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September 2011:
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Attorney Nate Brown Attends Meetings Regarding The Illinois Gaming Board Licensing Process For New Video Gaming Terminals
Attorney Nate Brown recently attended the meetings of the Illinois Licensed Beverage Association and the Illinois Coin Machine Operators Association. Both meetings were related to recent developments in the Illinois Gaming Board's licensing process for Operators and Locations seeking to install the new gaming terminals under a gaming expansion bill passed earlier this year by the Illinois General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor.
If you would like more information about recent developments or are interested in working with our attorneys in the licensing process, please Contact attorney Nate Brown at 618.257.2222.
September 2011:
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Arbitration Award Obtained Upholding Employee Discharge
Attorney Brian Manion represented the employer in a grievance arbitration challenging the discharge of a village police officer. On September 12, 2011, Arbitrator Ruth M. Moscovitch ruled in favor of the Village of Freeburg and denied the union's grievance. Specifically, the arbitrator found that there was just cause for termination where the grievant visited a friend 17 miles from the village while on duty and then falsely completed an activity log, which indicated that the grievant was patrolling in the Village during that time.
Read the decision here.
September 2011:
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Settlement Obtained On Behalf Of Family Of Woman Killed By Drunk Driver
Attorneys Mike Weilmuenster and Brian Manion represented the daughters of a woman killed by a drunk driver in East Alton, Illinois. Our attorneys filed a lawsuit under the Dram Shop Act against the tavern which served the at fault driver at least 15 drinks prior to the collision.
August 2011:
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Defendant Diocese Pays Victim of Abuse $6.33 Million
Nine years after our lawyers filed suit on behalf of a parishioner who suffered abuse in his parish, the defendant diocese paid the $5,000,000.00 jury verdict plus interest. After a summer, 2008 trial, a jury awarded $5 million to the plaintiff, and the defendant diocese appealed to the Fifth District and to the Illinois Supreme Court.
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August 2011:
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Victims of Indiana Stage Collapse Retain our Attorneys
Individuals with front row tickets at the Indiana State Fair who were injured during the stage collapse have retained our attorneys to represent their interests. Each day, new reports are emerging about what concert officials knew about impending storms and weather conditions before the tragic collapse.
Read more (Watch the video of the collapse)
July 2011:
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Attorneys Reach Settlement With Hospital, Doctors For Minor
Our attorneys have reached a undisclosed settlement with a hospital and Treating doctors on behalf of a minor suffering from cerebral palsy-like injuries. The suit alleged that the young girl's injuries were the result of negligent treatment during her 2006 birth. The terms of the settlement are confidential.
July 2011:
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Attorneys File Federal Suit Against School District, Officials
Our attorneys have filed a federal lawsuit against a school district in southern illinois on behalf of a minor for injuries sustained due to repeated student-on-student physical abuse occurring on school property. The suit alleges that school district officials were aware of the abuse but did nothing to prevent it.
May 2011:
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Supreme Court sides with victim of priest-sex abuse
By refusing Defendant Diocese's request for a Supreme Court review, the Illinois Supreme Court allowed the 5th District Appellate Court's opinion to stand. The Supreme Court's decision moves the victim closer to realizing the $5 million jury verdict issued after a two-week trial and a decade-long discovery process into what Diocesan officials knew prior to assigning the offending priest to the victim's parish.
May 2011:
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Case filed against Physicians, Hospital for failure to timely treat stroke patient
Our lawyers have filed suit against two physicians and a hospital alleging a failure to take timely and appropriate action to treat a patient's worsening condition. The patient presented to the hospital's emergency room displaying early signs of a stroke. As a result of the delay in receiving treatment, the patient suffered permanent and severe brain damage.
April 2011:
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County, FOP reach deal to put laid-off deputies back to work
After being laid off in early January, both sides have agreed to a deal to put laid-off deputies back to work. Discussions seeking a compromise between St. Clair County and the Fraternal Order of Police had been ongoing since a decision was issued in the interest arbitration between the parties in late, 2010.
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