Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian keeps preparing for a class certification hearing in a suit over railroad right of way, but the parties keep putting it off.
The Lakin Law Firm of Wood River has filed a class action lawsuit against State Farm Insurance alleging it wrongfully subrogated medical payment claims instead of allowing individuals to recover from third parties in auto claims.
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.
Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber granted National City Mortgage Company's motion for summary judgment and dismissed a $20 fax fee class action case brought by the Lakin Law Firm.
Vicky Walton is suing her auto insurance company and agent after finding out the hard way she didn't have the incrased policy limit coverage she thought she did.
Robert Schmieder Class action litigation remains potent regardless of the Illinois Supreme Court decision in Avery vs. State Farm, according to the Lakin Law Firm.
Presiding Justice Stephen Spomer The 5th Appellate Court reversed a former St. Clair County judge's decision to deny a case be dismissed on grounds of interstate forum non conveniens after the Illinois Supreme Court asked the lower court to take a second look.
Judge Byron Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron granted the Lakin Law Firm three extra weeks to preserve a class action against insurer GEICO, after the firm blamed its tardy response on the departure of Thomas Maag.