News from June 2018
Judge tosses suit against Frontenac filed by The Grove Assisted Living over failure to state a claim
ST. LOUIS – An Eastern District of Missouri judge has dismissed a case against a local municipality brought on by a senior living home.
Primerica seeks court's help regarding life insurance claim made by woman charged with muder
ST. LOUIS – Primerica Life Insurance Co. is seeking a court's help regarding a claim for life insurance benefits filed by a woman who has been charged with a first-degree murder in connection with her husband's death.
Mallinckrodt ordered to produce documents in case
ST. LOUIS – An Eastern District of Missouri judge ordered a pharmaceutical company to produce documents.
Judge grants summary judgment in favor of St. Louis in former employee's religious discrimination suit
ST. LOUIS – An Eastern District of Missouri Judge has granted two motions for summary judgment in a religious discrimination case filed by a St. Louis worker.
Eager Road Associates granted summary judgment in False Claims Act case
ST. LOUIS – A federal judge has granted a defendant named in a False Claims Act lawsuit summary judgment in a case brought by a public sector worker who alleged it was involved in a "pay-to-play" scheme.
Judge dismisses condo fire suit involving State Farm Fire & Casualty
ST. LOUIS – U.S. Magistrate Judge Nannette A. Baker of the Eastern District of Missouri has granted State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.'s unopposed motion to dismiss its interpleader complaint filed against its insured Stephen G. Peitz Jr. in a case regarding a fire at his St. Louis condo in August 2017.
Asbestos attorney says defense expert playing 'name games'; J&J witness says it's wrong to call things asbestos that are not
ST. LOUIS – Mark Lanier, the attorney for 22 women suing baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson alleging the talc product gave them ovarian cancer, told a star witness for the defense he was engaging in a “name game,” attempting to call asbestos something else.
Judge issues discovery orders in 9-year-old pre-need funeral scam case
ST. LOUIS – A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, recently issued a mixed ruling in a 9-year-old racketeering lawsuit brought by dozens of plaintiffs against more than 40 defendants involving allegations of a nationwide "pre-need" funeral services scheme.
Magistrate denies insurer’s request for damages from bankrupt parties’ ‘alter ego’
CAPE GIRARDEAU – A federal magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Southeastern Division, recently denied an insurer's request for damages and fees from a group it claims fraudulently diverted at least $3.5 million in proceeds.
U.S. Supreme Court's union ruling won't have a huge impact in Missouri
The Show-Me Institute says the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) won't have a huge impact in Missouri because the state already doesn't allow agency fees to be taken from employees' salaries.
Findings of scientist disputed in Johnson & Johnson talc trial
On the day that plaintiffs rested their case, an attorney for Johnson & Johnson (J&J) brought in his own expert witness seeking to undermine the testimony of 22 women in a lawsuit claiming they developed ovarian cancer from the use of asbestos-laced baby powder.
PromoPlacement alleges California company failed to pay for services
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis County corporation alleges that a California company failed to pay it for its services.
Passengers seek damages from Bi State Development Agency after St. Louis collision
ST. LOUIS – Two passengers in a Bi State Development Agency vehicle allege they were injured when the driver failed to yield.
Man alleges lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos in Union Carbide, others' products
ST. LOUIS – A former carpenter and millwright alleges he developed a lung disease as a result of exposure to asbestos during his career.
Minor seeks more than $25,000 from driver who struck him in St. Louis crosswalk
ST. LOUIS – A minor pedestrian struck at a St. Louis crosswalk and his mother are seeking damages from the driver that struck him.
Minor allegedly injured in collision involving Lift for Life Academy, drivers
ST. LOUIS – A mother and child are seeking damages from two drivers and a school after the child was allegedly injured in a collision in St. Louis.
Woman alleges neck, back injured in St. Louis collision
ST. LOUIS – A passenger alleges she was injured in an auto accident because another driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic.
Man alleges Farmers Insurance breached contract by refusing to pay underinsured motorist claim
St. LOUIS – A St. Louis County man is seeking underinsured motorist coverage from his insurer.
Driver in St. Louis crash alleged to have failed to yield
ST. LOUIS – A woman alleges she was injured on a motor vehicle accident in St. Louis when another driver failed to yield while negotiating a turn.
Damages sought from Lift for Life Academy, driver after rear-end collision allegedly injured minor
ST. LOUIS – A mother and son are seeking damages from a school and a driver over injuries the son allegedly sustained in a rear-end collision.