News from April 2025
Bailey leads push for top companies to abandon DEI initiatives
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is co-leading a group of 14 state AGs in directing a letter to the Business Roundtable, an association of some of the nation’s leading companies, urging them to abandon their unlawful and misguided DEI initiative.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey Leads 21-State Coalition Backing Trump–Endorsed Budget Resolution
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a 21-state coalition in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, applauding his support for the Senate amendment to the House Budget Resolution. The coalition praised the resolution as a critical step toward enacting the America First agenda.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, to hold arguments at Camdenton High School
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, plans to convene court Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in the Camdenton High School auditorium, 662 Laker Pride Road, in Camdenton.
Who’s Your Mommy, Who’s Your Daddy: The Kansas Parentage Act & A Notorious Declaration of Paternity - Webcast on April 16
Who’s Your Mommy, Who’s Your Daddy: The Kansas Parentage Act & A Notorious Declaration of Paternity on April 16 via Webinar.
Graduate Schools and Programs Named Top 100 in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
U.S. News & World Report released new graduate school rankings, featuring numerous University of Missouri-Kansas City schools among the best in the nation.
Black man accuses Lou Fusz, VIP of racial discrimination, retaliation
A Black man says he was a victim racial discrimination and retaliation by his employers.
Asbestos evidence could soon vanish, with defendants alleging it's part of a cover-up
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - The planned destruction of evidence in asbestos cases would keep defendants from finding fraud by plaintiff lawyers, defendants say, as a group of state attorneys general have joined their fight to preserve it.
UB Greensfelder Partner Vincent J. Garozzo Named to Missouri Lawyers Media The POWER List: Mergers & Acquisitions 2025
UB Greensfelder LLP is pleased to announce that Vincent J. Garozzo, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Corporate Department, has been named to Missouri Lawyers Media’s The POWER List: Mergers & Acquisitions 2025.
Michele Kloeppel, Fred Strasheim Named to 2025 M&A Power List
Thompson Coburn attorneys Michele Kloeppel and Fred Strasheim have been named to the Missouri Lawyers Media Mergers & Acquisitions 2025 Power List.
Discussion with U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Marutollo on April 14, 2025
Joseph A. Marutollo was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York on September 25, 2023.
Missouri AG alleges Planned Parenthood aims to undermine parental rights in countersuit over abortion amendment
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued a sharp rebuke to Planned Parenthood Great Plains after the organization filed a countersuit over Amendment 3, accusing the group of seeking constitutional protection for transporting minors across state lines for abortions without parental consent.
The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section Council meets for winter meeting
Young Lawyers’ Section Council gathered in Kansas City for its winter meeting, focusing on professional growth, public service, and leadership.
Thompson Coburn Tops Midsize Companies List for Corporate Philanthropy
Thompson Coburn was selected as the first-place honoree for midsize companies in the St. Louis Business Journal’s 2025 Corporate Philanthropy Awards.
Appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against St. Louis officer, city in 2019 crash
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a woman against a St. Louis police officer and St. Louis, ruling that her claims were barred by a three-year statute of limitations.
Missouri Attorney General’s Office Assists Taney County in Securing Conviction in 32-Year-Old Cold Case
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the Taney County Prosecutor’s Office secured a conviction against Tony Wagner for one count of Forcible Rape: Aggravated and two counts of Assault in the First Degree for crimes committed more than 32 years ago.
Attorney Intel Names Shook Partner to Top 25 Blockchain and Digital Assets Attorneys for 2025
Shook Intellectual Property Partner Keith Bae was named among Attorney Intel’s The Top 25 Blockchain and Digital Assets Attorneys of 2025.
Professor Gamage testifies on wealth tax reforms before the Washington State Senate
Professor David Gamage, one of the most cited tax scholars in the world, testified before the Washington State Senate on proposed wealth tax reforms.
Missouri appeals court rejects lawsuit over destroyed KFC security footage
ST. LOUIS — In a ruling that reaffirms Missouri’s longstanding legal precedent, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a St. Louis-area family seeking damages for the alleged destruction of key video evidence in a prior legal case.
MoveMakers and NewsMakers for April 1, 2025
Sandberg Phoenix is pleased to announce the addition of Robert Kirkland as a Shareholder in our Kansas City office.
Bayer petitions USSC for review of Roundup case
Bayer has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $1.25 million ruling in a Roundup weed killer after the Missouri Supreme Court already refused to overturn the verdict.