News from 2006
Time to ban the bundle
It didn't make Metro-East headlines or the nightly news, but it should have.
Court being used?
To the editor:
Lawyers continue battle in Hartford vapor case
Missouri attorneys who planned to represent Hartford residents in a Madison County class action over petroleum vapors want to know more about a new settlement that would knock out their case.
Maui Onion Grill & Bar
Good for: Free Appetizer with dinner purchase (excluding pupu platter)
Vision Care Associates
Good for: 50% Off 2nd Pair Of Backup Glasses Or Prescription Sunglasses With Purchase Of Initial Glasses Or One Year Supply Of Contacts
Dynamic suing duo fizzling in court
For a while Armettia Peach and Ashley Peach looked like the most successful mother and daughter team since the Judds, but their act has lost its sizzle.
Australian law applies in Macon County, appellate court rules
Terrence Hopkins Some lucky judge in Decatur gets to apply Australian law to a claim of an Australian citizen about an Australian crash, thanks to the Fifth District appellate court.
Missouri train crash subject of St. Clair County suit
The surviving spouse of a man killed on a railroad crossing in Franklin County, Mo. is suing BNSF Railway and its employee in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Streif Motors customer claims knee injury
Streif Motors in O'Fallon is being sued by a customer who tripped and fell after exiting a vehicle.
In light of Madison County sunshine, Weber lifts blinds on sealed docs
Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber has ordered the unsealing of two briefs that insurer AIG filed under seal in defending a proposed Lakin Law Firm class action.
Family of man slain in McDonald's drive-through sues
An East St. Louis McDonald's restaurant is being sued by the family of a male shot and killed in its drive-through lane two years ago.
Man claims attack by Juicy Peanut workers
Juicy Peanut A case of mistaken identity was no laughing matter for Nathan Holtz who claims workers at the Juicy Peanut Bar & Grill in Mascoutah fractured his left humerus during a barroom scuffle last year.
Chapman asks for new trial in med mal case he lost
Circuit Judge Daniel Stack Attorney Morris Chapman is asking Circuit Judge Daniel Stack for a new trial in a medical malpractice case he lost in May claiming his clients were deprived of a fair trial.
Benchmark Title Company
Good for: 15% discount off title premium for all military personnel with valid military identification.
Stack tosses loan fee class action
Dan Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack threw out a proposed Lakin Law Firm class action against US Bank after discovering that the bank came out on the short end of the disputed transaction and the Lakin plaintiff came out ahead.
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