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Charter Communication worker's discrimination case must be resolved through arbitration, judge rules
ST. LOUIS – A federal court has dismissed a woman's sex discrimination case against her former employer in favor of arbitration.
Federal judge says discovery defendants' 'foot-dragging frustrates the court' in RightChoice case
ST. JOSEPH – On May 10, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in the St. Joseph Division granted the plaintiffs' request to order the discovery defendants in a case over an alleged pass-through billing scheme to rectify their failure to comply with a discovery order.
H&R Block denied its motion to compel arbitration, failed to prove employee agreed to clause
KANSAS CITY – H&R Block and other defendants were denied their motion to compel arbitration in a class action against it filed by a former branch manager.
ARC Steel motions for summary judgment in contract dispute with Steadfast Insurance partially granted
KANSAS CITY – A subcontractor was only granted some of its requests for summary judgment in a breach of contract dispute with an insurance company.
Federal court upholds arbitration clause in timeshare owners' dispute with Wyndham Vacation Ownership
KANSAS CITY – A well-known vacation resort prevailed in its motion to compel arbitration after being sued over allegations of false representations in relation to timeshare purchases.
Judge tosses discrimination suit against Schenker over woman's failure to state claim
ST. LOUIS – On May 16, a judge with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in the Eastern Division dismissed a woman’s gender discrimination claim against her former employer that she filed after she was turned down for a promotion.
Lawyer awarded $45,000 in legal battle with ex-client in fallout of Roadrunner Transportation wrongful death case
ST. LOUIS – A federal court has awarded an attorney $45,000 in legal fees in a dispute with a former client he represented in a wrongful death settlement.
Missouri rapper Jarrell Curne's fraud case against New York jeweler dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
KANSAS CITY – On May 3, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri’s Western Division determined it did not have jurisdiction over a custom jeweler defendant and dismissed a Missouri man's case over a jewelry order.
Trademark infringement lawsuit filed by ClaimSolution dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction
KANSAS CITY – A federal court has dismissed a case over allegations of trademark infringement, finding that the court does not have jurisdiction in the case.
Workers' compensation case against Amsted Rail transferred to Kansas court
KANSAS CITY – A federal court in Missouri has ruled it does not have personal jurisdiction in a workers' compensation case and has transferred it to a Kansas court.
Summary judgment granted in Perficient's favor in breach of contract case over software
ST. LOUIS – On May 2, a contract agreement gone wrong ended with a plaintiff being denied its motion for summary judgment and a defendant prevailing in its same motion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in the Eastern Division.
Man's motion for judgment on pleadings against Chase over credit card balance denied
ST. LOUIS – A former Chase bank customer could not prove the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in the Eastern Division did not have supplemental jurisdiction in his motion for judgment in his lawsuit against the financial institution on May 2.
Judge says plaintiff's discovery request in American Homepatient fax case is 'rather vague'
ST. LOUIS – An “unusually long” case against American Homepatient Inc. continues as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in the Eastern Division decided to wait to rule on a man’s request for additional discovery and a motion to amend a protective order in a case over alleged unsolicited fax advertisements.
Judge tosses motor home owners' suit against Goodyear over defective tire claims
ST. LOUIS – Goodyear escaped a negligence lawsuit after a Missouri couple failed to state a claim following a motor home accident they blamed on a defective tire, a judge on the bench of the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri for the Eastern Division ruled May 15.
Federal court dismisses pro se suit against Mercy Clinic East Communities
ST. LOUIS – A U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri’s Eastern Division judge has dismissed a suit against Mercy Clinic East Communities over allegations it falsified insurance claims.
Man loses ERISA suit against Spire Inc. Retirement Plans Committee because of untimely filing of benefit claim
ST. LOUIS – A Missouri man was not wrongfully denied disability pension benefits, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri’s Eastern Division has ruled.
Court says Missouri Central School Bus driver failed to prove dispatcher created hostile work environment
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently ruled that a bus driver for Missouri Central School Bus failed to prove her claim that she suffered because of a harsh work environment.
Summary judgment rejected in FDCPA claim against MCA Management
ST. LOUIS – Both the plaintiff and defendant’s motions for summary judgment were denied by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri’s Eastern Division on May 3 in a case over the collection of an alleged debt.
USPS postmaster general wins summary judgment on final claim in discrimination suit
ST. LOUIS – On April 29, the postmaster general of the United States Postal Service (USPS) was granted her motion for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in the Eastern Division in a discrimination case filed by a former employee.
Unfair, deceptive business practice claim dismissed in Millenia Productions trademark infringement suit
KANSAS CITY – A count of allegations of unfair and deceptive business practices has been dismissed in a suit over the advertising of spa products.