News from June 2006
Unsell files motion to dismiss Lakin countersuit
Attorney Ed Unsell claims Thomas Lakin's attorney asked for a settlement demand regarding the highly publicized civil sexual assault lawsuit filed against Lakin and his sons originally under seal on April 21 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Tillery to share $1.6 million Allstate class settlement
Stephen Tillery
Stephen Tillery of St. Louis and two other attorneys will divide more than a million and a half dollars in fees from a Madison County class action suit they settled with Allstate Insurance.
Maag's arbitration block turned down again by Fifth
Thomas Maag's second attempt to block arbitration of a proposed class action suit at the Fifth District appellate court looked exactly like his first attempt to Fifth District judges.
Suspended attorney victorious in $1k fee dispute
Suspended attorney Carol Cagle will receive $1,000 from the Lakin Law Firm to settle a claim that the firm wrongly withheld fees from her in a personal injury case.
New Lawsuits: Thursday, June 29
Fresh from the courthouse:
Weber dismisses Lakin $30 courier fee class action
Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber granted Equicredit's motion for summary judgment and dismissed a $30 courier fee class action case brought by the Lakin Law Firm.
Report shows big tobacco, AGs at odds
Big tobacco companies and state attorneys general do not trust each other any more.
New Lawsuits: Wednesday, June 28
Fresh from the courthouse:
Stack, Crowder appointed to chair arbitration committee
A mandatory arbitration program under review could help reduce the burden on Madison County's clogged courts.
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Motorcyclist seeks $1 million from trucking company over accident
A Marshall man filed a personal injury suit in federal court in Benton June 26, seeking $1 million in damages from Billman Trucking of New Point, Ind., alleging one of its drivers collided with his motorcycle on Illinois Route 1 on June 27, 2005.
New Lawsuits: Tuesday, June 27
Fresh from the courthouse:
Cab passenger claims driver carelessly operated vehicle
Taxi cab passenger Ellen Teague has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Liberty Cab and its driver in Madison County Circuit Court on June 21. .
Woman alleges hysterectomy was unnecessary
Greenville Regional Hospital Loretta McElroy of Greenville filed a medical malpractice suit against Gayle Burch, M.D. and Greenville Regional Hospital claiming that she unnecessarily underwent a total hysterectomy.
CSX worker claims asbestos exposure
Howard Sturgeon filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court June 16, claiming during his 28 years as a communications technician at CSX Transportation he was exposed to asbestos.
Car passenger files dram shop suit
Show-Me's A woman who was injured in a car accident last year filed suit against two popular night clubs for serving alcohol to the driver.
New Lawsuits: Monday, June 26
Fresh from the courthouse:
Barge is unsafe, deckhand claims in suit
Barge deckhand James Boozer filed a Jones Act suit against the American River Transportation Company in St. Clair County Circuit Court June 19 for an arm, pelvis and heel injury he sustained Dec. 8, 2005 aboard the MV Starfire.