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Yandle
BENTON – Belleville lawyers who filed a class action against Progressive Casualty in St. Clair County circuit court must litigate the claim in federal court, U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle ruled on Feb. 8.
She found it more likely than not that the amount in controversy exceeded the $5 million limit for state court jurisdiction in a class action.
She disregarded an assertion of plaintiff Sage Laures that damages wouldn’t exceed $5 million, finding it had no legal effect.
Attorneys Christopher Cueto, Lloyd A. Cueto, Lloyd M. Cueto, and James Radcliffe, all of Belleville, represent Laures along with Steven Giacoletto of Collinsville.