News from October 2018
GREENSFELDER LAW: Launches office in St. Louis Cortex Innovation Community
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. recently launched an office in the Cortex Innovation Community, a thriving innovation hub and technology district in St. Louis.
PAULE CAMAZINE & BLUMENTHAL P.C.: Charitable Giving After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
If you are charitably inclined, you should consider how the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” of 2017 might impact your giving.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP- MISSOURI: New Husch Blackwell Practice Group Focuses on Opportunity Zones
Husch Blackwell has established a multi-disciplinary practice group to provide focused direction to clients with respect to the recently established federal Opportunity Zones program.
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE: Steven Cousins Named to Prestigious Hutchins Board at Harvard University
St. Louis Financial and Real Estate Services Partner Steve Cousins was recently selected to join the advisory board of the prestigious Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.
BAKER STERCHI COWDEN & RICE LLC: Shatrasha Stone Joins Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice in St. Louis
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice is pleased to welcome Shatrasha Stone as an attorney with the firm’s St. Louis office.
Judge conditionally certifies class in suit over allegations Steak N’ Shake owes managers overtime
ST. LOUIS – On Aug. 28, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Missouri District Court issued an order conditionally granting a former Steak N’ Shake manager’s motion to certify a class of former managers who may be owed overtime in a suit claiming violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Woman injured in St. Louis collision alleges driver ignored stop sign
ST. LOUIS – A woman alleges her head, neck and back were injured in a collision in St. Louis caused by another driver who ignored a stop sign.
Lender alleges two St. Louis individuals failed to pay loans in full
ST. LOUIS – A lender alleges two individuals failed to repay two loans in full.
Woman alleges soap left on stairs by Bridges Carpet & Restoration Services caused fall
ST. LOUIS – A woman alleges she slipped down the basement steps of her residence because of soap and water left on the steps by a cleaning company.
City, police face multiple civil rights lawsuits from 2017 protesters
City, police face multiple civil rights lawsuits from 2017 protesters
Driver alleged to have made improper left turn and cause accident in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – A driver alleges she was injured when another motorist made an improper left turn in St. Louis.
A bale of hay and a block of cheese: How Mark Lanier won the $4.7 billion talcum powder verdict
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - Partway through a trial over allegedly asbestos-tainted baby powder that ended with a $4.69 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson in St. Louis earlier this year, attorney Mark Lanier whipped a knife from out of his pocket and held it over a large block of yellow cheese.
Woman seeks $25,000 over alleged injuries from ride on City Museum slide
ST. LOUIS – An invitee at the City Museum alleges she injured her foot and ankle after riding the praying mantis slide.
Motorist seeks more than $25,000 from Target tractor-trailer driver over I-64 crash
ST. LOUIS – Damages are being sought from an Indiana tractor-trailer driver and his employer over a rear-end collision on an interstate in St. Louis.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance alleged to have failed to pay reasonable amount to injured driver
ST. LOUIS – A driver injured in a collision Interstate 70 alleges her insurer failed to pay her a reasonable amount under the policy.
Union Pacific Railroad contractor alleges he was not provided safe area to change crews
ST. LOUIS – A conductor alleges he needed surgery after a fall while on the job.
Tenant alleges wobbly step at St. Louis property caused fall
ST. LOUIS – A tenant of a St. Louis property alleges her landlord failed to properly repair steps and that they caused her to fall.
Woman seeks more than $27,000 from driver over alleged property damages, injuries
ST. LOUIS – A driver alleges a Florissant man's negligence caused more than $20,000 worth of damage to her vehicle.
Injured bus driver alleges Safeco Insurance Co. of Illinois failed to pay her reasonable amount
ST. LOUIS – A bus driver injured when an unknown driver rear-ended the bus alleges her insurer has failed to pay her a reasonable amount under the insurance policy.
Guard files suit over slander allegations against Department of Public Safety
ST. LOUIS – A security guard alleges he lost his job because of false allegations of mishandling prisoners.