News from September 2024
Jury rules on product liability trial in the amount of $462M
ST. LOUIS — A jury in Missouri's 22nd Circuit Court in St. Louis issued a verdict of $462 million in a product liability case involving a truck's collision guard.
Booker Shaw Explores Innocence Claims on 'St. Louis on the Air’
On a recent episode of the St. Louis Public Radio program “St. Louis on the Air,” Thompson Coburn partner and retired Judge Booker Shaw highlighted two prominent cases that have raised questions about Missouri's criminal justice system.
Kiser Speaking at National Perrin Asbestos Litigation Conference on September 12, 2024
George Kiser will be one of the speakers at an upcoming Perrin’s National Asbestos Litigation Conference, which will be held in Charleston, South Carolina on September 11 and 12, 2024.
Appellate court reverses St. Louis police ruling involving legal expenses
ST. LOUIS — An appellate court reversed a summary judgment ruling involving Missouri, its attorney general and St. Louis and the State Legal Expense Fund.
Thompson Coburn Defends Monsanto in Upholding Trial Win
Thompson Coburn's Booker Shaw helped Monsanto uphold a trial victory in a lawsuit that alleged the company’s Roundup product caused non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
After USSC ruling, Bailey sues over federal student loan scheme
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed another lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration for a third time.
Supreme Court of Missouri celebrates investiture of Judge Ginger K. Gooch
The Supreme Court of Missouri’s newest judge, Judge Ginger K. Gooch, celebrated her formal investiture Wednesday afternoon, August 28, 2024, in a ceremony in the Division I courtroom of the Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City.
Supreme Court upholds order blocking student loan cancellation scheme
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a court order he secured at the lower court level, effectively blocking the Biden-Harris Administration's latest attempt at student loan cancellation.
Supreme Court Upholds Attorney General Bailey’s Court Order Blocking Biden-Harris Student Loan Scheme
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the United States Supreme Court upheld the court order he obtained at the Eighth Circuit blocking the Biden-Harris Administration’s latest illegal student loan cancellation scheme.
Bailey part of coalition that secures temporary restraining order in Biden-Harris "Parole in Place" program
JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey recently announced that his office and 16 other states had filed a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration's "Parole in Place" (PIP) rule and secured a temporary restraining order involving the program.
Husch Blackwell Represents Swift Current Energy in Securing Tax Equity Investment from Google
Husch Blackwell represented Swift Current Energy in closing a tax equity investment from Google for the Double Black Diamond Solar project, an 800 MWdc (593 MWac) facility located 30 miles west of Springfield, Illinois.
Matt Braunel to Lead Missouri Bar IP & Biotech Committee
Thompson Coburn partner Matt Braunel has been appointed as a chair of the Intellectual Property & Biotech Law Committee of The Missouri Bar for the 2024-25 bar year.
Appeals court says claims were time-barred, sides with architecture firms
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri appellate court ruled in favor of architecture firms, finding that the appellant's claims were time-barred.
Attorney General Bailey Obtains Win Halting Biden-Harris Illegal ‘Parole in Place’ Program
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office joined 16 other states in filing suit against the Biden-Harris Administration’s “parole in place” (PIP) rule that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to circumvent the law and obtain permanent residency.
WashU Law Welcomes New Students at Convocation
On Monday, August 19, WashU Law proudly welcomed the incoming class of JD, LLM, MLS, and JSD students for Convocation.
Sixteen Husch Blackwell Partners Recognized on Benchmark Litigation's 40 and Under List
National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Benchmark Litigation, a leading legal directory devoted solely to litigation, has selected 16 of the firm’s partners for the 2024 Benchmark 40 and Under List.
21st circuit commission seeks applicants for Lorne Baker associate circuit judge vacancy in St. Louis County
The Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission (St. Louis County) is accepting applications for the associate circuit judge vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable Lorne Baker as circuit judge.