirms Ruth’s dismissal of suit against Madison County;...
Ruth The Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth’s dismissal of a lawsuit against the county, its sheriff’s department and three employees. In an opinion...
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Amsted Rail employees file federal suit for unpaid wages and overtime pay
More than two dozen employees of Amsted Rail Co., Inc. have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to recover unpaid wages and overtime compensation. Brought late last week, the 26 plaintiffs — hourly...
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Fifth District affirms Harrison over trust administration ruling
Goldenhersh Harrison Madison County Associate Judge Clarence Harrison had jurisdiction and acted within his discretion when he denied a motion to vacate a series of orders over the administration of a...
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Seventh Circuit affirms Murphy on $2.4 million award to Caterpillar
A federal appeals panel on Monday affirmed U.S. District Judge G. Patrick Murphy’s judgment that awarded $2.4 million in damages to Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. The matter came to the Seventh...
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Thapedi introduces legislation on hourly billing rates, lawsuit lending
Thapedi Legislation that would adopt a federal standard to determine hourly attorney billing rates has been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly. Sponsored by Rep. Andre Thapedi, D-Chicago,...
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Prosecutor’s office: Peel is not entitled to summary judgment
Peel Gary Peel, a former Madison County attorney now behind bars, is not entitled to summary judgment for two reasons, the federal prosecutor’s office asserts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...
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Keefe steps down, SLU names former Missouri justice as new dean
Keefe Days after stepping down as interim dean at St. Louis University School of Law, Belleville attorney Tom Keefe said he feels “like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders.” “Am I...
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Lawmakers hear testimony on Kay’s asbestos ‘double-dipping’ bill
Kay – ‘No’ There might not have been a vote, but lawmakers heard testimony this week over legislation aimed at preventing “double-dipping” by asbestos claimants. Sponsored by Rep. Dwight Kay, R-Glen...
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Supreme Court’s March term opens next week, justices will hear arguments in...
The Illinois Supreme Court will convene in Springfield next week for its March term. The justices will hear arguments in 13 cases this month that present the court with six civil, three criminal and...
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