Potential jurors packed the third floor of the Madison County courthouse Monday before 12 were selected to hear opening arguments in a case involving an Edwardsville nursing home.
Ruth Like an idling engine, a giant class action claim against General Motors holds its place in the Madison County courthouse while lawyers wait for a signal to start rolling.
Jeffrey Heintz, who ran Triad Industries while Ricki Lee Jones stole millions through the company, faces prosecution for tax crimes like those Jones admitted.
Just when business thought it couldn't get worse, now comes another ominous warning: the lawyers who gave us the great American asbestos litigation are plotting a fresh assault on industry.
Mattson EAST ST. LOUIS – Insurer AIG, facing a motion for sanctions from lawyer Brian Wendler in a defamation suit, answers that Wendler should face sanctions.
Blotevogel EAST ST. LOUIS – Lawyer Brian Wendler of Edwardsville has lost patience with nearly bankrupt insurer AIG for refusing to find out who posted a message about him on the internet seven years ago.
Hopkins The desire to still feel important, the idea that what you DO is what you ARE, is the core of the movie. In the end, notwithstanding the merciless effects of time, ignoring the remnants of a still fresh heart attack, the Ram returns to the ring.
Lakin NEWARK, N.J. – Though Brad Lakin claims he would have settled a Madison County class action against telephone company Sprint for more than Paul Weiss won with a similar case in New Jersey, Sprint claims Weiss topped Lakin by $4 million.
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has denied a motion to disqualify Roy Dripps of LakinChapman law firm as counsel to former asbestos plaintiff Judy Buckles in a legal malpractice suit against Mark Goldenberg's firm.
Hopkins While he now deservedly sits in federal prison for his admitted crimes, at one time, so very long ago, there was much good in Tom Lakin, much good done by him, for many people, in so many places.
Illinois Bell bungled a $90 million refund to customers eight years ago and must pay to set it straight, Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack ruled on Feb. 2.
Simmons Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has dismissed John Simmons and his firm from a legal malpractice suit against Mark Goldenberg and his firm.
Burke NEWARK, N.J. – Richard Burke and Paul Weiss settled a class action against Sprint in New Jersey for less than their former teammates at LakinChapman Law Firm would have obtained with the same case in Madison County, a New Jersey lawyer claims.
Illinois medical providers can recover 80 percent of any discounts that Auto-Owners Casualty and Surety deducted from workers compensation payouts, under a class action settlement that Auto-Owners and LakinChapman of Wood River signed in December.
Akin For those of us living in Illinois, the arrest of Governor Rod Blagojevich was hardly surprising. After all, Illinois has a long history of indicting governors.
Keefe shows off a plaque of appreciation received from Army Staff Sgt. Justin Reagan. Attorney Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr. of Belleville is the Record's 2008 Person of the Year because he brings honor to his profession.