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News from January 2024


Woman files racial discrimination suit against former employer

By St. Louis Record |
A woman has filed a racial discrimination suit against her former employer.

Woman files racial, disability discrimation suit against charter school

By St. Louis Record |
A woman has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a St. Louis charter school.

WashU Law Review Hosts Criminal Justice Minimalism Symposium

By STL Record |
Scholars recently gathered for the Criminal Justice Minimalism Symposium hosted by The Washington University Law Review.

U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Missouri Collects More than $21 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2023

By STL Record |
U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming announced today that the Eastern District of Missouri collected $21,046,154 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2023.

Woman says her former teacher forced her into sexual relationship

By St. Louis Record |
A woman claims one of her former high school teachers forced her into a sexual relationship while she was a student.

Philadelphia jury hands down $2.2B verdict in third Roundup trial, the largest ever for that product

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – The manufacturers of weed killer Roundup have lost a third trial in Philadelphia and were hit with its largest-ever verdict at a whopping cost of $2.25 billion, not long after local juries handed down a $175 million verdict award to plaintiffs in the first case and a $3.5 million award in the second.

Appellate Judicial Commission releases demographic, interviewee, meeting information for Gooch vacancy on Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District

By STL Record |
Pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the Appellate Judicial Commission announces the following demographic information relating to applicants for the vacancy on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, created by the October 2023 appointment of Judge Ginger K. Gooch to the Supreme Court of Missouri.

Roman Wuller Named St. Louis United Way Board Chair

By STL Record |
Thompson Coburn chair Roman Wuller has been named as the new board chair for United Way of Greater St. Louis, succeeding Keith Williamson.

Professor John Inazu Authors Amicus Brief with Andrea Butler, JD ’19

By STL Record |
Professor John Inazu recently filed an amicus brief in the case of Mckesson v. Doe.

Armstrong Teasdale Adds Lawyers to Litigation Practice

By STL Record |
Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Senior Associate Jenna M. Lakamp and Associate Meredith Grant to the firm’s Litigation practice group.

Shook Partner Presents Class Certification in Common Defect Cases—Commonality Challenges on January 31, 2024

By STL Record |
Join Shook Product Liability Litigation Partner Tim Congrove as he co-presents the CLE webinar, “Class Certification in Common Defect Cases: Proving or Attacking Commonality After In re Ford Motor Company.”

Professor David Gamage Joins Mizzou Law Faculty

By STL Record |
Officials at the University of Missouri School of Law are excited to announce Professor David Gamage has joined Mizzou Law, starting this January as the Law School Foundation Distinguished Professor of Tax Law & Policy.

Former employee files ADA lawsuit against Proofpoint

By St. Louis Record |
A man says his former employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Former employee accuses Graham Packaging of sexual discrimination, harassment

By St. Louis Record |
A former Graham Packaging employee says she was a victim of sexual discrimination and harassment.

Industry Coverage: Thompson Coburn Welcomes Three Lateral Additions

By STL Record |
Thompson Coburn welcomed three lateral additions to its Washington, D.C., New York, and St. Louis offices.

Professor Pauline Kim Coauthors Georgetown Law Technology Review Article

By STL Record |
“Limitations of the ‘Four-Fifths Rule’ and Statistical Parity Tests for Measuring Fairness,” an article coauthored by Professor Pauline Kim of WashULaw and Manish Raghavan of MIT Sloan and EECS, has been published in the Georgetown Law Technology Review.

Attorney General Bailey Files Suit Against Unconstitutional EPA Emissions Standard

By STL Record |
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a 25-state coalition in filing suit against Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a rule that will impose burdensome emissions standards on the states without congressional authorization.

Arkansas pharmacy files class action against Express Scripts over reimbursements

By St. Louis Record |
An Arkansas pharmacy has filed a potential class action lawsuit against Express Scripts claiming its reimbursement system is unfair.

Estate blames paraquat for man's death

By St. Louis Record |
A man's estate blames a chemical compound in herbicide products for his death.

Appeals Court: Part of Missouri COVID suit against China can move forward

By Marian Johns |
ST. LOUIS — The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled Missouri can move forward with at least one part of its 2020 lawsuit against China for the COVID-19 pandemic.