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Appeals court sides with cemetery that refused St. Louis judge's order to disinter
A cemetery association that sought relief from a $2,500-per-day fine and a court order to disinter the remains of a Ukrainian-born mathematics teacher has found a jurisdictional matter settled at the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District.
Judge: Claims against Mallinckrodt can go forward as wrongful death actions
Surviving spouses of men who allegedly died as a result of exposure to radioactive substances mishandled by Mallinckrodt may continue to pursue their claims as wrongful death actions.
Appeals court issued mixed ruling in Ferguson-related claims
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a mixed ruling in claims against police officers and the municipalities that employed them during violence that erupted following the Aug. 9, 2014, police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson.
Court disqualifies firm representing Ferguson in class action over jailing practices
U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig has disqualified a law firm representing the city of Ferguson in a proposed class action involving the city's policies and practices of jailing individuals for failure to pay money owed from traffic and other municipal offenses.
Judge cites Bristol-Myers Squibb jurisdictional ruling in dismissing out-of-state claims in Pradaxa litigation
A federal judge has dismissed the claims of out-of-state residents in litigation against the maker of blood thinner Pradaxa, citing a landmark Bristol-Myers Squibb ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in June.
Judge: Proposed class action involving alleged ‘overstatements’ of Roundup concentrate can go ahead
Plaintiffs in a proposed class action against Monsanto over alleged
Mo. Supreme Court finds judge did not err in allowing 'rehabilitated' juror in malpractice case
Plaintiffs who lost a medical malpractice case at trial also lost an appeal challenging a juror's qualification.
Fifth-grader seeking admission in St. Louis charter school lacks standing in suit, court rules
An African-American elementary school student whose family moved to the county is not eligible to attend a charter school inside city limits, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Court rules NFL's Rams have to pay Missouri sales tax
Football fans in the St. Louis area may have something to cheer about: the long arm of Missouri law is not letting the former St. Louis Rams, renamed and relocated to Los Angeles, get a refund on state sales taxes.
Missouri Court of Appeals denies appeal in dispute over legal malpractice claim
A Missouri appeals court has dismissed an appeal brought by a couple who sought money from an insurer that had covered their attorney, who was disbarred for defrauding clients.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District orders rescue dog returned to adoptive family
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District has reunited a dog with its owner, Jamie Patterson.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rules in favor of Village of Twin Oaks in dispute over free speech
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has found that an ordinance prohibiting all commercial activity in a Village of Twin Oaks neighborhood park without a permit to be constitutional.
Federal appeals court rejects immunity defense by City of Ferguson
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has rejected the qualified immunity defense put up by the City of Ferguson and its police involving the claims of Michael Brown's companion Dorian Johnson.
Union Pacific Railroad granted summary judgment in signal foreman’s injury claim
Union Pacific Railroad has been granted summary judgment in a case brought by an injured signal foreman who claims injuries from moving a generator from a depot in Scott City to a signal cabinet.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit allows creditors to seek claims totaling more than $5 million
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a ruling from a Nebraska federal court that denied discharging debts in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.
Federal judge orders plaintiff in race discrimination case to serve defendant by Sept. 22
A federal magistrate judge has ordered an employment discrimination claimant to serve process on a named defendant by September 22 or she may dismiss the claim for failure to prosecute.
Missouri judge grants attorneys’ fee in contract dispute, reduces amount due to overbilling
ST. LOUIS — A federal judge has granted a request for attorney fees in a dispute among former business partners after previously siding with the defendants who claimed the plaintiff breached a covenant not to sue.
Federal judge issues mixed ruling in dispute over robocalls for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's movie
U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber has issued a mixed ruling in a Telephone Consumer Protect Act suit that claimed that multiple defendants made approximately 4 million unsolicited pre-recorded calls in promoting the movie
Appeals court favors St. Louis Community College in tuition rate dispute
A non-U.S. citizen living in Missouri under a program that provides reprieve from being removed from the country must pay the international tuition rate if she wants to attend St. Louis Community College (SLCC).
Missouri appeals court reverses judgment voiding marriage
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District has reversed a lower court's decision to void a marriage sought by a husband who learned that his wife was still legally married to someone else when they tied the knot 12 years ago.