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A Touch of Class -- The Passing of a Legend
True to his heritage, on behalf of Randall all who came to pay respects were given the words of the old Irish blessing, "May the road rise with you, May the wind always be at your back, May the sun shine upon your face, And the rain fall soft upon your fields, And until we meet again, May God keep you in the hollow of His hand." -
Lakin pleads not guilty to additional charge
Tom Lakin has waived his right to appear in court to have an additional charge in a superseding indictment read to him. -
Brokers lavished traders with 'unlawful goodies,' class action says
A Trenton man filed a class action suit in federal court against Fidelity Management and Research and FMR Co. alleging they breached "best execution" obligations by steering transactions to brokers who lavished them with "unlawful goodies." -
Loading dock worker slips on pellets, sues in federal court
A man injured after falling off a loading dock filed a personal injury suit in U.S. District Court Aug. 7, against Warehouse Services, GE Plastics and Centralia Terminal Company seeking damages in excess of $225,000. -
Woman alleges she was demoted in federal civil rights complaint
An Edwardsville woman filed a civil rights complaint against Edward Jones in U.S. District Court Aug. 9, alleging she was demoted and forced to resign after reporting her supervisor's crude behavior. -
Tillery tastes his own medicine
So Stephen Tillery is accusing Rex Carr of threatening him with frivolous lawsuits? -
Inmate claims correctional officer threatened to kill him, suit says
William Hill (Illinois Dept. of Corrections) An inmate serving a 16-year sentence for receiving a stolen vehicle and three counts of burglary filed a handwritten civil rights complaint in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis Aug. 6, claiming he is in "imminent danger" at the Shawnee Correctional Center in Vienna, Ill. -
Lakins sue insurer for failing to defend them in $3.7 million default
Brad Lakin The Lakin Law Firm filed suit against Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, Lloyd's Illinois, Affinity Insurance and Norton & Rain alleging the defendants failed to defend the firm in a federal lawsuit. -
Railroader claims CNRC failed to provide safe work place
An employee of Canadian National Railway Company (CNRC) filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) complaint in U.S. District Court Aug. 7, seeking damages in excess of $300,000 claiming the railroad failed to provide him a safe place to work. -
iPhone taken on by experienced class action litigator
Less than a month after Apple released its iPhone, an attorney well-versed in products liability class actions filed an action over the product in Cook County. -
Class action claims Expedia violates identify theft prevention statute
A class action lawsuit filed against Expedia, Inc. claims the online travel agency printed more than five digits of customers' credit card numbers in violation of a federal statute designed to prevent identity theft. -
Lakin indicted on additional drug charge
A federal grand jury in East St. Louis returned a superseding indictment against Thomas Lakin that charges him with an additional count of distribution of a controlled substance. -
Attorney Burke amends complaint to note Lakin's indictment
Richard Burke EAST ST. LOUIS – Former Lakin Law Firm attorney Richard Burke has amended his complaint against the firm in U. S. District Court, to allege that a grand jury indicted Tom Lakin on morals charges. -
Barge workers feared imminent death during Hurricane Katrina, suit claims
The pilot and chief engineer of a barge named M/V Ann Peters filed suit against Teco Barge Lines in U.S. District Court July 16, alleging they were injured during Hurricane Katrina. -
Stack suggests splitting class in two for dueling law firms
Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack, handling a suit with plaintiffs whose attorneys have sued each other, suggested splitting the case in two. -
Lakin seeks to vacate $3.7 million default judgment
Gail Renshaw Brad Lakin didn't know that a federal judge in Oklahoma entered default judgment of about $4 million against his firm until he read about it in a newspaper, according to Gail Renshaw of the Lakin firm. -
CP St. Louis Casino files $15 million breach suit against Casino Queen
CP St. Louis Casino claims East St. Louis-based Casino Queen breached a merger agreement by engaging in conduct that caused an investigation and disciplinary action by the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB), according to a breach of contract suit filed June 20 in U.S. District Court. -
Deckhand claims back injuries in Jones Act suit
A deckhand injured on the M/V KW, filed a Jones Act suit against Charleston, Mo.-based Fitzgerald Marine and Repair in U.S. District Court June 4, seeking damages in excess of $75,000. -
Benton man convicted of health care program fraud
Randy G. Massey, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced last week that Daniel L. Johnson, 58, of Benton, was convicted by a federal jury in the U.S. District Court in Benton, of two counts of health care program fraud and acquitted of one count of mail fraud. -
Man sentenced on firearms charges
Randy G. Massey, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on May 29, Frederick O. Goss, 41, of Mt. Vernon, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in East St. Louis to more than 16 years (200 months) imprisonment, fined $750, and placed on three years supervised release.