News from May 2019
Case activity for Opportunity Financial LLC vs Richard Betts on May 28
The St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Opportunity Financial LLC against Richard Betts on May 28:
May 21: St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court docket for asbestos cases
The following cases categorized as "asbestos" cases were on the docket in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court on May 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Case activity for Slucare vs Oletha Lyte on May 28
The St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Slucare against Oletha Lyte on May 28:
Case activity for Consumer Adjustment Company Inc. vs Aimee J Young on May 28
The St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Consumer Adjustment Company Inc. against Aimee J Young on May 28:
Case activity for Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District vs Carr Square Tenant Corporation on May 24
The St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District against Carr Square Tenant Corporation on May 24:
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court: Actions Taken on May 22
The St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court reported the following activity on May 22 in the suits below:
J&J top corporate rep grilled in Oklahoma opioid trial - state focuses on 'Norman' poppy strain
NORMAN (Legal Newsline) – A corporate spokeswoman for Johnson & Johnson and its drug subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals on Thursday faced questioning by lawyers for the State of Oklahoma who attempted to link the company’s quest for profits to an opioid epidemic in the state.
Smaller crowd on hand second day of Oklahoma opioid trial; Father of OD victim testifies
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman overruled several objections made by Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Pharmaceuticals (J&J) as the second day of trial unfolded in the state's pursuit of abatement in what it calls a man-made opioid crisis.
Father recounts loss of son in Oklahoma Johnson & Johnson opioid trial
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Fighting back tears, a father who lost his son to an opioid overdose recounted the nightmare during testimony in a trial alleging that Johnson & Johnson flooded the state with addictive drugs for profit.
Judge agrees complaints against Hobby Lobby belong in arbitration
ST. LOUIS – A federal judge has granted Hobby Lobby’s request to move a petition for damages into arbitration.
Judge partially grants request for extra discovery in TCPA class action against American Homepatient
ST. LOUIS – A federal judge has weighed in on a years-long dispute regarding the existence of data that might prove pivotal in Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigation.
Judge finds insurer's pollution exemption to policy clears it from Anheuser-Busch asbestos settlement obligation
ST. LOUIS – A federal judge determined Insurance Co. of North America (INA) owes no money to Zurich American Insurance Co. stemming from the settlement of an asbestos claim.
Former St. Louis county executive voluntarily disbarred after federal bribery, mail fraud guilty plea
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Attorney and recently resigned St. Louis County Executive Steven V. Stenger has been voluntarily disbarred following a May 28 Missouri Supreme Court order and his guilty plea earlier this month to federal bribery and mail fraud charges.
Hunter: Case is about abating 'worst' man-made crisis; J&J: Case is about damages - not abatement
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - Admitting there is a high potential for abuse in opioid medications, Johnson & Johnson attorney Larry Ottaway said during opening arguments on Tuesday that physicians prescribing its medications Nucynta and Duragesic know this risk and have to know it to be licensed.
Judge says court lacks jurisdiction in lawsuit against maker of vacuum cleaner tied to Fredericktown hair salon fire
CAPE GIRARDEAU – A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently agreed to dismiss a product liability lawsuit connected to a fire at a Fredericktown hair salon on jurisdictional grounds.
Opening remarks in opioid case against Johnson & Johnson alleges greed created drug epidemic
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Opening arguments began Tuesday in a first-ever trial in attempt to hold drug manufacturers accountable for an opioid over-dose crisis, accusing Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary company Janssen Pharmaceuticals of providing medications for profit that destroyed thousands of lives.
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Schmitt Asks Congress to Amend Communication Decency Act, Allow More Efficient Enforcement
Attorney General Schmitt joined 46 AGs across the country this to ask Congress, again, to amend the Communications Decency Act in order to make sure state and local authorities are able to better protect our citizens online and take appropriate action against criminal actors.
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court: Actions Taken on May 19
The St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court reported the following activity on May 19 in the suits below:
May 20: St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court docket for personal injury cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" cases were on the docket in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court on May 20. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
May 20: St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court docket for asbestos cases
The following cases categorized as "asbestos" cases were on the docket in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court on May 20. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: