News from June 2006
Acid-burned truck driver seeks damages
A truck driver who was burned by a spray of sulfuric acid is suing G.S. Robins & Co. in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
New Lawsuits: Friday, June 2
Fresh from the courthouse:
At the surface...
Tom Lakin If you haven't seen it, the Discovery Health Channel produced a five-minute docu-mercial promoting the amazing "mind, body and soul" transformation of "high profile, hob-knobbing St. Louis" lawyer Thomas Lakin.
U.S. should start asking questions
It's human nature that we're drawn in by sordid tales in the news like those of local plaintiff's lawyers Tom Lakin and Gary Peel.
U.S. Supreme Court decision supports Madison County class action dismissal
Troy Bozarth Justices of the United States Supreme Court have hastened the end of a proposed class action suit in Madison County.
Lakin attorney still pleading for definition of 'until'
Paul Marks Lakin Law Firm attorney Paul Marks has asked Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron to reconsider an order throwing out a proposed class action suit.
Opposing lawyers seek sanctions in Yount v. Shashek
The case of Keith Yount vs. Lisa Shashek keeps getting uglier, with each side calling on Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack to impose sanctions on the other.
Stack to reconsider Hartford vapor case
Circuit Judge Dan Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack will reconsider an order he signed last year against former owners of the Premcor refinery in a proposed class action suit.
Appellate court upholds decision of St. Clair County jury in favor of Allstate
A 2004 jury verdict in favor of Allstate Insurance was affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court's Fifth District in Mt. Vernon on a 2-1 vote.
New Lawsuits: Thursday, June1
Fresh from the courthouse:
Mortgage suits in jeopardy over Alton attorney's dual role
Alton attorney Emert Wyss, famous from coast to coast for accidentally suing himself, has boomeranged again.
Walnut Hill Cemetery Chapel Renovations in Belleville
Mark Eckert (Mayor of the City of Belleville), Jeff Dawe (Superintendent of Walnut Hill Cemetery), and other city officials celebrate the re-dedication of the Walnut Hill Cemetery Chapel after newly completed renovations.