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Lincoln County deputies choose to fight malicious prosecution lawsuit in federal court

By Savannah Howe |
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, Lincoln County Jail and a number of law enforcement officers face accusations of assault and malicious prosecution after a lawsuit was filed on April 7 in the Lincoln County Circuit Court.

ThyssenKrupp faces class action suit after third data breach in four years

By Savannah Howe |
A lengthy class action suit filed in the St. Louis Circuit Court accuses ThyssenKrupp Materials and ThyssenKrupp Supply Chain Services of failing to keep its employees' personal information safe.

Sunbelt Rentals allegedly allowed a faulty tool to be rented, causing Scott County man's electrocution

By Savannah Howe |
A Scott County man wants payback from Sunbelt Rentals Inc. of Cape Girardeau after he was allegedly electrocuted using an electric power cutter.

Pharmacist says Walgreens rejected her for a promotion twice because of her age

By Savannah Howe |
ST. LOUIS - Walgreens wants to go to federal court to fight the lawsuit brought by a former employee of the Hazelwood pharmacy who says she was discriminated against her because of her age.

Lawsuit: Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center neglected teen boy in mental distress, contributing to his suicide

By Savannah Howe |
The mother of a deceased teenager called on 16 different defendants to answer for the death of her son, which she says was the fault of the Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center and multiple others

QuikTrip removes bathroom slip-and-fall lawsuit to federal court

By Savannah Howe |
QuikTrip and an unidentified employee of the gas station's location at 9551 Big Bend Boulevard in St. Louis is called to answer in the St. Louis County Circuit Court after a Michigan woman allegedly fell and injured herself in the bathroom.

St. Louis illegally keeping earnings tax from people telecommuting from elsewhere, class action says

By Savannah Howe |
A class action suit leveled against the City of St. Louis and St. Louis Collector of Revenue Gregory F.X. Daly accuses the city of illegally keeping an earnings tax refund entitled to nonresidents of St. Louis who worked outside of the city, according to documents filed on March 29 in the Eastern Missouri District Court.

Personal injury payback demanded from Menards by woman who trips on escalator

By Savannah Howe |
ST. LOUIS - The outdoors and home improvement store Menards faces a personal injury lawsuit in St. Louis by a woman who fell on an escalator.

Cargill accused of letting people fall and get hurt in icy parking lot on snowy day

By Savannah Howe |
Minnesota-based manufacturing company Cargill, Inc. faces charges in the Montgomery County Circuit Court after a delivery driver was allegedly injured at the Montgomery City Cargill facility, according to documents filed on March 19.

Dredging company asks for court protection from lawsuits after an employee dies on barge this month

By Savannah Howe |
A dredging and contracting company is asking the court to protect it from being held liable for an accident that killed an employee on one of the company's barges earlier this month.

St. Louis law firm demands payback over over $3.5 million in outstanding legal fees from Texas defendants

By Savannah Howe |
ST. LOUIS - Multiple defendants from Texas were pinned in a March 17 lawsuit from law firm Armstrong Teasdale LLP, which claims the defendants have more than $3.5 million in outstanding legal fees.

AgXplore discriminates against women in leadership, new lawsuit says

By Savannah Howe |
A Dexter woman sued AgXplore and three AgXplore executives in the Eastern Missouri District Court citing accusations of civil rights violations, according to documents filed on March 12.

Lawsuit: Avis shuttle driver ran into wall at St. Louis airport

By Savannah Howe |
A Lambert St. Louis Airport shuttle bus service faces charges in the St. Louis County Circuit Court after a bus crashed into a wall and caused injuries, according to documents filed on March 18.

'Guy who gets hurt' says company retaliated against him after Workers' Comp claim

By Savannah Howe |
ST. LOUIS - The American Bottling Co., a subsidiary of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, was named as defendant in a St. Louis County Circuit Court late last year by a former employee who accused the company of fostering a hostile work environment at its Overland facility.

Ethical Society of Police proposes reforms, including lifting qualified immunity

By Juliette Fairley |
In the wake of the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year and Michael Brown in St. Louis in 2014, the Ethical Society of Police (ESOP) is advocating for reforms.

Ladder failure cost woman her sense of smell and brain damage, her lawsuit says

By Savannah Howe |
A ladder manufacturer is caught in a personal injury and liability lawsuit by a St. Louis woman who says , according to documents filed on March 11 in the St. Louis County Circuit Court.

St. Charles County Police Department accused of discriminating against union officers

By Savannah Howe |
A St. Charles County man sued the county, the St. Charles County Police Department, the St. Charles County Chief of Police, the St. Charles County Police Captain of the Internal Affairs Division and the St. Charles County Police Operations Administrator for alleged retaliation and wrongful termination, according to documents filed on March 10 in the Eastern Missouri District Court.

St. Louis County clerk and state courts administrator sued for allegedly violating Fist Amendment

By Savannah Howe |
The St. Louis County Clerk of the Circuit Court and the Missouri office of State Courts Administrator were accused by a national news service of withholding new civil petitions from public view for days or weeks in violation of the First Amendment, according to documents filed on March 5 in the Missouri Eastern District Court.

St. Louis Justice Center has been denying handicapped inmate a shower for almost six months, according to lawsuit

By Savannah Howe |
ST. LOUIS - A Missouri man accused the City of St. Louis of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by refusing to let him shower for five months due to him being in a wheelchair as a paraplegic, according to a lawsuit filed on March 9 in St. Louis federal court.

Local politicians cope with natural gas price surge alone as AG Schmitt sues Biden

By Juliette Fairley |
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is leading a coalition of 13 states that have sued the Biden administration after the President signed an executive order that critics say will harm manufacturing and agriculture, and in the meantime, local politicians are critical of Schmitt whom they say has yet to act on a surge in natural gas pricing.