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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

News from August 2022


Defense witness says random bad luck more likely cause of cancer in Roundup trial

By John Sammon |
An expert witness for the defense in a trial to determine if Monsanto's weed killer Roundup caused the cancers of three plaintiffs told a courtroom on Monday and Tuesday it’s much more likely the cancer was caused by simple bad luck rather than exposure to a pesticide.

State appeals dismissal of federal lawsuit against China over COVID loss, economic suffering

By Juliette Fairley |
Missouri pursues litigation against China in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals despite federal court dismissal

Schmitt among AGs asking appellate court for review of EPA's emissions standards in California

By Juliette Fairley |
Attorney General Eric Schmitt signed onto an appeal asking for a review of EPA's vehicle emissions standards in the Golden State

Jesse Doggendorf and April Kirkley named to 2022 Up & Coming list

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Jesse Doggendorf and April Kirkley named to 2022 Up & Coming list.

Heyl Royster Attorneys Selected in 2023 Best Lawyers® Class of 2023

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Heyl Royster Attorneys Selected in 2023 Best Lawyers® Class of 2023.

Kansas City Civic Council Selects Shook Attorney for Leadership Class

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Kansas City Civic Council Selects Shook Attorney for Leadership Class.

AG Schmitt urges court to uphold decision that the CDC is unauthorized to order a travel mask mandate

By Juliette Fairley |
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined some 22 other Republican Attorney Generals in signing an amicus brief opposing the appeal of a ruling that blocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from enforcing a mask mandate on interstate travel.

Attorneys spar over medical slides evidence in Monsanto Roundup trial

By John Sammon |
In a trial to determine if Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup caused the cancer of three claimants, plaintiff attorney Gibbs Henderson sparred with a defense expert during cross examination Thursday over pathology evidence.

Best Lawyers 2023 Edition Lists Over 60 Greensfelder Attorneys, Including Five St. Louis ‘Lawyers of the Year’

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Best Lawyers 2023 Edition Lists Over 60 Greensfelder Attorneys, Including Five St. Louis ‘Lawyers of the Year’.

Plaintiff attorneys portray expert defense witness as counter-science PR planner

By John Sammon |
Plaintiff attorneys on Wednesday tried undercutting the testimony of an expert witness called in the defense of Monsanto; Saying that company employees concocted their own bogus science to counter a finding of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)---that the weed killer Roundup probably causes cancer.

Environmental advocates: Hydro Green Energy plant would disturb fish, tourism, agriculture

By Juliette Fairley |
More than just prehistoric fish would be disturbed if an Alabama company proceeds with its proposal to turn a nearby lock and dam on the Mississippi into a hydropower plant, according to an environmental expert.

St. Louis Office Moves to New Location

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St. Louis Office Moves to New Location.

Independent candidate for Senate withdraws bid for Roy Blunt's seat

By Juliette Fairley |
Jan. 6 panel lawyer John Wood withdraws his candidacy for U.S. Senate

'Doctrine of Impossibility' denied in valet company's argument that COVID prevented loan repayment

By Juliette Fairley |
Claiming the impossibility doctrine in the failure to repay a debt isn’t as easy as alleging a business was destroyed due to COVID-19.

Congratulations to our 2023 Best Lawyers ‘Lawyers of the Year’ and ‘Ones to Watch’

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Congratulations to our 2023 Best Lawyers ‘Lawyers of the Year’ and ‘Ones to Watch’.

AT Government Strategies Forms Strategic Alliance with Versa Governmental Strategies

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AT Government Strategies Forms Strategic Alliance with Versa Governmental Strategies.

Defense expert witness says Roundup is not the cause of cancer

By John Sammon |
In the fourth week of trial, attorneys for defendant Monsanto called expert witnesses, including a company toxicologist who told a jury on Monday that weed killer Roundup did not cause the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer of three plaintiffs.

O'Fallon marijuana dispensary votes to unionize

By Juliette Fairley |
Bloom Medicinals dispensary voted in favor of employees being represented by Local 655 of the United Food and Commercial Workers in bargaining negotiations with management

Plaintiff lawyers attempt to discredit Monsanto's scientific study in Roundup trial

By John Sammon |
Attorneys for three plaintiffs suing Monsanto for its weed killer product Roundup played a five-year-old deposition tape at trial on Friday, alleging the company tried to undo with their own study, a finding by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), that the chemical is a carcinogen.

Lawdragon Names Julianne Story Among Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers

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Lawdragon Names Julianne Story Among Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers.