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Peel conviction and sentence affirmed by Seventh Circuit
2/7/2012 9:00 AM By Ann Maher

Peel

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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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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Murphy

Tillery seeks raw water data from IEPA to support claims; Defense says evidence should have existed before lawsuit was filed
1/5/2012 3:59 PM By Steve Korris
BENTON - Two years after Stephen Tillery filed suit alleging weed killer atrazine contaminates Greenville's drinking water, he has begun to look for proof.
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Reda

HeplerBroom partner becomes member of TIDA
1/5/2012 9:00 AM By Staff Reports
Michael Reda, partner with HeplerBroom LLC, has been approved for membership with TIDA (the Trucking Industry Defense Association).
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Tamblyn

California Facebook lawyers withdraw from Tillery action
12/21/2011 3:22 PM By Steve Korris
EAST ST. LOUIS - Lawyers who dismissed a suit against Facebook in California and joined Stephen Tillery of St. Louis in a similar suit here suddenly quit Tillery's team and retreated to California.
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Schutzel

Syngenta AG seeks reconsideration of jurisdiction ruling; Says Gilbert relied on bad information
12/21/2011 12:00 PM By Steve Korris
BENTON - Owners of Swiss holding company Syngenta AG claim U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert relied on bad information from St. Louis lawyer Stephen Tillery in deciding to exercise jurisdiction over the company.
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Robreno

Asbestos MDL stops taking new cases in Philadelphia federal court; Robreno predicts Illinois SC will find pleural plaques non compensable
12/21/2011 7:47 AM By Steve Korris
WASHINGTON - Asbestos litigation that stacked millions of flimsy claims in a single court and lasted 20 years died quietly on Dec. 13.
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