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Seventh Circuit says class action against Shell ultimately pointless; Madison County case settled for $7 million last year
4/18/2012 9:13 PM By John O'Brien

Easterbrook

CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals judge had trouble finding the purpose of a class action lawsuit filed against Shell over its credit card receipts.

Peel

ARDC board sets June 20 hearing on Peel misconduct charges
4/26/2012 1:43 PM By Ann Maher
A hearing board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) will meet June 20 in a case pending against imprisoned attorney Gary Peel.
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Swartwout

Facebook 'Like' litigation transferred to California via Murphy order
4/4/2012 5:39 PM By Ann Maher
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Patrick Murphy has pulled the plug on Facebook "Like" litigation in the Southern District of Illinois.
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Reeg

Gilbert gives Tillery another 28 days to answer Syngenta's summary judgment motion
3/1/2012 12:00 PM By Ann Maher
U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert has granted a 28-day stay in proceedings and deadlines in a proposed class action against Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta AG.
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Tillery

Frazier denies Syngenta AG's motion for protective order on documents and depositions
2/14/2012 11:52 AM By Ann Maher
U.S. Magistrate Philip Frazier has denied a defendant's motion for a protective order on documents sought in a proposed class action involving atrazine, as well as the company's request for an order prohibiting depositions of witnesses who are not its employees or directors.
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Peel

Peel conviction and sentence affirmed by Seventh Circuit
2/7/2012 9:00 AM By Ann Maher
The conviction and sentence of former Madison County attorney Gary
E. Peel, 67, has been affirmed by a panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg

As Facebook goes public, attorneys wrangle in class action
2/2/2012 1:46 PM By Ann Maher
EAST ST. LOUIS - While Facebook hopes to raise as much as $10 billion when it begins selling shares, attorneys pursuing a class action against the social network seek to assess billions of dollars in fines.
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Cueto

Cueto claims Prizer improperly removed Zoloft suit to federal court
1/26/2012 12:15 PM By Steve Korris
EAST ST. LOUIS - Belleville lawyer Christopher Cueto claims drug maker Pfizer improperly removed to federal court a suit blaming depression medicine Zoloft for birth defects.
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Herndon

Yaz lawyers want Herndon to examine conflicts of interest at FDA
1/19/2012 5:56 PM By Steve Korris
EAST ST. LOUIS - Women suing Bayer over injuries from contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin urge U.S. District Judge David Herndon to examine evidence of conflicts of interest at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Weber

Herndon will hold Yaz and Yasmin bellwether trials if mediation fails
1/12/2012 11:45 AM By Steve Korris
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge David Herndon, who canceled a Jan. 9 trial over Bayer contraceptives and ordered mediation instead, followed up by ruling that trial will start on April 30, if mediation in good faith fails.

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Herndon

Herndon calls off Yaz, Yasmin bellwether trials; Calls in Saltzburg as mediator
1/6/2012 7:03 AM By Steve Korris
EAST ST. LOUIS - Nine days before starting a series of trials that would have shaped settlement of 10,678 suits against drug maker Bayer, U.S. District Judge David Herndon called off the series and kicked the ball of litigation to a mediator.
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