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ST. LOUIS RECORD

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Campaigns & Elections

Kansas City has ability to let non-citizens vote in municipal elections

By Chris Dickerson |
Missouri law gives any city with a population of more than 400,000 the right to regulate its own elections. Amendment 7 would change that.
Federal Court

St. Louis woman files discrimination lawsuit against Mercy Hospital

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — A former surgical technician at Mercy Hospital-St. Louis has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and wrongful termination.
Campaigns & Elections

Poll shows major support from Missourians for Citizen Only Voting Amendment

By Chris Dickerson |
State Court

Mo. appellate court overturns dismissal of Lincoln University discrimination case

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals overturned the dismissal of a Lincoln University discrimination case, reinstating claims of retaliation and a hostile work environment.
Federal Court

Former employee sues St. Louis University for retaliation, discrimination

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — A former janitor is suing St. Louis University after he claims he was unlawfully retaliated against during his employment.
Federal Court

Woman says defective port caused injuries

By St. Louis Record |
A Missouri woman says a defective medical port caused her injuries.
Federal Court

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.
Federal Court

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.
Federal Court

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.
Federal Court

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.
Federal Court

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.
Federal Court

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.
Federal Court

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.
Federal Court

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.

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.

Bailey launches investigation into stolen Social Security numbers

By Chris Dickerson |
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office has launched an investigation into National Public Data, a background check company that allows its customers to search billions of records with instant results, over allegations it failed to properly secure and safeguard Missourians’ personally identifiable information.

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.

Kansas City has ability to let non-citizens vote in municipal elections

By Chris Dickerson |
Missouri law gives any city with a population of more than 400,000 the right to regulate its own elections. Amendment 7 would change that.

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.

Mo. appeals court affirms denial of unemployment benefits for former moving company employee

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri appellate court upheld the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision, denying a former Cord Moving & Storage Co. employee unemployment benefits for misconduct.

Former employee sues St. Louis University for retaliation, discrimination

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — A former janitor is suing St. Louis University after he claims he was unlawfully retaliated against during his employment.

Bailey challenges Biden’s proposed rule to limit firearm exports

By Chris Dickerson |
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is demanding the U.S. Department of Commerce rescind a proposed ruling to limit firearms exports, calling it unconstitutional.

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