Philip Morris will get back $2.15 billion of its appeal bond from the infamous Madison County Price v. Philip Morris USA case that was overturned late last year by the Illinois Supreme Court. And, if the U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal, another $6 billion will be returned to the tobacco giant.
David Loveday, a former spokesman for Republican gubernatorial candidate Judy Baar Topinka, is taking the reins at Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW).
Steve Stobbs Madison County's new associate judge, Godfrey attorney Stephen Stobbs, will be sworn into office June 19 -- right after he resigns his county board seat.
Circuit Judge Don Weber United Parcel Service successfully convinced Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber to dismiss a class action case filed by a customer who wanted a $5 refund because an "overnight" package he sent did not arrive on time.
Steve Stobbs Godfrey attorney Stephen Stobbs has been elected as an associate judge on a first ballot by the nine circuit judges of the Third Judicial Circuit.
Tom Lakin If you haven't seen it, the Discovery Health Channel produced a five-minute docu-mercial promoting the amazing "mind, body and soul" transformation of "high profile, hob-knobbing St. Louis" lawyer Thomas Lakin.
Paul Marks Lakin Law Firm attorney Paul Marks has asked Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron to reconsider an order throwing out a proposed class action suit.
Retired Judge Kardis Seventeen class action suits of the Lakin Law Firm sprouted from a single bad seed, but two years ago Madison County Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis protected the Lakin firm from an investigation into the source of the suits.
Relying on two powerful Illinois Supreme Court decisions, Circuit Judge Don Weber has turned a nationwide class action case filed in Madison County into an Illinois-only action.
Attorney Robert Schmieder Insurer GEICO wants Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron to ignore a Lakin Law Firm argument that the Illinois Supreme Court has not changed the law of class action litigation.