To text or not to text: Illinois court will decide

To text or not to text: Illinois court will decide

An Illinois court will decide if text messaging can be used in a labor case filed against the owners of the Quincy Welcome Inn. The lawsuit has been ongoing for over a year with both sides now arguing whether the plaintiffs can receive certain notifications by text...
Plaintiffs seek texting communication in Welcome Inn case

Plaintiffs seek texting communication in Welcome Inn case

The plaintiffs in the case against Welcome Inn have asked the court to allow texting as a means of communication. John C. Ireland, who represents plaintiffs April R. Brasher and Richard M. Orencia, individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated as...
Judge denies trolling motion in Welcome Inn case

Judge denies trolling motion in Welcome Inn case

A trolling motion filed in a labor case against the Welcome Inn located in Illinois has been denied. The motion filed by plaintiffs April R. Brashier, Richard M. Orencia, and Chad O. Lebow was denied with leave to refile. The case has been ongoing since January...
Welcome Inn files response to tolling motion

Welcome Inn files response to tolling motion

Defendants in the Welcome Inn case have filed a response to the tolling motion filed Feb. 12 by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Welcome Inn accuse the defendants of delaying a ruling on a pending Motion for FLSA Collective Notice to other...
Missouri court clerk says civil records are not public

Missouri court clerk says civil records are not public

A court clerk at Division 2 of the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri said civil records are not available to the public. “You can try civil records, but I doubt you’ll get them. Good luck with that,” the court representative said when...