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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

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Missouri sees majority of offices taken by Republicans

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY — With all precincts reported, Republicans have won the majority of federal, state and local offices.
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St. Louis utility worker files discrimination suit alleging racial harassment, retaliation

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — A Black utility worker for St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging racial discrimination, workplace harassment and retaliation.
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Consumers sue Waiakea, Sam's over claims of contaminated bottled water

By Kyla Asbury |
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Missouri appeals court upholds settlement division in workers' comp dispute

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — In a recent ruling, the Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision in a dispute between two former employees and Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, over a workers' compensation subrogation lien.
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Former faculty union leader sues St. Louis Community College alleging retaliation

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — A former faculty member and union leader at St. Louis Community College, has filed a lawsuit against the college and three senior administrators, alleging retaliation, discrimination and violations of her constitutional rights.
Think non-citizens are barred from voting in elections in Missouri? Think again. Under current law, certain Missouri cities could change their voting laws to allow non-citizens the right to vote in local elections, for things like school boards, city councils, and even local tax referenda.
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Woman says defective port caused injuries

By St. Louis Record |
A Missouri woman says a defective medical port caused her injuries.
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Widow sues following man's death in road construction accident

By St. Louis Record |
A widow is blaming a company that makes road construction equipment for her husband's death.
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Woman says she was fired after complaining of coworker sexually harassing her

By St. Louis Record |
A woman says she was sexually harassed by a coworker at a marijuana cultivation center.
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Class action claims AT&T violated customers' privacy rights with data breach

By St. Louis Record |
AT&T Inc. is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging the company failed to secure and safeguard the personally identifiable information of more than 70 million customers.
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Carjacking, lost AirPods result in federal lawsuit

By St. Louis Record |
A federal lawsuit has been filed against St. Louis County and Detective Joseph Percich, accusing them of civil rights violations and a state law Sunshine Act violation.
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Family blames canoe rental for man's death

By St. Louis Record |
The estate of a man has sued a resort and rental company blaming it for a fatal canoeing accident.
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Union says BNSF Railway has violated Railway Labor Act

By St. Louis Record |
A union for rail workers says BNSF Railway has violated the federal Railway Labor Act.
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Prospective employee accuses Love's Travel Stops of racial discrimination

By St. Louis Record |
A Black man claims he was passed over for a job with Love's Travel Stops because of his race.
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Parents claim K.C. charter school isn't providing thorough education

By St. Louis Record |
Parents of a student claim a Kansas City charter school isn't providing a thorough education for their child.

'Junk science:' SF federal judge tosses expert analysis often cited to support Roundup cancer lawsuits

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Northern California District Judge Vince Chhabria said "peer review" wasn't enough to persuade him to allow lawyers to use an oft-cited analysis of other studies, which the judge said was pocked by "glaring" flaws, to back their claims that a South Carolina man's lymphoma was caused by using Roundup 

Bailey sues Media Matters for refusing to cooperate with investigation

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has taken decisive action against Media Matters, filing a lawsuit to compel the nonprofit to disclose documents pertaining to his investigation into alleged fraudulent activities.

Bailey accuses Florida realty company of deceptive practices

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a petition for a permanent injunction against MV Realty alleging deceptive practices.

San Diego judge slashes 90% off $332M verdict awarded to man in Roundup trial

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The judge said $325 million in punitive damages was excessive, compared to the $7 million in compensatory damages the jury awarded plaintiff Mike Dennis. The judge cut punitive damages to $21 million. Monsanto still plans to appeal

Lawsuit says too many ingredients in Walmart's peaches

By Legal Newsline |
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - Walmart faces a class action lawsuit for including ingredients other than juice and peaches in its containers of the fruit.

Missouri sees majority of offices taken by Republicans

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY — With all precincts reported, Republicans have won the majority of federal, state and local offices.

Bailey says DOJ failed to comply with FOIA requests for Trump prosecution documents

By Chris Dickerson |
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has a filed a lawsuit seeking to have the U.S. Department of Justice turn over documents regarding the “illicit prosecutions” of former President Donald J. Trump.

After USSC ruling, Bailey sues over federal student loan scheme

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed another lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration for a third time.

Bailey part of coalition that secures temporary restraining order in Biden-Harris "Parole in Place" program

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey recently announced that his office and 16 other states had filed a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration's "Parole in Place" (PIP) rule and secured a temporary restraining order involving the program.

Federal appellate court sides with Biden Administration on Missouri gun law

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court sided with the Biden Administration, declaring several gun laws invalid.

Missouri AG settles sunshine law case with Belle

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a settlement between his office and the city of Belle involving the state's Sunshine Law.

Munro aims to refocus AG's office on transparency, individual rights

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY — Ryan Munro, the Libertarian candidate for Missouri attorney general, envisions a fresh approach to the role, aiming to shift its focus back to the needs of individual Missourians and small businesses.

NFIB praises measures to benefit small business advancing from Missouri Senate

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY — NFIB Missouri State Director Brad Jones is hopeful about several pro-small business measures currently before the state Legislature.

KCIC issues 2023 asbestos litigation report

By Kyla Asbury |
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An analysis done by Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm KCIC found that asbestos filings were up by 2.4% in 2023 over the previous year.

Woman recounts pain of watching husband with mesothelioma in asbestos exposure trial

By John Sammon |
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.

Appeals court upholds dismissals in discrimination cases against St. Louis Public Schools

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals recently upheld trial court decisions in two separate but similar cases involving claims of race and age discrimination against St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) filed by former employees

Consumers sue Waiakea, Sam's over claims of contaminated bottled water

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — Two Missouri residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Waiakea Bottling, Waiakea Inc. and Sam’s Club, alleging that Waiakea Hawaiian Volcanic Water was contaminated and caused significant health issues.

Abbott CEO on baby formula litigation: 'a public health crisis' would ensue if 'standard of care' formulas are no longer available in NICUs

By Kyla Asbury |
Abbott Labs CEO Robert Ford said during a recent interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that ongoing litigation could negatively impact public health.

Boone County prosecutor suspended over inappropriate texts with women linked to his cases

By Juliette Fairley |
Missouri Supreme Court suspended H Morley Swingle for three years for violating Missouri’s Rules of Professional Conduct