News from 2018
Mother of Ladue Horton Watkins soccer player files gender discrimination suit after son doesn't make team
ST. LOUIS – A mother of a soccer player filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of her son after she alleged that her son was not allowed to play on Ladue Horton Watkins High junior varsity team and that the rules for the girls' and boys' varsity vary unfairly.
PAULE CAMAZINE & BLUMENTHAL P.C.: Post-Divorce Co-Parenting Starts Now
Parenting is hard work, even when both parents live under the same roof. Once the parents separate, that job can become a lot harder, particularly when the parents are mistrustful and angry with each other.
BRYAN CAVE: 11th Circuit Rejects Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure Statute-Based Defense
The Eleventh Circuit recently rejected a defense to foreclosure based on a federal statute governing insurance of reverse mortgages by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”).
Couple seeks damages from Borg-Warner, Conwed and others over alleged asbestos injuries
ST. LOUIS – A former laborer alleges exposure to asbestos while working in Washington and Montana caused him to develop lung cancer.
Woman who inherited apartment accuses St. Regis complex of racial discrimination
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis County woman recently filed a federal suit against St. Regis Apartments Inc. and its board of directors for violating the Fair Housing Act, accusing the St. Louis apartment complex of racially discriminating against her after she was awarded a stock certificate for a unit.
Professor says attorney general's office will continue suit challenging University of Missouri gun ban
A University of Missouri law professor was recently dismissed from a suit he filed against the university seeking to have the institution's ban on guns invalidated.
Highway Patrol sergeant's discrimination suit tossed, attorney says they will appeal
JEFFERSON CITY – A U.S. district magistrate judge dismissed a lawsuit from a Missouri State Highway Patrol sergeant after the sergeant claimed that the details of a drowning were being covered up.
Property owners allege Shady Jack's Cafe patrons engage in acts 'that are dangerous to public in the neighborhood'
ST. LOUIS – Neighbors of a biker bar and saloon on North Broadway in St. Louis allege that the bar is a public nuisance and are seeking damages.
Attorney criticizes police response to protests after Stockley acquittal
As the city faces more civil rights lawsuits over treatment of protesters last year, one local attorney puts the blame on the heavy-handed police response.
More than $25,000 sought from Farmers Insurance from woman injured in collision
ST. LOUIS – An injured driver alleges her insurer failed to pay her an amount required by her policy for damages from an accident with an uninsured motorist.
St. Louis woman seeks more than $25,000 from driver over rear-end collision at red light
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis woman alleges another driver followed her too closely before rear-ending her vehicle at an intersection in the city.
Midwest Neurosurgeons, D.S. Medical ordered to pay more than $5 million in false claims suit
CAPE GIRARDEAU – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Southeastern Division entered a judgment of more than $5 million against Midwest Neurosurgeons LLC and D.S. Medical LLC in a suit over allegations the companies received kickbacks resulting in more than 200 false Medicaid and Medicare claims.
Court: Plaintiff in Securitas discrimination suit 'has not raised a genuine dispute of fact that would merit a trial'
CAPE GIRARDEAU – A suit by a former Securitas employee alleging racial discrimination and retaliation was dismissed and ordered to arbitration over a court's findings that the plaintiff had insufficient facts and fraudulently added a former co-worker to defeat diversity.
Man seeks damages from Philip Services, others over allegations heavy metals in black dust caused disability
ST. LOUIS – A man alleges exposure to the heavy metals in coal dust caused him to become permanently disabled.
Driver seeks more than $25,000 from another motorist over St. Louis crash
ST. LOUIS – A driver is alleged to have made an improper left turn and caused a collision in St. Louis.
Superior Corp. of Illinois seeks more than $50,000 from independent contractor over alleged property damage
ST. LOUIS – A business contracted by Home Depot to install flooring alleges an independent contractor failed to utilize dust controls and caused damages to a condominium.
Woman claims she was pepper sprayed in recent suit filed in wake of protests over Stockley acquittal
ST. LOUIS – Yet another federal lawsuit was recently filed against the city of St. Louis over actions taken at a Sept. 29, 2017, protest following the acquittal of Officer Jason Stockley in the murder of Anthony Lamar Smith.
More than $25,000 sought from Arnold woman over I-44 collision
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis resident is seeking damages from an Arnold woman over an Interstate 44 collision.
Patient alleges amputation result of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, others' failure to provide adequate after care
ST. LOUIS – A patient alleges the failure of medical facilities to provide adequate after-care resulted in an above-the-knee amputation.
Woman alleges she was wrongfully terminated because she was pregnant
ST. LOUIS – A St. Clair woman is suing her former employer claiming wrongful termination and alleging discrimination based on her sex and pregnancy.