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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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WashULaw Welcomes Stefanie Lindquist as New Dean

By STL Record |
WashULaw welcomes Stefanie Lindquist as its new dean, effective.

Bailey says IBM violated Missouri Human Rights Act by enforcing diversity quotas

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a lawsuit against International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) for violating the Missouri Human Rights Act.

Modernize your website with tools you, clients would actually use

By STL Record |
When we think about what to put on a firm website, remember that your clients are normal people, and so are you

SCOTUS Clears the Way for Attorney General Bailey to Obtain More Evidence in Case Targeting Biden’s Censorship Regime

By STL Record |
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for his office to obtain more discovery in his landmark First Amendment case exposing Joe Biden’s censorship regime.

U.S. Supreme Court allows Bailey to pursue discovery in First Amendment case

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed his office to pursue more discovery in a First Amendment case.

Attorney General Bailey Obtains Court Order Blocking Biden’s Latest Illegal Student Loan Plan

By STL Record |
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the Eastern District of Missouri granted his motion to block Joe Biden’s latest illegal student loan cancellation scheme.

State Supreme court invalidates lake area business districts

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that portions of a statutory scheme that allowed counties to establish lake area business districts were constitutionally invalid.

Professor Boyack to publish article on abuse of boilerplates in contracts

By STL Record |
Andrea Boyack, the Floyd R. Gibson Endowed Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, recently had an article, “Abuse of Contract: Boilerplate Erasure of Consumer Counterparty Rights,” accepted in the Iowa Law Review.

Multiple class actions claim Panera Bread failed to protect information during data breach

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — Four class-action lawsuits have been filed against Panera Bread alleging damages caused by a data breach.

Multiple class actions claim Panera Bread failed to protect information during data breach

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — Four class-action lawsuits have been filed against Panera Bread alleging damages caused by a data breach.

Polsinelli Bolsters IP Capabilities in St. Louis With New Shareholder Zachary Block

By STL Record |
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli continues to bolster its IP capabilities – the firm welcomed Zachary J. Block as an Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Patent Prosecution shareholder in its St. Louis office.

Court denies Planned Parenthood's motion to dismiss Bailey's lawsuit

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY — A Missouri state court denied a motion to dismiss a Planned Parenthood lawsuit filed by the Missouri attorney general.

Attorney General Bailey Files Brief Opposing Unconstitutional Gag Order Against President Trump in Florida Case

By STL Record |
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a brief with 23 other states urging the Court to deny Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s request for an unconstitutional gag order on President Trump.

Professor Andrea Boyack develops a new framework for consumer contracts in Denver Law Review article

By STL Record |
Andrea Boyack, the Floyd R. Gibson Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, recently published a new piece, “The Shape of Consumer Contracts,” in the Denver Law Review.

Eighth Circuit court affirms dismissal of constitutional rights lawsuit, concerning dog's euthanasia

By Nicholas Malfitano |
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the ruling of a lower federal court that St. Louis County Animal Care & Control officials did not violate the constitutional rights of a pet owner whose dog they euthanized, finding the officials had reasonable reliance on consent provided by the plaintiff’s spouse.

Justice Matters commentary: Missouri’s attorney discipline system has worked to protect the public for 90 years!

By STL Record |
Although my colleagues and I keep busy all year-round deciding the cases that come before us, many people may not be aware of the Supreme Court of Missouri’s many administrative responsibilities.

'Junk science:' SF federal judge tosses expert analysis often cited to support Roundup cancer lawsuits

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Northern California District Judge Vince Chhabria said "peer review" wasn't enough to persuade him to allow lawyers to use an oft-cited analysis of other studies, which the judge said was pocked by "glaring" flaws, to back their claims that a South Carolina man's lymphoma was caused by using Roundup 

Freedom Principle MO files ethics complaints against Bailey's campaign committees

By Kyla Asbury |
JEFFERSON CITY — Freedom Principle MO has filed two ethics complaints against Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's campaign committees alleging improper disclosure statements and other violations.

Fatima Khan and Bob Wallace Named as Diversity & Inclusion Honorees

By STL Record |
Thompson Coburn partners Fatima Khan and Bob Wallace, Jr. were selected among the winners of Missouri Lawyers Media’s Diversity & Inclusion Awards for 2024.

Professor David Gamage Cited in Supreme Court Concurrence

By STL Record |
Professor David Gamage was cited by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her concurrence to the decision in the Moore case that was issued on June 20, 2024.