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THOMPSON COBURN LLP: Missouri broadcasters win First Amendment right to advertise alcohol prices and discounts
The Eighth Circuit appeals court has confirmed that Missouri laws that restrict truthful advertising of alcohol prices violate the First Amendment. -
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT: 16th circuit commission announces nominees for Gillis associate circuit judge vacancy in Jackson County
The Sixteenth Circuit Judicial Commission has met and selected a panel of three nominees for the associate circuit judge vacancy in Division 27 of the Jackson County circuit court, created by the December 31, 2019, retirement of Judge Gregory B. Gillis. -
Raytown attorney suspended, Clayton attorney no longer on probation in separate Missouri Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY – Raytown attorney Brooke Roelofsen Biggs has been suspended, and Clayton attorney Christopher T. Risler is no longer on probation following separate recent Missouri Supreme Court orders. -
Longtime St. Louis attorney disbarred by default following alleged rules violations
JEFFERSON CITY – Longtime St. Louis attorney Elbert A. Walton Jr., suspended more than two years ago following "obnoxious and disrespectful" behavior during a 2013 bankruptcy case, has been disbarred by default following a Dec. 24 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Governor promises announcement supporting further tort reform in next session
While advocates for tort reform, including business groups, had success passing their agenda in the last session, the state's governor believes more can be done. -
City of St. Louis ranks No. 5 in this year's ATRA 'Judicial hellhole' list
WASHINGTON – The city of St. Louis continues to drop in American Tort Reform Association's Judicial Hellholes list, coming in at No. 5 on this year's ranking, but isn't exactly improving and still has plenty to hang its head about. -
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. -
Crane attorney who allegedly used money to spend on debts instead of placing in operating account disbarred
JEFFERSON CITY – Crane attorney John Dale Wiley has been disbarred following a Nov. 19 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations in four client matters. -
THE S.E. FARRIS LAW FIRM: Personal Injury Attorney Spencer Recertified with National Board of Trial Advocacy
Attorney Spencer Farris of The S.E. Farris Law Firm recently achieved recertification with the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). -
Lack of good faith hard to prove against Rams owners, NFL: sports lawyer
Proving a lack of good faith on the part of the NFL over the relocation of the Rams to Los Angeles is going to be a difficult task without written or recorded evidence, according to a leading California sports lawyer. -
Five-year legal battle ends with 8th Circuit Court victory for activist battling lobbyist designation
ST. LOUIS – A five-year legal battle over who is considered a lobbyist in Missouri has ended in victory for a campaigner who claimed he was an individual spreading his own ideas on limited government, not a paid advocate for others. -
Defense bar, experts, gather for asbestos conference as figures reveal sharp rise in St. Louis filings
Experts on genetics will speak on the potential link to individuals contracting mesothelioma at a defense bar asbestos litigation conference to be held this week. -
Paramedic appeals decision to dismiss discrimination, coercion complaint against union
A St. Louis-area paramedic who claims he was intimidated by a union for posting flyers informing fellow workers they could resign their membership and pay lower dues is appealing a decision by regional labor relations officials. -
Kansas attorney reciprocally suspended in Missouri over handling of drug clients' cases
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas attorney David E. Herron II has been reciprocally suspended following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations stemming from his representation of two clients as a public defender in drug cases. -
Kansas City attorney reciprocally suspended after allegedly threatening elderly clients
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney Linda S. Dickens has been reciprocally suspended following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations she threatened elderly clients to gain additional legal fees. -
Kansas City attorney disbarred after alleged irregularities in trust, operating, personal accounts
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney John W. Stapleton Jr. has been disbarred following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations arising from irregularities in his trust, operating and personal accounts. -
Longtime Riverside attorney on probation follow fee issues
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Longtime Riverside attorney Patrick Michael Davis is on probation following a Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over issues with fees and other allegations. -
Springfield attorney suspended following DWI guilty plea
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Springfield attorney Terry Lee Garner has been suspended following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order and his guilty plea in Hickory County to driving while intoxicated. -
Judge presiding over talc trials was panelist at conference organized by plaintiff lawyers
A St. Louis judge involved in one of the most high profile series of legal actions in the country was a panelist at a Las Vegas conference organized by plaintiff lawyers. -
U.S. Supreme Court decision leading to reversals of talc verdicts in St. Louis could bear on 'hellhole' status
WASHINGTON – A two-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling cited this month in vacated verdicts against talcum powder producers could well have bearing on St. Louis Circuit Court's high 'judicial hellhole' ranking.