U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
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Appeals court upholds judgment against inmate who sued nurses for withholding multiple sclerosis treatment
An appeals court upheld a summary judgement granted in favor of medical practitioners who were sued by a prison inmate after they stopped giving him multiple sclerosis medication due to side effects. -
Detained Women's March participant sues City claiming St. Louis Code rule is unconstitutional
A woman arrested for failing to comply with an officer’s orders during the 2017 Women’s March in St. Louis has sued the city in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. -
McBride & Son alleges former employees left to work for competitor, misappropriated trade secrets
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis-based home building company is suing two former employees for allegedly misappropriating proprietary trade secret information. -
Court grants Monsanto motion to dismiss suit claiming Missouri man's son was denied health care benefits
ST. LOUIS – A Missouri man's lawsuit over his son being denied coverage on a work health insurance plan will continue against his insurer after the the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently dismissed his claims against his employer, Monsanto. -
Court denies PETA's motion for default judgment in Missouri Primate Foundation case
ST. LOUIS – A federal district court has denied requests by both the Missouri Primate Foundation and PETA in a case involving chimpanzees. -
Health care provider ordered to hand over some documents in case alleging inhumane conditions at detention center
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, denied in part and granted in part a man’s request for a subpoena for documents that could prove the City of St. Louis was maintaining inhumane conditions at the St. Louis Medium Security Institution (MSI). -
Former Saint Louis University student files suit seeking damages for alleged on-campus assault
SAINT LOUIS – A former student at Saint Louis University (SLU) recently filed a federal lawsuit seeking damages from the school and another student claiming she suffered months of emotional,physical and sexual abuse. -
Legal battle between companies over internet reviews takes a step forward
Companies involved in a lawsuit over websites that review dietary supplements will have more time to gather evidence, a federal judge ruled. -
8th Circuit upholds dismissal of suit over sexual assault allegations at Army medical center
ST. LOUIS – Citing the United States of America’s government sovereignty, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit on Nov. 9 affirmed the dismissal of a suit against it over allegations of sexual assault by a priest at an Army medical center. -
Court grants summary judgment against pharmacy company in Express Scripts case
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, determined that a pharmacy provider breached its contract when it did not properly collect payments. -
Priest alleges discrimination in suit against St. Louis, police officer regarding arrest for sexual misconduct
ST. LOUIS – A Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of St. Louis recently filed a discrimination suit against St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Tonya LeVette Porter and the city of St. Louis alleging the defendants “destroyed the life of a promising young man and priest” after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him. -
St. Louis alleges in suit against drug companies that opioids have cost city $5 million
ST. LOUIS – The city of St. Louis alleged in a lawsuit filed Nov. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri that several pharmaceutical companies have cost the city at least $5 million in connection with the manufacture and sale of opioid-containing prescription medications. -
Cutco salesman says he lost a kidney after a knife cut through his sales bag and punctured his side
ST. LOUIS – A former Cutco Stores worker is suing the company over allegations of negligence and strict liability after his kidney was damaged when he was punctured by one of the knives in his sales bag. -
Judge denies bid to pierce corporate veil to obtain $4.1 million judgment in St. Louis parking garage case
ST. LOUIS – A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently granted a motion to dismiss a complaint that sought to "pierce a corporate veil" in order to satisfy a $4.1 million judgment against the owners of a downtown St. Louis parking garage. -
Second company added to suit filed over dumping of radioactive waste in St. Louis-area landfill
A company tasked with cleaning up a St. Louis-area landfill contaminated by radioactive waste has filed an amended compliant accusing a second firm of responsibility for some of the remediation work. -
Judge allows fired junior high teacher's age discrimination case to proceed
A federal judge is allowing a former Delta School District junior high teacher's lawsuit against a superintendent and school board to move forward. -
Judge stands by order dismissing ERISA class action against Mercy
U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry has denied a plaintiffs' motion to reconsider an order dismissing a proposed class action against Mercy Health that alleged under-funding of its pension fund in violation of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). -
Attorney says camera footage supports man's allegations MetroLink security guards assaulted him
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man is suing MetroLink over an assault that allegedly occurred last January while he was trying to catch a train at Civic Center station. -
St. Louis man sues MetroLink over alleged assault by security guards at station
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man who claims he was assaulted at a MetroLink station is suing the company for injuries allegedly caused by its security personnel. -
Wells Fargo claims former employees who started their own firm violated confidentiality agreements
ST. LOUIS – A group of former Wells Fargo employees in the St. Louis area are being sued by the bank over allegations they violated confidentiality agreements after they left their employment to start their own firm.