Herzog Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian must decide whether to whittle down a colossal Lakin Law Firm class action against Ford Motor Company or shut it down.
Rep. Hoffman Despite the testimony of two Metro-East defense attorneys, a package of tort reform bills died in the arms of a trial lawyer-friendly House Judiciary Committee in Springfield on Wednesday.
FBI agent Melanie Jimenez testified that Gary Peel's demeanor changed from sarcasm to nervous and fidgety once she discovered torn and crumbled pieces of paper in his trash can at the Lakin Law Firm in Wood River on Jan. 31, 2006.
Gary Peel A federal prosecutor said he will prove that at least one of the nude photos Gary Peel took of his ex-wife's 16-year-old sister at an Edwardsville law office in 1974 depict child pornography.
Jeff Hebrank Edwardsville attorney Jeff Hebrank testified against a bill that would expand recovery for victims under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act during a House Judiciary Committee meeting in Springfield Wednesday.
Plaintiffs in a Lakin Law Firm class action suit over paint that flaked off Ford vehicles don't know the difference between two classes that former Madison County Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis certified in the suit.
Gary Peel It took District Judge William Stiehl and attorneys just under three hours to choose the nine men and five women who will make up a panel of 12 jurors and two alternates in the criminal trial of attorney Gary Peel getting under way in East St. Louis.
Kenneth Brinker is suing Beelman Truck Co. and its employees over a 2005 accident in which a piece of lumber from the Beelman truck was ejected and propelled through the windshield of Brinker's oncoming Ford E-350 one-ton van.
Brad Lakin While Lakin Law Firm attorneys let most of their class actions languish in Madison County, they pursue the ones with the greatest potential for embarrassment.
Brad Lakin Attorneys for Brad Lakin and his law firm filed a motion with U.S. District Judge Michael Reagan to strike portions of a lawsuit filed against the firm by a former attorney who was fired in January.
Eighty days after Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron gave the Lakin Law Firm 30 days to rewrite a class action complaint demanding change on gift card purchases at Wal-Mart, the firm has not rewritten it.