John Breslin News
As Fischer begins term as high court's chief justice, he is the lone dissenter on first opinion issued
Judge Zel M. Fischer this month began his two-year term as chief justice on the Missouri Supreme Court.
J&J wants talc trial halted, accuses plaintiff of 'forum shopping'
ST. LOUIS — Talcum powder manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has moved to halt a trial in Missouri state court in which a man claims his wife died after her repeated use of baby powder.
Talc defendant cites Supreme Court ruling on out-of-state plaintiffs in bid to overturn verdict
ST. LOUIS — A defendant in a class action lawsuit over claims that talc is linked to patients developing ovarian cancer has cited a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling that foreign corporations cannot be sued for events that happened out of state.
Robocall lawsuit featuring voice of Huckabee certified as class-action
ST. LOUIS — A district judge has certified a lawsuit as class-action that claims millions of robocalls with a message purportedly from former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee were unlawfully sent to landlines across the country.