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St. Louis mom appeals dismissal of lawsuit against court professionals in which 31 judges recused
When attorney Evita Tolu filed a motion to amend her custody agreement in 2017, she didn’t foresee that it could lead to losing her two sons entirely but that’s exactly what happened -
St. Louis Judge Michael Burton leaves the bench for leadership program after ex-parte allegation
The 21st Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications to fill a circuit court seat, which will be vacated by Judge Michael Burton who was first appointed to the St. Louis bench in 2004 and became presiding judge last year. -
Couple sue for smoke damage allegedly caused by HVAC unit
ST. LOUIS -- A couple are suing a manufacturing company, claiming to have suffered smoke damage after a furnace condensate pan ignited. -
St. Louis County faces allegations it locked away mother-of-two for 39 days without cause
ST. LOUIS -- A woman who was imprisoned for 39 days while suffering from breast cancer is suing St. Louis County over the ordeal. -
Charter ordered to pay $39 million in back taxes to Winchester and other municipalities
When the Mayor of Winchester was informed that litigation against Charter Communications had been successful, she was elated. -
McCloskeys due to appear in court on firearm charges on Monday morning
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, both charged with felony misuse of firearms, will have their first court appearance today (Monday). -
Proposed class action accusing company of overpricing women's razors will stay in federal court
A class action against a company accused of charging more for razors targeted for women than ones for men will not go back to a Missouri court, a federal judge ruled on March 31. -
STEVENS vs. PROPERTIES WEST, L.C. and CHARLES DAVIS
Cause No: 12SL-CC02377 -
Kirkwood and Kansas City attorneys indefinitely suspended in separated Missouri Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY – Kirkwood attorney John Kevin Sheehan has been suspended and Kansas City attorney Vanessa Rene Elizabeth Curran has been indefinitely suspended following separate recent Missouri Supreme Court orders. -
St. Louis County hires outside counsel, will explore potential appeal in $20 million discrimination verdict, spokesman says
JEFFERSON CITY – St. Louis County has hired outside counsel in the wake of a jury's almost $20 million award in the discrimination litigation of a county police sergeant who'd allegedly been told to "tone down" his "gayness." -
Taxpayers should not have to pay punitive damages, tort reform advocate says after $20 million award in discrimination case
JEFFERSON CITY – Weeks after a jury awarded almost $20 million to a St. Louis police sergeant after he allegedly had been told to "tone down" his "gayness," a tort reform advocate decried the use of taxpayer dollars to pay punitive damages. -
Focus will be on St. Louis as Roundup case gets underway, Missouri Civil Justice Reform director says
With an upcoming trial Aug 19 in a lawsuit alleging Bayer’s weed killer product Roundup caused cancer in its users, Missouri Civil Justice Reform Coalition Executive Director Richard AuBuchon recently commented on the trial to be held in St. Louis County Circuit Court, near Bayer’s crop science business headquarters. -
Missouri NFIB director on Roundup trial: St. Louis courts 'friendlier to plaintiff'
ST. LOUIS – With nearly three-quarters of the 13,000-plus claims against the manufacturer of herbicide Roundup being litigated in St. Louis city and county courts, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Missouri State Director Brad Jones finds it unfair that an upcoming trial set for Aug. 19 may delay other cases involving local St. Louis businesses in need of trial settings. -
Judge orders discrimination case against Oracle America to arbitration
ST. LOUIS – A former employee of a network computing infrastructure database solutions company must take his discrimination claim through arbitration, a federal judge has ruled. -
PNC Financial Services Group's motion for summary judgment granted in wrongful discharge case
ST. LOUIS – A financial institution was granted summary judgment in a wrongful discharge claim filed by a former employee. -
Man's motion for judgment on pleadings against Chase over credit card balance denied
ST. LOUIS – A former Chase bank customer could not prove the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in the Eastern Division did not have supplemental jurisdiction in his motion for judgment in his lawsuit against the financial institution on May 2. -
Clayton attorney suspended after being found guilty in fatal street racing crash in Frontenac
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Clayton attorney Scott Alan Bailey, convicted earlier this year in a street racing crash that killed an elderly woman in Frontenac more than two years ago, has been indefinitely suspended by the Missouri Supreme Court. -
Missouri Supreme Court rules to dismiss case against PPG Industries
JEFFERSON CITY – The Supreme Court of Missouri has granted a request from PPG Industries to have a negligent representation case against it dismissed. -
Woman alleges she was wrongfully terminated because she was pregnant
ST. LOUIS – A St. Clair woman is suing her former employer claiming wrongful termination and alleging discrimination based on her sex and pregnancy. -
Customer's suit against Tuesday Morning over alleged fire-causing lamp thrown out
Customer's suit against Tuesday Morning over alleged fire-causing lamp thrown out