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'Have Gavel, Will Travel' takes hold in Missouri to educate citizens on judicial system
An educational legislative initiative is gaining popularity in Missouri, with judges taking part in a program called “Have Gavel, Will Travel.” -
Court partially rules in favor of Best Transportation in suit over overtime wages
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division has partially ruled in favor of a Missouri transportation company facing a lawsuit filed by former employees over overtime wages. -
Illinois attorney reciprocally disciplined in Missouri following trust account allegations
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Attorney Babette Pauline Salus of Springfield, Illinois, has been reciprocally suspended following a Dec. 27 Missouri Supreme Court order after she was disciplined in Illinois for allegedly mishandling trust account funds. -
Missouri Chamber's 2019 agenda includes venue reform and punitive damages cap
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is promoting a 2019 legislative agenda it hopes will make for more principled local judicial systems. -
Federal judge declines to dismiss General Motors breach of contract class action
A federal judge has declined to dismiss a breach of contract class action against General Motors over the deadline of a securities issue in 2016. -
As Johnson & Johnson buys ads in apparent damage control, lawyer hopes $4.7B asbestos verdict will lead to greater accountability
Marc Lanier hopes a Missouri trial court judge’s recent decision affirming a $4.69 billion verdict against pharmaceutical giant Johnson &Johnson will propel the company to reach for higher levels of accountability. -
Court grants transfer of case over alleged OptiMark injuries to New Jersey
ST. LOUIS – A federal court has denied two defendants' motions to dismiss a strict product liability and negligence suit filed against them by a New Jersey man. -
St. Louis judge upholds $4.69 billion talc verdict against Johnson & Johnson
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis trial court judge has upheld a record-setting $4.69 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson after a jury moved over the summer to hand out the award to 22 women who alleged they contracted ovarian cancer from using the manufacturer’s Baby Powder and other talc products. -
Arkansas governor's son receives stayed suspension, probation after felony guilty plea in Alabama
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (St. Louis Record) — Arkansas attorney William Asa Hutchinson III, son of the governor of that state, has received a stayed indefinite suspension following a Dec. 18 Missouri Supreme Court order over his guilty plea to a felony in Alabama. -
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. -
Kansas City attorney reprimanded over diligence, communication misconduct allegations
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney Brent Lee Winterberg recently received a reprimand following a Missouri Supreme Court order regarding misconduct allegations. -
Jurors clear Crossfit in injured lawyer's lawsuit
Nathan Leming wants the world to know that his client, CrossFit Inc., takes the words and substance of its motto quite seriously. -
St. Louis City named among the top 'judicial hellholes' by civil liability reform group
St. Louis has been branded number four on the list of "judicial hellholes" by an organization that wants major reform of the civil liability system. -
Dexter attorney successfully completes probation, Missouri Supreme Court rules
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (St. Louis Record) — Dexter attorney Jay R. Yorke is no longer on probation following a Dec. 6 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Principals in Kirkwood law firm receive reprimands for professional conduct violations in separate court orders
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – Kirkwood attorneys and partners Joe George Harms II and David Charles Salivar were reprimanded following separate Dec. 4 Missouri Supreme Court orders. -
Hays attorney indefinitely suspended following sentencing for selling marijuana edible
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – Hays attorney Bryan Eugene Bennett, who sentenced to probation last summer on a drug charge, was indefinitely suspended following a Dec. 4 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
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. -
Missouri Supreme Court order takes St. Louis attorney off probation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (St. Louis Record) — St. Louis attorney Bradford C. Emert is no longer on probation following a Nov. 26 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
St. Louis attorney receives stayed indefinite suspension, O'Fallon attorney reinstated in separate orders
St. Louis attorney Raymund Jared Capelovitch has received a stayed suspension and O'Fallon attorney Charles Christopher Lozano has been reinstated following separate Missouri Supreme Court orders handed down this month. -
St. Louis attorney indefinitely suspended for allegedly forging notary attestation
St. Louis attorney Mary L. Lemp has been indefinitely suspended following a Nov. 20 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations she forged a notary's signature blocks on motions for time extension filed with the state court of appeals.