Stories by Ann Maher on St. Louis Record

JEFFERSON CITY - The Appellate Judicial Commission is expected to conduct interviews Sept. 3 and 4 for applicants seeking to succeed Missouri Court of Appeals Judge Roy L. Richter who retired last month.

Bayer announced today that it will pay between $10.1 billion and $10.9 billion to resolve current and potential future Roundup litigation.

JEFFERSON CITY - Governor Mike Parson announced today that Missouri will fully reopen June 16 and enter "Phase 2" of its “Show Me Strong Recovery."

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Missouri Supreme Court this week extended through April 17 its statewide suspension of most in-person proceedings, subject to certain listed exceptions for urgent matters required under the constitution or state law or otherwise necessary to protect health or safety.

Missouri’s business community is facing extraordinary challenges due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

JEFFERSON CITY – In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Supreme Court of Missouri today suspended – subject to certain listed exceptions – all in-person proceedings in all appellate and circuit courts, including all associate, family, juvenile, municipal and probate divisions, through Friday, April 3. The Court may extend its order as circumstances warrant.The Court’s order authorizes the presiding judges of each of the state’s 46 judicial circuits and the chief judge of each of the three districts of the state’s court of appeals to determine the manner in which the listed exceptions to in-person proceedings are to be conducted.

KANSAS CITY - A law firm in Springfield is demanding $100 billion from operators of the Table Rock Lake duck boat that sank July 19, claiming the lives of 17 passengers.

Jurors hammered Johnson & Johnson with a $4.69 billion verdict that includes more than $4.1 billion in punitive damages over claims that asbestos in talcum powder products caused 22 women to develop ovarian cancer.

JEFFERSON CITY - Competing bills under consideration in the Missouri Senate propose different ways of overseeing a growing practice in the legal profession - litigation lending to people who want upfront payment while their cases play out in court.

A $72 million talcum powder verdict leveled against Johnson & Johnson last year has been vacated by a state appeals court.