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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.
Bayer says Roundup payouts have started, following collapse of future claimant deal
Close to 96,000 claims involving weed killer Roundup have been or are in the process of being settled under a $9.6 billion plan agreed to between manufacturer Bayer and plaintiff attorneys, the company says.
Clogged courts, staff shortages, causing county jail to reach near capacity: council member
Clogged courts caused by the COVID-19-forced slow down in the system has contributed to close to capacity at the St Louis county jail.
Missouri prosecutors join national campaign to seal criminal records automatically
Missouri prosecutors have joined a national campaign to have records of convictions sealed automatically.
Gardner accused of concealing evidence, facts in Greitens investigation, faces disciplinary hearing
St. Louis City prosecutor Kim Gardner, facing a disciplinary hearing, is denying claims she concealed evidence during an investigation into the activiities of former Attorney General Eric Greitens.
Council members seeking details on previous federal funds spending, map future
St. Louis County representatives are pressing for a detailed breakdown of how and where federal funds were spent last year in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Law enforcement bills progress, provisions provide more protection for officers: association
Police representatives are confident a bill offering more protections for officers accused of wrong doing will be passed by legislators.
Spotify founder asks Kroenke to 'hear me out' on sale of soccer club
Missouri billionaire Stan Kroenke was asked by the founder of music and podcast streaming giant Spotify to "hear him out" about an offer to buy an English soccer club.
Soccer fans call for ouster of Kroenke, following days of rage over 'Super League' plan
Supporters of a London soccer club are planning a protest calling for the ouster of its owner, Missouri businessman Stan Kroenke.
Supreme Court likely to decide next month on J&J talc-based product verdict review
The U.S. Supreme Court will likely decide next month whether to review a decision to allow a more than $2 billion verdict against J&J over claims its talc products caused ovarian cancer.
Further challenges to meat packaging law may follow federal appeals court ruling
Further challenges to a law that bars companies labeling non-livestock and poultry products as meat may happen despite a federal appeals court ruling in favour of the state of Missouri.
Epic environmental legal battle, but Mallinckrodt, the St. Louis company, off the hook
It's an epic two decade-long legal battle over claims mercury was dumped in a river, and the storied St. Louis company Mallinckrodt was involved in the litigation for many years.
More than 1,500 business interruption filings nationally, Missouri cases closely watched
More than 1,500 business interruption lawsuits have been filed across the country since the start of the pandemic a year ago.Insurers have won the majority of the 238 decided after motions were filed to dismiss or for summary judgment, according to figures compiled by the University of Pennsylvania.
Bayer appeals whopping dicamba verdict to 8th Circuit
Bayer has filed an appeal against a jury verdict that found its weed killer drifted on to a peach farm and damaged the crop.
Attorneys bombard court with objections to Bayer settlement, prompting delay
Attorneys from across the country have bombarded a California federal court with objections to a proposed more than $10 billion settlement of claims that a weed killer first brought to the market by Monsanto caused cancer, prompting a hearing delay.
J&J sets aside $3.9 billion litigation expenses, appeals to Supreme Court over talc award
Johnson & Johnson has set aside near $4 billion to cover litigation expenses related to lawsuits accusing the company of selling talc-based products while knowing they may cause harm.
Challenge to direct-to-consumer alcohol sales fails, more likely to follow
Laws on shipping alcohol from out of state, with their roots in the post prohibition-era, are facing legal challenges in Missouri and elsewhere.
One year later, Missouri's economy faring better than feared, development expert says
Missouri has weathered the economic battering brought about by the pandemic better than was predicted at the outset a year ago, according to a leading economic development expert.
Lawmakers may avoid responding to Sunshine Law requests under bill
An amendment inserted in a bill changing Missouri's Sunshine Law could be used by legislators to avoid responding to requests when the legislature is not in session, one of its supporters admits.
AG vows top priority will be to further reduce back log of rape test kits
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has vowed one of his top priorities of this new year will be to further reduce he back log of rape test kits.