U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
-
Federal court grants doctor's request to send lease dispute regarding Hannibal office space back to state court
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently granted a physician's motion to remand her lease dispute with a medical group to Marion County Circuit Court. -
Court denies ex-worker's motion for protective order in her age, sex discrimination suit against Lohr Distributing
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently denied a motion for a protective order filed by a former Lohr Distributing Co. employee in her age and sex discrimination suit against the company. -
Visually-impaired man loses bid to return discrimination suit against Bi-State Development Agency to state court
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently denied a visually-impaired man's motion to remand his discrimination suit against the Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District to the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court in St. Louis. -
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. -
Radiance Capital Receivables Eighteen awarded more than $3 million in suit over promissory note
ST. LOUIS – A capital company was victorious in its appeal as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in the Eastern Division granted its motion for summary judgment and awarded it more than $3 million. -
Steak N Shake denied motion to exclude expert testimony in overtime wage lawsuit
ST. LOUIS – On Jan. 25, Steak N Shake Operations Inc. couldn’t convince the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri for the Eastern Division to exclude the report and testimony of a class action’s expert in a suit over allegedly unpaid overtime wages. -
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. -
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. -
Eastern District of Missouri judge gives man 21 days to show cause in discrimination complaint
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted a man pursuing an age discrimination lawsuit to proceed in forma pauperis, which allows him to proceed without paying a filing fee. -
Judge allows Washington man to pursue claim over child support garnishment without filing fees
ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig granted a Washington state man's pro se motion to pursue his case against the Missouri Department of Social Services "in forma pauperis," which relieves him from having to pay a filing fee. -
Judge grants part of Eagle Forum's motion to dismiss suit brought by son of founder who was ousted from board
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently ruled in favor of the conservative interest group Eagle Forum in a suit brought by Andrew Schlafly, a former director who had been ousted nearly two years ago during a special board meeting. -
8th Circuit Court of Appeals sides with school district in dispute over student's education plan
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling in favor of Palmyra R-I School District in a dispute over the education plan for a young student with Down syndrome. -
Judge allows ‘non-frivolous’ claims against John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center to go forward
ST. LOUIS - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently said a man suing the John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center and medical professionals can pursue his medical negligence case in forma pauperis, which allows him to forego paying filing fees. -
Court denies Direct Biologics' motion to remand breach of agreement case against Kimera Labs
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division has denied remanding a breach of agreement case between Direct Biologics LLC and Kimera Labs Inc. -
Court awards more than $28,000 to Dyno Nobel for costs in injury suit
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri Eastern Division has awarded more than $28,000 to Dyno Nobel Inc. for expenses it incurred in an injury lawsuit. -
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. -
Golf course wins summary judgement after allegedly backing out of deal with sod company
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth District affirmed a summary judgement in favor of a golf course builder accused of breaking its contract with a sod supplier. -
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. -
Court dismisses USDA employee's discrimination suit
ST. LOUIS – A U.S. Department of Agriculture accounting technician has had her age and race discrimination suit dismissed in part by a federal court. -
ACLU lawsuit claims St. Louis violated protester's rights during women's march
ST. LOUIS – The Missouri branch of the ACLU said it recently filed a lawsuit claiming the city of St. Louis violated the First Amendment rights of a protester who was arrested during the 2017 Women's March.