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“We are very pleased with the court’s opinion and we hope the decisionmakers at the state will finally come to their senses and pay what is owed instead of spending more taxpayer resources on litigation trying to avoid their debts,” Julian Dayal of Akerman in Chicago said on behalf of the plaintiffs.       

Citing U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit precedent, a federal judge in Illinois determined that Illinois and New York consumer protection claims against Dave’s Killer Bread product labeling weren’t preempted.       

A jury awarded a $5 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Christopher Y. Meek, for nearly 40 years of inflated prices for Kansas City Life Insurance Co. However, under the statute of limitations, the payout was reduced to $908,000.       

“By the plain language of § 1447(c), then, once the district court determined it lacked jurisdiction, it was required to remand the case to state court—which has congressional authority to hear it,” Judge Amy St. Eve said.       

“Although unlikely, it is possible that McCladdie El didn’t receive the right-to-sue letter until 32 days after the EEOC sent it,” said U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of Illinois.       

The circuit court affirmed a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment to a freight broker who arranged the delivery of a shipment brought by a driver who hit and severely injured the plaintiff. The court determined the broker didn’t have an agency relationship with the driver and the carrier.       

The court affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri’s decision, concluding the plaintiff failed to create a genuine dispute of material fact regarding causation as she failed to provide admissible medical evidence showing she had a nickel allergy.       

“Contributing to the stewardship of an over 100-year-old iconic brand is a privilege and a responsibility I hold with great care,” Anthony Joseph wrote on LinkedIn.       

Melissa Price Smith has worked in the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s office since 2008, where she served as assistant prosecuting attorney and supervisor of the office’s sexual assault and child abuse team.