Monthly Archives: November 2007

Dead class rep replaced with band of seven chiropractors

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Jeff Millar

Lakin Law Firm attorneys pursuing a Madison County class action with a dead class representative for almost four years have found seven living chiropractors to replace him. Read More »

Class Action, Madison County, News

Attorneys in Bemis class action bring another dispute for Crowder to resolve

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Judge Crowder

Five days after Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder told attorneys in a Lakin Law Firm class action to resolve disputes within guidelines she set or bring the disputes back to her one by one, they brought one back to her. Read More »

Class Action, Madison County, News

Tillery subpoenas retailers over Pfizer pills sold in MC in 2005

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Tillery

Attorney Stephen Tillery of St. Louis has served subpoenas on eight national retailers, demanding to know how many Pfizer pills they sold in Madison County in 2005. Read More »

Class Action, Madison County, News

High court knocks out class action against Intel

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Justice Fitzgerald

In a 5-0 decision, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled both lower courts got it wrong in a Madison County case that allowed a national class action to go forward against Intel over Pentium IV processors.

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Class Action, Ill. Supreme Court, News

Matoesian: No damage, no moldy apartment class action

For two-and-a-half years attorney Lanny Darr of Godfrey hunted for mold damage at Bissell Apartments in Venice without finding any, so Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian at last shut down Darr’s futile search. Matoesian granted summary judgment to Bissell … Read More »

Class Action, Madison County, News

Asbestos Motion Docket: Thursday, Dec.6

9 a.m. GEORGE BARBARA INDIVIDUALLY V. AW CHESTERTON INC 07-L-000267, ASBESTOS J 311 MITCHELL ROBERT V. AW CHESTERTON INC 07-L-000645, ASBESTOS J 311 WOLFE JOANNE INDIVIDUALLY V. AW CHESTERTON INC 07-L-000044, ASBESTOS J 311 WARREN DIXIE INDIVIDUALLY V. AW CHESTERTON … Read More »

Asbestos Docket, Dockets

Tom Lakin will have one trial after all, judge rules

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Lakin

United States District Judge J. Phil Gilbert ruled again that Tom Lakin will have just one trial. Read More »

Criminal Law, Federal Court, News

’7 Reasons’ gives teens no-questions-asked contract not to drink, drive

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Drummond

“7 Reasons to Leave the Party,” a blunt, visual and interactive school program designed to curb dangerous teen behavior was presented to several Metro-East high schools Wednesday. Read More »

Features, News

Stack’s ruling sinks barge worker’s Jones Act claim

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Judge Stack

A barge that cannot move is not a vessel. Read More »

F.E.L.A./Jones Act, Madison County, News

Former chief judge represents plaintiffs in head-on collision suit

The former chief judge of St. Clair County Circuit Court filed suit on behalf of Paula Kelley and the estate of Carrie Randolph involving a head-on collision on Interstate 55. Stephen Kernan of Belleville represents the plaintiffs who are each … Read More »

Madison County, News, Personal Injury