Simmons Hanly Conroy shareholder named to national leadership position for GMO corn multidistrict litigation
Special to the Illinois Business Journal ALTON – Simmons Hanly Conroy, a national complex litigation firm, has announced that named firm Shareholder Jayne Conroy has been appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee (PEC) for the pending multidistrict litigation (MDL) against Syngenta Seeds Inc. concerning its genetically modified corn. The MDL was assigned in December…
Read MoreSimmons Hanly Conroy investigates legal rights of farmers, exporters over China’s rejection of U.S. corn
Special to the Illinois Business Journal ALTON — Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC is investigating the rights of farmers, grain exporters and other industry partners in connection with China’s rejection of U.S. corn and distiller’s dried grains with solubles shipments due to the presence of the genetically modified corn Agrisure Viptera, manufactured by Syngenta Seeds…
Read MoreSimmons employees deliver 30K pounds of food to Madison County pantries
Pantries in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco also receive holiday aid ALTON — Five Madison County pantries received a special delivery from Simmons Hanly Conroy employees on Friday, Nov. 21. Each delivery was roughly 6,000 pounds of food items raised during the 8th Annual Simmons Employee Foundation Food Drive. The firm’s Alton office…
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers Rank – Simmons Hanly Conroy among 2015 ‘Best Law Firms’
Firm makes the prestigious list for second consecutive year ALTON – Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, a nationwide complex litigation firm headquartered in Alton, has been highly ranked for the second consecutive year in the “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. In 2014 and 2015, the firm…
Read MoreAlton Miles for Meso 5K Race raises over $27,000 for mesothelioma awareness, support
More than 800 participants attended National Mesothelioma Awareness Day event sponsored by Simmons Hanly Conroy and others ALTON — The 6th Annual Alton Miles for Meso 5K Race & 2K Fun Run/Walk in Alton raised more than $27,000 for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, a non-profit dedicated to securing a global ban of…
Read MoreSimmons Hanly Conroy secures settlement for family of disabled man killed by hospital security guards
Attorney Michael Stewart secures confidential settlement against Gateway Regional Medical Center, guards ALTON – A confidential settlement was reached recently, just before trial, in a wrongful death lawsuit concerning the death of 42-year-old Anthony “Todd” Burkey, of Granite City. Burkey died Dec. 2, 2011, while being restrained by three security guards in the emergency…
Read MoreAlton Miles for Meso 5K returns with community focus
Early registration now open for September 5K race, hosted by Simmons Hanly Conroy ALTON – Early registration for the 6th Annual Alton Miles for Meso 5K Race & 2K Fun Run Walk, hosted by Simmons Hanly Conroy and organized by Metro Tri Club, is now open. The event returns Saturday, Sept. 27, to Simmons…
Read MoreFederal judge appoints Alton attorney interim co-lead for AIG fraud lawsuits
ST. LOUIS — A federal judge has appointed Simmons Firm Shareholder Derek Brandt as interim co-lead class counsel in a pending national multidistrict litigation proceeding against AIG, its subsidiary companies and former CEO Maurice Greenberg. In an order dated May 28, the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman, of the United States District Court for…
Read MoreSimmons Law Firm Merges with Hanly Conroy, Adds New York Office
ST. LOUIS (June 4, 2014) – Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC and Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes LLP, national leaders in mass tort and complex litigation, announced today the two law firms will merge effective July 1 of this year. The firm will be called Simmons Hanly Conroy and…
Read MoreSimmons case leads to settlement offer for residents near Bridgeton Landfill
Simmons case leads to settlement offer for residents near Bridgeton Landfill Settlement requires landfill owners to pay residents most impacted by putrid odor nearly $7 million ST. LOUIS – A federal magistrate judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement that will require the owners of the Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill to pay residents living near…
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