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Lawyer drops plea to halt manufacture of mini blinds
6/29/2009 11:56 AM Lawyer Jeffrey Lowe of Clayton, Mo., has dropped a plea for a Madison County injunction that would have prevented 13 companies from manufacturing, distributing or selling window blinds he deems dangerous.
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Crusading company seeks justice from 'junk fax' senders
6/24/2009 9:18 AM No stranger to class action battles, plaintiff Locklear Electric of Wood River is going after more companies over what it claims are faxes that violate federal telephone and privacy laws.
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Maag calls litigation funding firm 'immoral, unethical' in new class action
6/22/2009 6:46 AM A Madison County woman has filed a class action lawsuit against a company who she says illegally loaned money to people and expected them to repay it with money they won in injury claims.
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Locklear Electric files two new class actions over unsolicited faxes
6/18/2009 7:45 AM A Wood River electric company has filed two new separate class action lawsuits against a chiropractor's office and a real estate company, alleging the office and company sent unsolicited faxes to it, causing a waste of paper and employee time.
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Fairview Heights refuses FOIA request for attorneys' billings in online travel lawsuits
6/16/2009 3:27 PM The city of Fairview Heights has rejected a request to examine its bills from City Attorney Al Paulson for his work on the city's four-year battle with online travel companies.
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Target supplement class action suit set for status hearing in August
6/11/2009 11:59 AM A class action suit filed over an immunity supplement sold by Target stores is set for a case status hearing in August as discovery continues.
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Certification hearing set for July in CVS Airshield suit
6/10/2009 2:58 PM A class action suit over the effectiveness of CVS Pharmacy's cold remedy "Airshield" is set for a certification hearing before St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto at 9 a.m. on July 2.
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Fairview Heights' legal bills requested under the Freedom of Information Act
6/8/2009 4:29 PM The Madison County Record has requested copies of legal bills going back four years from the city of Fairview Heights in an attempt to determine what, if anything, was paid to the city's lawyers during a battle with 13 online travel companies. A previous request for the legal bills went unfulfilled.
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Crowder lost jurisdiction when certifying Lakin class action, Safeco attorney says
6/4/2009 6:14 PM EAST ST. LOUIS - When Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder certified a LakinChapman class action against insurer Safeco she expanded it so greatly that she surrendered jurisdiction, according to Safeco lawyer Mark Arnold of St. Louis.
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Customer shortchanged $2.48 in sales tax files class action against Wal-Mart
6/4/2009 3:19 PM A Maryville man has filed a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, alleging the store violated its own policy when it did not refund him the total amount of money he paid for one of its products.
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No answers yet in Fairview Heights legal fees questions
6/4/2009 2:00 PM Although the suits ended months ago, questions remain unanswered about the city of Fairview Heights' four year battle with 13 online travel companies and what its attorneys took away.
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Crowder signs preliminary approval order in PPO class action
6/3/2009 3:00 PM The settlement of a class action suit against a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) that began in 2005 has gotten the initial green light from Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder.
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Class action: Shop N Save charged 50 cents extra in check cashing fee
6/3/2009 1:30 PM An Edwardsville woman has filed a class action lawsuit against SuperValu, doing business as Shop N Save, claiming the store charges more than is allowed under Illinois law for check cashing services.
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Fairview Heights releases settlements, questions remain about attorneys' fees
5/28/2009 4:42 PM Settlement documents released Wednesday show that the city of Fairview Heights netted about $315,000 in its four year legal battle with 13 online travel companies.
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Judge continues class action fairness hearing to July, says his 'brain hurts'
5/27/2009 2:43 PM After three hours of argument at a fairness hearing Tuesday, Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack had had enough.
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Fairness hearing set for Tuesday in First Health class action settlement
5/22/2009 11:16 AM A fairness hearing is set for Tuesday to determine whether a charitable contribution of over $1,200,000 is a fair end to a 2004 class action suit brought against an insurance company over claims adjustments. A class member objected to the settlement that she claims does not compensate class members. In the course of the objection, attorneys representing the entire class asked for the removal of objector Kathleen Roche's attorney, Richard Burke.
The hearing is set for 1:30 p.m.
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Deadline passes with no response to FOIA on Fairview Heights lawsuit
5/21/2009 2:57 PM Fairview Heights has yet to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents showing how much the city netted from lawsuits against 13 online travel companies.
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Judge approves $22 million annuity class action against Jackson National Life
5/8/2009 1:32 PM A St. Clair County judge has approved a $22 million settlement in a class action suit against Jackson National Life Insurance over fixed annuity policies.
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FOIA request made on Fairview Heights over online travel settlements
5/7/2009 5:21 PM A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request has been made upon Fairview Heights over settlement agreements and documents related to 13 lawsuits the city filed against online travel companies.
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Stack denies Lakin's motion to disqualify Burke in CCN class action
5/7/2009 4:29 PM As Brad Lakin tries to stop a class action settlement that former employee Richard Burke reached in New Jersey, Burke tries to stop a Lakin settlement in Madison County.
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