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Madigan sues 13th mortgage rescue provider
7/24/2008 12:14 PM Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Thursday filed a lawsuit against an Ohio-based company for allegedly engaging in a mortgage rescue fraud scheme.
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Amiel Cueto seeks $98.5 million over busted land deal
7/9/2008 3:39 PM Amiel Cueto filed a 31-count complaint against 11 defendants in St. Clair County Circuit Court alleging they failed to complete a $9 million land deal on riverfront property he owned in East St. Louis.
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Peabody sues over broken 27k-acre coal rights deal
5/23/2008 6:43 AM Peabody Energy and Illinois Land Holdings, LLC filed a five-count complaint against Jerome Rubenstein, Herbert Anthony Allen, Terry Allen Kramer, Dennis Blair and The Bank of New York Trust in Madison County Circuit Court alleging the defendants improperly leveraged and exploited a confidential and binding agreement over real estate and coal rights.
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Woman sues insurance broker after heart attack hospitalization denied
5/21/2008 11:23 AM A woman denied insurance coverage filed suit against an insurance broker in Madison County Circuit Court May 15, alleging negligent misrepresentation, fraudulent misrepresentation and violations of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
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Insurer paid lawsuit settlement out of retirement acounts, suit says
5/7/2008 11:20 AM Two employees of C&W Auto Glass in Jefferson County filed suit against insurance agent Pat Shell and Amerus Life Insurance Company in Madison County Circuit Court April 30, alleging they violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act.
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Insurance company sued for not paying off mortgage after husband's death
3/6/2008 8:11 AM Dawn Kay-Woods filed suit against Minnesota Life Insurance Company alleging the insurance company violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act by failing to pay an insurance claim after her husband died in a one-vehicle car crash on March 7, 2007.
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Buyers claim sellers misrepresented property zoning
9/26/2007 1:42 PM Coy and Teresa Chester filed suit against James and Susan Powell in Madison County Circuit Court Sept. 21, alleging they violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act when the sold them real estate.
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CP St. Louis Casino files $15 million breach suit against Casino Queen
6/21/2007 12:48 PM CP St. Louis Casino claims East St. Louis-based Casino Queen breached a merger agreement by engaging in conduct that caused an investigation and disciplinary action by the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB), according to a breach of contract suit filed June 20 in U.S. District Court.
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Highland Supply suing vendor for billing too much
5/30/2007 1:00 PM Highland Supply Corp. filed suit against Altivity Packaging, doing business as Pekin Paperboard Co., for overstating net shipping charges on paper products.
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Woman claims she overpaid for '02 Sebring convertible
4/4/2007 6:00 PM Ladonna Umbaugh filed suit against Edwardsville-based Four Flags Motors in Madison County Circuit Court April 2, claiming the car dealer violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act when it sold her a 2002 Chrysler Sebring LX convertible in October 2003.
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Man with two mortgages sues broker for bad deal
11/16/2006 4:45 PM A Godfrey man upset over the way a loan broker handled the sale of his home filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court Nov. 3.
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Driver claims Cavalier's braking, steering defective
11/14/2006 2:34 PM Hebert L. Cline is suing General Motors Corp. and Steve Schmitt Motor Co. of Greenville claiming the steering and braking systems of Chevrolet Cavaliers are defectively designed.
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Vioxx suit includes 25 Illinois plaintiffs
9/18/2006 4:36 PM Twenty five Illinois residents who suffered thrombotic cardiovascular events are suing Merck, the maker of Vioxx, in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
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Smithton man files dam suit against neighbor
8/29/2006 2:39 PM Art Engelage filed a breach of contract and consumer fraud suit against his Smithton neighbor in St. Clair County Circuit Court Aug. 24, seeking damages in excess of $100,000.
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Peel asks judge to keep proffer statements out of trial
8/9/2006 1:08 PM As his child pornography, bankruptcy fraud and obstruction of justice trial approaches, former Lakin attorney Gary Peel filed a motion in limine asking District Judge Bill Stiehl to prevent federal prosecutors from introducing any and all oral statements and/or admissions made by Peel in his proffer sessions of Jan. 31, and Feb. 14.
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Florida court tosses $145 billion tobacco verdict
7/6/2006 11:15 AM The largest jury verdict in U.S. history has been tossed by the Florida Supreme Court today.
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54 plaintiffs claim injury from Vioxx in federal suit
4/12/2006 1:44 PM On the heels of a recent $13.5 million jury verdict in New Jersey, 54 people filed suit against Merck & Company in federal court in East St. Louis claiming injury from taking the pain reliever Vioxx.
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Couple claims insurance company and agent misrepresented facts
3/21/2006 5:14 PM Gerald and Shannon Monroe filed suit against American Income Life Insurance Company of Waco, Texas and its agent Keith Dostie of Belleville in Madison County Circuit Court March 17.
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Brown & Crouppen firm takes up Zyprexa case in St. Clair County
3/6/2006 12:52 PM Denise Porter filed suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court Feb. 28, alleging that the prescription drug Zyprexa caused the onset of her diabetes.
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Man claims heart attack from taking Vioxx
3/6/2006 12:34 PM Leroy Morgan, a former user of the arthritis medicine Vioxx, claims he suffered a heart attack at age 57 after using the arthritis pain reliever Vioxx.
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