Leno In case you missed it, The Record's most well-read article, "Alton Attorney Accidentally Sues Himself,"(March 11, 2005) tickled comedian Jay Leno's funny bone during a "Headlines" segment of the Tonight Show on Monday, May 8.
As a clip of the newspaper's banner and headline appeared on the screen, Leno quipped, "Finally, a lawyer gets what's coming to him," and burst into his inimitable laughter.
It took 15 months for Ashley Peach to answer a motion to dismiss her $1.39 claim against retailer Wal-Mart, and when her answer came she kept it secret.
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.
Paul Marks Three days after 3rd Circuit judges adopted a rule allowing only one substitution of judge as of right per side in class action cases, Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber used it as a basis for a ruling in a case against National City Mortgage.
VIP Manor Alinda Rust filed a wrongful death suit against VIP Manor, claiming the Wood River nursing home failed to provide adequate care for her mother who died there in September 2004.
Reader: Last year you wrote about a man who was driving a U-haul truck from Florida to Illinois and was involved in an accident. He claimed that several components of the truck were defective.
Founding father Thomas Lakin Once upon a time a Lakin Law Firm attorney could stroll into the Madison County courthouse with a shadowy client or a 156-year-old word trick, and magically come out on top.
Days after a Lakin Law Firm class action lawsuit remarkably bit the dust in Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron's court, another "manufactured" case aimed at the lending industry was targeted for the skids.
Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville The daughter of a woman who allegedly died from a prescription drug overdose filed a wrongful death suit against Rosewood Care Center of Edwardsville in Madison County Circuit Court April 28.
Paul Marks Paul Marks of the Lakin Law Firm in Wood River will fill the shoes of former Lakin lawyer Gary Peel as attorney of record in 47 Madison County civil cases.
Richard Burke A few weeks ago, the Lakin Law Firm issued a press release urging potential class members to make claims against dozens of automobile insurers who have agreed to pay approximately $92 million to settle a Madison County class action lawsuit.
Attorney Gary Peel, who tried to remove Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber from all cases of the Lakin Law Firm, has removed himself from all cases of the Lakin Law Firm.
Jeffrey Millar A class action lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler and Enterprise Rent-a-Car will remain in Madison County, according to an Illinois Appellate Court ruling handed down today.
Ed Murnane Three Democratic legislators have withdrawn their support of a bill that has been criticized as a "money grab" by trial attorneys. And in the meantime, the bill's proponents have asked to extend the deadline for action on what has become a controversial proposal.
Former Lakin Law Firm attorney Gary Peel has filed for unemployment benefits, according to a financial affidavit filed in support of his request for a public defender.
Moran Madison County Court dockets on the Cardinals Opening Day, in the brand new Busch Stadium on a gloriously perfect Monday, April 10, were unusually light.
Gary Peel Former Lakin Law Firm attorney Gary Evan Peel pled "emphatically not guilty" to charges of bankruptcy fraud, obstruction of justice and two counts of child pornography in federal court Thursday as his children, ex-wife, and current wife and family sat in and exchanged verbal attacks during recess.