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BENTON – Trial on a theory that FedEx and contractor Hard Drive acted with fatal negligence by hiring and retaining a trucker who didn’t understand English ended in settlement on Wednesday morning, May 18.
BENTON – Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert plans to start trial May 16, on a claim that a trucker’s deficient English caused a crash that killed three persons and injured two.
Everybody knows better than to drink and drive, but some people do it anyway. If caught, they’ll suffer serious consequences – unless, of course, the ones driving under the influence have influence.
BELLEVILLE – David Cates of Swansea seeks to avoid a second drunk driving conviction by discrediting the police in Fairview Heights.
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn rejected Madison County jurisdiction in a wrongful death suit against Mead Johnson on Jan. 20, finding attorney David Cates of Swansea incorrectly identified the defendant as an Illinois business.