St. Louis Circuit Court
Recent News About St. Louis Circuit Court
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St. Louis school counselor awarded $6.14 million after alleged targeting
High school guidance counselor alleges he was held to a different standard than women co-workers -
Gov. Parson poised to replace Judge Jeffrey P. Medler on the St. Louis County Circuit Court
The 21st Circuit Judicial Commission nominated three finalists for the associate circuit judge vacancy -
St. Louis judge allows clergy challenge to state's abortion ban to proceed
Judge Jason Sengheiser denied the state of Missouri's motion to dismiss the claims -
Top prosecutor facing 'indirect criminal contempt of court' proceedings, potential jail time
Assistant prosecutor Chris Desilets resigned May 1 -
TRO granted against AG Bailey's transgender-affirming healthcare restrictions
Gays Against Groomers: 'The judge is endangering confused gay kids' -
Military veteran sues St. Louis father's rights law firm alleging legal malpractice
Air Force Academy graduate Joel Fritts sued his former attorney Erin Zielinski, a lead litigator at the Cordell & Cordell law firm -
Family court critics allege popular GAL has too many cases to adjudicate competently
A search on Casenet revealed Attorney Elaine Pudlowski has 40 cases with trials and hearings scheduled over a 22-day period -
Trial opens in St. Louis, three plaintiffs accusing Monsanto’s Roundup for causing cancers
Trial opened Wednesday in St. Louis with three plaintiffs accusing Monsanto and its weed control pesticide Roundup for causing their lymphoma-type cancers, a claim that defense attorneys for the company will say is more likely caused by abnormal human cell division. -
Legal aid services receive $125 million windfall from punitive damages in $2.2 billion J&J talc litigation
A portion of $2 billion in punitive damages awarded in the Johnson & Johnson talcum powder litigation has trickled down to legal aid services for the poor through the court victims compensation fund. -
Woman recounts pain of watching husband with mesothelioma in asbestos exposure trial
Kathy Trokey told a St. Louis courtroom what it felt like to watch her husband Bill suffer with mesothelioma in a trial to decide if his work on Ford autos replacing brake drums with asbestos in the 1960’s caused him to develop the deadly cancer of the lungs 53 years later. -
Woman sues Family Video for broken ankle
ST. LOUIS - Rosemarie Waddy filed a lawsuit recently in the St. Louis Circuit Court against Highland Ventures, LTD. d/b/a Family Video and Keith Hoogland Limited Partnership for negligence. -
St. Louis County Circuit Court cancels jury trials starting Jan. 24
St. Louis County Circuit Court will host no criminal or civil jury trials within the 21st Judicial Circuit next week starting on Jan. 24 -
St. Louis judge considers returning the McCloskeys' guns after gubernatorial pardon
Two years after Mark McCloskey moved to St. Louis, he purchased an assault rifle style rifle. -
St. Louis police union sues city of St. Louis, police chief over contract negotiations
The St. Louis Police Officers Association sued the city of St. Louis for allegedly failing to bargain in good faith when it came time to renew their contract -
St. Louis maintains 7th place in 2021-22 Judicial Hellhole ranking
Formerly number one on the annual American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF)’s Judicial Hellhole ranking, St. Louis has dropped to number seven in 2021 for the second year in a row. -
Stadium task force attorney removed from NFL litigation so he can testify as a witness at trial
One of the attorneys who was a member of the St. Louis stadium task force has been removed as counsel from NFL litigation so that he is free to testify once the trial begins in January. -
Missouri Supreme Court invalidates HB 1413 over unequal treatment of union groups
The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed a St. Louis Circuit Court decision that found House Bill 1413 is unconstitutional because it imposed new requirements on one group of unions but not others -
McCloskeys plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of threatening BLM demonstrators, turn in old guns, buy new ones
The couple who gained national attention after pulling guns on Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters last summer never served their lawsuit against a photographer for alleged improper enrichment by the use of their image without permission -
Missouri Supreme Court remands $2.5 million judgment awarded to wrongfully incarcerated litigant
The Missouri Supreme Court vacated and remanded a city of St. Louis Circuit Court judgment that awarded $2.5 million to a man who was incarcerated after two St. Louis police officers improperly accused him of possession of cocaine -
Appeals court to hear Sunshine Law case linked to circuit attorney's investigation of Greitens
A court hearing is likely in a long running Sunshine Law legal tussle between St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's office and a journalist who wants records on correspondence linked to an investigation into former Gov. Eric Greitens.