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Class action against Walgreen's filed in Madison County
8/18/2008 10:50 AM A class action lawsuit filed in Madison County on Aug. 14 alleges Walgreen's engaged in unfair and deceptive practices designed to mislead the public when marketing its "Wal-born" products.
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Tillery wants Citigroup to pay removal fees in pre-CAFA class action
8/15/2008 12:31 PM EAST ST. LOUIS - Although attorney Stephen Tillery concedes his motion to certify a class action against a Citigroup Inc. subsidiary triggered its removal from Madison County to U.S. district court, he seeks to punish Citigroup for removing it.
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Hylla denies reconsideration in Country Mutual stay; chides dueling attorneys
8/15/2008 5:14 AM As Richard Burke and his former employers at the Lakin Law Firm start bickering again, Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla steps in as the grownup.
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Travelers testing strength of federal court dismissal in Madison County case
8/14/2008 5:33 PM Travelers Insurance plans to test the strength of a July 24 order from U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert of Benton that dismissed a class action lawsuit against the insurer.
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YTB targeted in federal class action lawsuit
8/12/2008 6:00 PM Two former agents for Wood River-based YTB International filed a federal class action complaint alleging YTB is an illegal pyramid scheme.
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Excerpts: Gilbert digs deep in decision to dismiss Travelers PPO suit
8/8/2008 2:36 PM BENTON - U.S. District Judge Philip Gilbert didn't just read briefs as he pondered whether to dismiss a class action suit against Travelers Insurance.
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Federal court's dismissal of insurance class action could affect Madison, St. Clair cases
8/8/2008 12:24 PM BENTON - U.S. District Court Judge Phil Gilbert has dismissed a suit that chiropractor Kathleen Roche of Belleville proposed as a class action against Travelers Insurance, a move that casts a cloud of uncertainty over similar suits in Madison and St. Clair counties.
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Lakins want legal malpractice set for December continued
8/8/2008 5:12 AM Tom Lakin and Brad Lakin are asking that the legal malpractice case involving them and former Lakin lawyer Scott Meyer be postponed.
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Pair of class actions up for hearing in Madison, St. Clair counties
8/4/2008 6:00 AM Two judges in two counties will hold hearings two days apart in two identical class actions from two law firms.
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Florida man wants to lead Illinois class action against Bank of America
7/31/2008 10:14 AM A Broward County Florida man wants to be the lead plaintiff in a class action case filed in Illinois against Bank of America.
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$17 million fee doesn't keep Tillery from revisiting settled Sears case
7/30/2008 4:31 PM Sears Roebuck paid St. Louis attorney Stephen Tillery and his associates $17 million to release the retailer from a class action claim that it sold stoves it knew would kill people, but Tillery repeated the claim in a local newspaper and Sears didn't deny it.
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Lakins point at former employee and clients in legal malpractice counterclaim
7/25/2008 10:36 AM Lakin Law Firm founder Tom Lakin and son Brad Lakin seek to escape liability in a legal malpractice lawsuit by blaming a former employee and parents of a former client.
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Two Lakin class actions off the docket in Madison County
7/24/2008 4:20 PM Two Lakin Law Firm class actions have dropped from the docket in Madison County Circuit Court, one through settlement and one through futility.
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Alton attorney wants share of $5 million fees in Hartford pot
7/24/2008 2:25 PM As attorneys prepare to divide more than $5 million in fees from settlement of claims against Shell Oil subsidiary Equilon and Clark Oil successor Premcor Refining over refinery pollution in Hartford, Jeannine Kelly of Alton protests that they left her out.
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Appellate court says Lakin plaintiff can't sue twice over same deal
7/24/2008 8:27 AM MOUNT VERNON - One plaintiff can't sue twice over one transaction, Fifth District appellate judges ruled July 17 in a Lakin Law Firm class action from Madison County.
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Hartford trustees stir litigation pot with new suit
7/18/2008 12:48 PM Hartford village trustees, who for years watched outside lawyers represent the entire village in lawsuits over pollution from refinery operations, have suddenly decided that they too can represent the entire village.
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Lakin class actions gather speed en route to certification
7/18/2008 9:15 AM While a federal court is waiting to try Tom Lakin on sex and drug crimes, a state court is giving rosy treatment to cases brought by the law firm he founded.
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Hylla freezes rather than dismisses Country Mutual class action
7/17/2008 4:30 PM Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla froze a Lakin Law Firm class action against Country Mutual Insurance so that attorney Kevin Hoerner of Belleville can proceed with a similar suit in St. Clair County.
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Crowder certifies Liberty Mutual class action
7/10/2008 7:32 PM Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder certified a Lakin Law Firm suit against Liberty Mutual Insurance as a class action June 30, but as the Lakins proceed they face a powerful new adversary.
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Stack certifies class action against Hartford Insurance
7/10/2008 2:21 PM Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack has certified a class action complaint against Hartford Insurance Company alleging the insurer engaged in a scheme to reduce payouts under medical payments coverage in property and casualty insurance policies by using biased third party software programs to adjust claims.
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