Attorney Stephen Tillery of St. Louis, down to his last argument in Madison County class action claims against mutual funds, accuses them of doing a good and honest job.
A Missouri woman who completed her Ph.D. at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1999 is suing university administrators and a professor for more than $1 million for failing to post her degree.
Four southern Illinois Allstate insurance policy holders filed a federal class action complaint alleging the insurer charges different rates to individuals with similar insurance risk in violation of state law.
A former inmate at the Menard Correctional Center in Chester filed a federal suit in East St. Louis on Nov. 13, against two correctional officers and the warden alleging he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment during his time in prison.
A company accused of sending an unsolicited fax to a Wood River electric company removed a class action case from Madison County because damages sought are about $50 million more than a state court should allow.
919 Hibiscus in Key West, Fla. "Wite Out" may have been used to conceal Tom Lakin's address on a document associated with a Madison County legal malpractice lawsuit. But a hand-written entry of 919 Hibiscus, Key West (Fla.) is visible on the same document originally filed in federal court.
A St. Louis law firm has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in St. Clair County against Alton and Southern Railway on behalf of six workers who claim ear injuries due to excessive horn and whistle noises.
Shimkus toured the John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a hospital which serves his consituents, in St. Louis on Nov. 5. Here he visits with Barbara Derring of Collinsville. Congressman John Shimkus (R-19) announced he would be seeking re-election to a seventh term in the House of Representatives.
Key West sunsets are spectacular any time of year. Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has asked Tom Lakin for his address twice, and twice Lakin has told her he lives in Key West, Fla.
Kevin W. McClain Investigations, Ltd., a full-service investigative and consulting firm with offices in Illinois (Centralia) and Indiana, has expanded to the Metro-East.
Southland Tower A lawsuit filed by the estate of a man who died in an empty water tower in Jerseyville was transferred to Jersey County after the defendants successfully argued the case has no ties to Madison County.
Gary Peel's sentencing has been delayed again, this time so he can find an attorney to help him argue in an appeal that his three federal public defenders were "inadequate."
Martin Simpson claims a former friend and business partner engaged in unfair competition by nabbing an Internet domain name that bears his business's name.
Attorney Stephen Tillery of St. Louis thinks that if people live in Madison County and work at Pfizer in Chesterfield, Mo., that proves Pfizer does business in Madison County.