News from May 2023
Gabe Gore sworn in as the top prosecutor replacing Kim Gardner
Gore previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney
Heplerbroom announces Welcomes 2023 Summer Associates
HeplerBroom welcomes second-year law students Ethan Bennett, Andres Garcia-Rivera, Tori Hust, and Dalila Omerovic.
Heyl Royster announces 34th ANNUAL CLAIMS HANDLING SEMINAR – “We’re Putting The Band Back Together”
You're Invited - Heyl Royster 34th Annual Claims Handling Seminar "We're Putting The Band Back Together".
Missouri Supreme Court: 'Contempt of a clerk requires interfering with a judge's official duties'
Judge Privette had held an Oregon County Court Clerk with contempt over an administrative task
Orthodontics association alleges mail order clear aligners can be unhealthy
The American Association of Orthodontists released a new study
Bayer reacts to Roundup victory in St. Louis County blood cancer litigation
A St. Louis County jury ruled that Roundup is not responsible for Sharlean Gordon's illness
'Persuasion' defense in social media censorship case against the federal government opposed
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey, Louisiana AG Jeff Landry allege YouTube, Meta, and Twitter acted as an arm of the U.S. government
Jurors find in favor of Monsanto in monthl-long St. Louis Roundup trial
A jury decided on Tuesday that a woman's blood cancer was not caused by her use of Monsanto's weed killer Roundup
Roundup trial: Oncologist tells jury woman’s blood cancer unlikely to return
An oncologist expert defense witness for Monsanto in a trial to determine if the company's weed killer Roundup caused a woman's cancer said she is cured of the disease
SB 186 will remove St. Louis City police residency requirement without voter approval
City of St. Louis residents voted against lifting police residency requirements last year
Class action targets materials in Nike's 'Sustainability' products
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - A class action plaintiff says Nike's "Sustainability" products are not as an environmentally friendly as the company would have shoppers believe.
Missouri Supreme Court upholds law that limits bargaining rights of labor union workers
Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem had put the 2018 law on hold
Husch Blackwell LLP announces Husch Blackwell Grows Immigration Team with Additions in St. Louis and Denver
National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Tiffany Baldwin and Murty Gollakota have joined the firm’s growing Global Mobility and Immigration team as senior counsel.
Plaintiff attorneys use defense witness email written in 2003 to portray Roundup as carcinogen
Plaintiff attorneys in the trial of a woman suing Monsanto over its weed killer Roundup on Friday used the emails of a defense witness to suggest that company officials couldn’t know for certain the product wasn’t toxic.
Judge: H&M never promised 'environmentally friendly' clothes
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - H&M has defeated a class action lawsuit that alleged its "Conscious Choice" sustainable clothing line is not made from environmentally friendly materials.
NFIB reacts to legislature’s proposed $52 billion state budget
Some $2.83 billion is earmarked to expand IH 70
Republican plan to raise bar for constitutional amendments defeated
The Missouri House had approved HJR 43 on May 9
GOP attorney: St. Louis lawmaker unlikely to be removed from office after arrest
State Rep. LaKeySha Bosley was arrested for failing to appear in court on May 1
Attorneys argue over cancer incidence rates in Roundup trial
Attorneys trying to show or refute that a woman’s cancer was caused by her using Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup made different interpretations of charts showing the rates of NHL cancer
Heplerbroom announces Magee Again Named to Elite List of Powerful Defense Attorneys
For the third year in a row, Thomas Magee has been named to the list of Missouri Lawyers Media’s list of Missouri’s 32 most powerful defense attorneys.