Former law partner claims David Cates concealed settlements worth millions

EDWARDSVILLE – David Cates of Swansea concealed settlements worth millions when he and former partner Ryan Mahoney of Glen Carbon signed a separation agreement, Mahoney’s counsel Thomas Rosenfeld told Circuit Judge Sarah Smith on March 23.Smith heard an hour of arguments over whether Mahoney should pursue fraud and fiduciary claims against Cates in her court or in…