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Teutopolis man charged in child pornography crimes
Randy G. Massey, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on May 25 Darin Thomas Mills, 37, of Teutopolis, was charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office in a criminal complaint in U.S. District Court with two counts of possession of child pornography. -
Feds oppose Peel's request for new trial
The federal government does not think Gary Peel is entitled to a new trial. -
Property owner sues O'Fallon over zoning controversy
An O'Fallon property owner claims the city is interfering with her ability to sell a controversial piece of land on Hartman Lane, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court May 30. -
$3.7 million default judgment leveled against Tom Lakin and firm in legal malpractice case
A federal judge in Oklahoma has entered a default judgment of $3,752,601.80 against Thomas Lakin and the Lakin Law Firm of Wood River in an injured Oklahoma railroad worker's legal malpractice claim. -
Freed & Weiss is backing off Madison County class actions
Freed & Weiss of Chicago has begun withdrawing from Madison County class actions that it helped the Lakin Law Firm litigate. -
Teenagers claim retailer discriminated against them
Two teenage boys filed a civil rights suit against retailer Steve & Barry's LLC, alleging racial discrimination. -
Lakin free on $250k unsecured bond
Prominent Metro-East plaintiff's lawyer and Lakin Law Firm founder Tom Lakin was indicted on seven counts by a federal grand jury. -
Lakin indicted
Tom Lakin Prominent Metro-East plaintiff's lawyer and Lakin Law Firm founder Tom Lakin was indicted on seven counts by a federal grand jury in East St. Louis. -
Lakin surrenders to U.S. Marshal
Tom Lakin Prominent Metro-East plaintiff's lawyer and Lakin Law Firm founder Tom Lakin surrendered to federal authorities early this afternoon. -
Convict wants more than just Motrin for back pain
Eric Golden An inmate serving a 40 year sentence in a murder for hire scheme claims his civil rights are being violated because doctors at the Menard Correctional Center in Chester will only give him Motrin for his back pain. -
Peel had malpractice case against Lakin firm before joining team
Judge Stack When Gary Peel joined the Lakin Law Firm in September 2003, he had spent the previous 17 months accusing the firm of malpractice. -
Gordon Maag drops $110 million defamation suit
Gordon Maag Gordon Maag has dropped his $110 million federal defamation lawsuit against the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and a slew of other defendants, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. -
Apex Oil's insurer wants out of Madison County
In a dispute over who should pay for pollution at a refinery in Hartford, National Union Fire Insurance has appealed a decision of Madison County Associate Judge Ellar Duff in favor of former refinery owner Apex Oil. -
Peel's law license in jeopardy
Facing up to 40 years in prison, attorney Gary Peel, 63, of Glen Carbon will be sentenced June 25 in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis. -
Deck hand's vicious disposition renders barge unseaworthy, suit says
Michael McAdams filed a Jones Act complaint in U.S. District Court March 12, against Steel City Marine Transport claiming he was injured on Sept. 2, 2005, on the M/V Mary Lynn. -
Vietnam vet calls Ameren's rate hike 'unconscionable' in suit
A Mount Vernon man filed suit against Ameren IP in U.S. District Court March 13, claiming Ameren IP's rate hike was "unconscionable." -
Exxon Mobil and Shell say plaintiffs don't claim injury in proposed MTBE class
Judge Hylla In the sixth year of a proposed class action suit against Exxon Mobil and Shell Oil over groundwater contamination, the oil companies assert that plaintiffs have not even claimed they suffered injuries. -
EEOC files discrimination suit against Walgreens
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against Walgreens claiming it racially discriminated against black management employees and pharmacists by denying them promotions. -
Feds sue to recover pro-rata share in medical negligence case
St. Louis University Hospital Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Massey filed suit against St. Louis University Hospital (SLU) in U.S. District Court Feb. 26 to recover a pro-rata share in a medical malpractice case. -
Former prisoner claims corrections officials were cruel
Rick Knight filed a complaint for compensatory and punitive damages against two officers and a doctor with the Illinois Department of Corrections in U.S. District Court Feb. 16, claiming the defendants each demonstrated deliberate indifference to his medical needs.