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Associated Industries of Missouri president: Supreme Court 'got it right' on talc ruling
ST. LOUIS – A recent Missouri Supreme Court decision on talc-related lawsuits could help reduced the liability that Johnson & Johnson faces over claims that the company's talc products may lead to cancer. -
Proponents of venue reform say out-of-state claimants have 'gamed' St. Louis city courts
JEFFERSON CITY – Speaking for the Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers in opposing a bill that would tighten jurisdiction over civil suits, injury attorney Brett Emison argued that cities produce better trials because jurors have time and resources to sit for weeks, whereas jury prospects in rural counties have to get their crops in. -
Court dismisses Rams cheerleader's suit regarding injuries from accident during overseas goodwill trip
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently sided with the St. Louis Rams, now the Los Angeles Rams, in dismissing a negligence suit filed by cheerleader who was injured during a goodwill trip to Qatar in 2016. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Schmitt Recaps Successful First Month as Attorney General
Eric Schmitt is celebrating a successful first month as Missouri Attorney General while looking ahead to his priorities for the office in the coming months. -
HEPLERBROOM: Nickelson On Bar Association Board Of Directors
Rebecca Nickelson has been nominated by the St. Louis Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Missouri Lawyers Trust Account Foundation. -
Moniteau County's former prosecutor suspended following conviction in 2014 restaurant accident
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – Former Moniteau County Prosecuting Attorney Shayne Wyatt Healea recently was indefinitely suspended by the Missouri Supreme Court following his conviction last fall for backing his truck into a Columbia restaurant in 2014. -
Overland Park attorney disbarred following guilty plea, imprisonment for tax evasion
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – Imprisoned Overland Park attorney David Ben Mandelbaum was recently disbarred following his guilty plea in Kansas last summer to federal tax evasion charges. -
Judge declines to dismiss potential class action, reasons Bristol-Myers Squibb decision does not apply
ST. LOUIS – A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the scope of mass tort actions does not apply to class filings yet, a Missouri federal court has ruled. -
Supreme Court affirms $28.9 million award to patient in case against Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Supreme Court has sided with a plaintiff awarded a $28.9 million medical malpractice judgment against Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities. -
High court affirms cafeteria operator at federal reserve bank is not exempt from sales tax
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Supreme Court recently affirmed a hearing commission ruling that determined the operator of a cafeteria at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City cannot claim the bank's sales tax exemption. -
Sedalia attorney suspended for violating court order regarding fee in estate case
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Supreme Court recently suspended Sedalia attorney R. Scott Gardner who was working on an estate and requested a payment for a fee against a circuit court order. -
Rolla attorney who was indicted on rape and sodomy charges is indefinitely suspended
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – Rolla attorney Brant L. Shockley, who arrested three months ago after being indicted on rape and sodomy charges, was recently indefinitely suspended following a Jan. 23 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Appeals court says Missouri and its governor are protected via immunity in class action claiming public defenders are overworked
The U.S. Court of the Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed and remanded a lower court's denial of immunity claims made by the State of Missouri and its governor in a class-action lawsuit against them. -
Missouri Parole Board sued for allegedly repeatedly failing to explain justice process to parolees
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole alleging the group violated due process of individuals through failure to disclose rights, among other charges. -
Court rules Missouri law applies to repetitive-use injury suit filed against Cottrell, suit is not time barred
ST. LOUIS – A federal court has ruled that a man's repetitive-use injury suit was timely filed because it was originally filed in a Missouri court. -
Sedalia attorney placed on probation following allegations of prematurely paid fees
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Sedalia attorney R. Scott Gardner has received a fully deferred suspension and been placed on probation following a Jan. 15 Missouri Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding over allegations of illegally obtained personal representative fees. -
Missouri attorney-general says he is disappointed by U.S. Supreme Court's failure to hear egg lawsuit against California, Massachusetts
Missouri has joined a number of states in an attempt to change laws in California and Massachusetts that focus on animal welfare requirements for farmers. -
Imprisoned Liberty attorney disbarred following obstruction of justice conviction
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Suspended Liberty attorney Robert J. Young II, currently in federal prison after being sentenced in 2018 on an obstruction of justice charge for stealing victim restitution funds, has been disbarred following a Jan. 14 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Federal magistrate judge keeps Alton Bank in Cardinal Health 110's MUFTA lawsuit
CAPE GIRARDEAU – A bank remains one of the defendants in an Ohio pharmaceutical company's lawsuit to collect on hundreds of thousands of dollars in alleged debt following a federal judge's recent decision in the case. -
Suspended Lebanon attorney disbarred over multiple professional misconduct allegations
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Suspended Lebanon attorney Jeffrey Bryan Allen has been disbarred following a Jan. 9 Missouri Supreme Court corrected order following multiple professional misconduct allegations.