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Washington man says Roundup caused his cancer
A Washington state man says the herbicide Roundup caused him to develop cancer.
Attorney General Bailey Leads 28 States in Defending Missouri Ammo Company Against Erroneous Democrat Onslaught
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a coalition of 28 states in directing a letter to President Biden and his Director of White House Office Gun Violence Prevention Stephanie Feldman, urging them to ignore the demand of Democrat attorneys general to end commercial sales from Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, one of the country’s largest ammo manufacturers, based in Missouri.
Woman files racial discrimination suit against former employer
A woman has filed a racial discrimination suit against her former employer.
Woman files racial, disability discrimation suit against charter school
A woman has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a St. Louis charter school.
U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Missouri Collects More than $21 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2023
U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming announced today that the Eastern District of Missouri collected $21,046,154 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2023.
WashU Law Review Hosts Criminal Justice Minimalism Symposium
Scholars recently gathered for the Criminal Justice Minimalism Symposium hosted by The Washington University Law Review.
Woman says her former teacher forced her into sexual relationship
A woman claims one of her former high school teachers forced her into a sexual relationship while she was a student.
Philadelphia jury hands down $2.2B verdict in third Roundup trial, the largest ever for that product
PHILADELPHIA – The manufacturers of weed killer Roundup have lost a third trial in Philadelphia and were hit with its largest-ever verdict at a whopping cost of $2.25 billion, not long after local juries handed down a $175 million verdict award to plaintiffs in the first case and a $3.5 million award in the second.
Roman Wuller Named St. Louis United Way Board Chair
Thompson Coburn chair Roman Wuller has been named as the new board chair for United Way of Greater St. Louis, succeeding Keith Williamson.
Appellate Judicial Commission releases demographic, interviewee, meeting information for Gooch vacancy on Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
Pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the Appellate Judicial Commission announces the following demographic information relating to applicants for the vacancy on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, created by the October 2023 appointment of Judge Ginger K. Gooch to the Supreme Court of Missouri.
Armstrong Teasdale Adds Lawyers to Litigation Practice
Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Senior Associate Jenna M. Lakamp and Associate Meredith Grant to the firm’s Litigation practice group.
Professor John Inazu Authors Amicus Brief with Andrea Butler, JD ’19
Professor John Inazu recently filed an amicus brief in the case of Mckesson v. Doe.
Shook Partner Presents Class Certification in Common Defect Cases—Commonality Challenges on January 31, 2024
Join Shook Product Liability Litigation Partner Tim Congrove as he co-presents the CLE webinar, “Class Certification in Common Defect Cases: Proving or Attacking Commonality After In re Ford Motor Company.”
Professor David Gamage Joins Mizzou Law Faculty
Officials at the University of Missouri School of Law are excited to announce Professor David Gamage has joined Mizzou Law, starting this January as the Law School Foundation Distinguished Professor of Tax Law & Policy.
Former employee files ADA lawsuit against Proofpoint
A man says his former employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Former employee accuses Graham Packaging of sexual discrimination, harassment
A former Graham Packaging employee says she was a victim of sexual discrimination and harassment.
Industry Coverage: Thompson Coburn Welcomes Three Lateral Additions
Thompson Coburn welcomed three lateral additions to its Washington, D.C., New York, and St. Louis offices.
Attorney General Bailey Files Suit Against Unconstitutional EPA Emissions Standard
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a 25-state coalition in filing suit against Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a rule that will impose burdensome emissions standards on the states without congressional authorization.
Professor Pauline Kim Coauthors Georgetown Law Technology Review Article
“Limitations of the ‘Four-Fifths Rule’ and Statistical Parity Tests for Measuring Fairness,” an article coauthored by Professor Pauline Kim of WashULaw and Manish Raghavan of MIT Sloan and EECS, has been published in the Georgetown Law Technology Review.
Arkansas pharmacy files class action against Express Scripts over reimbursements
An Arkansas pharmacy has filed a potential class action lawsuit against Express Scripts claiming its reimbursement system is unfair.