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Attorneys received more than their plaintiffs in NFL settlement money
The City of St. Louis will receive $250 million compared to the plaintiffs' lawyers' $276.5 million
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New state AG Bailey was general counsel at Corrections which recently settled wage class action for $117.5 million
A pro-citizens group is concerned with the appearance of a conflict of interest
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Retiree who sued Edgar Springs over open records request lands legal victory
In 2018, Varney was prohibited from entering the Edgar Springs City Hall other than attending council meetings.
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Suit: H&M's 'Conscious Choice' clothing line is falsely marketed as made from environmentally friendly materials
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) — H&M is facing a class action alleging its "Conscious Choice" sustainable clothing line is not made from environmentally friendly materials as marketed.
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Jury: Hyatt Regency St. Louis must pay New Jersey woman $177 million after assault by security guard
St. Louis jury awards New Jersey woman $177 million after she was assaulted by a Hyatt Regency St. Louis security guard
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Chemist co-inventor of QuikPRO grilled about cancer risks in St. Louis Monsanto trial
A co-inventor of the Monsanto Roundup product called QuikPRO was questioned by plaintiff attorneys on its alleged dangers on Wednesday, in a lawsuit filed by a professional landscaper who used the product on St. Louis properties including the grounds of Monsanto’s headquarters.
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Attorney: $12.8 million St. James Winery judgment sets precedent for personal injury trials
A personal injury precedent was set statewide last month when the Court of Appeals Southern District affirmed a $12.8 million judgment in favor of an Australian couple injured in a crash with a Phelps County winery truck.
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8th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily stays federal debt cancellation program
Missouri is among the leading Republican states that is appealing a federal judge’s decision that they lack standing to challenge U.S.
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Federal judge denies re-entry to Park Hill South student-athletes who posted slavery petition hoax
A federal judge has denied re-entry to suspended and expelled Park Hill South High School student-athletes who posted a fake slavery petition on Change.org and Snap Chat that suggested restarting servitude among black people.
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Schmitt leads investigation into six banks accused of 'starving' fossil fuel friendly businesses of credit
Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo are under investigation by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and 18 other attorneys general for deferring decision making to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance
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AG Schmitt adds defendants to Big Tech lawsuit alleging federal government collusion
By adding 47 new defendants to a Big Tech collusion lawsuit, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry may be in a better position to support their claims, according to a former state AG.
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Sexual abuse lawsuit filed after accused substitute teacher found dead in jail cell
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) — A 15-year-old in Missouri alleges she was repeatedly raped by one of her teachers while a student in the Mehlville R-9 School District.
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Class action alleges Zillow illegally intercepts users' browser data
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newline) — Zillow is facing a class action alleging it illegally intercepted its website users' browser to collect data.
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11 people face criminal charges in Mizzou student's fraternity hazing injury
Daniel Santulli was an 18-year-old University of Missouri student when he became incapacitated last year after a fraternity incident.
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Monsanto trial to go to jury after defense witness tells court plaintiffs’ cancer likely from cell replication, not Roundup
After questioning an oncology professor called as an expert witness on Tuesday and Wednesday, defense attorneys rested their case and now a lawsuit accusing Monsanto of causing the cancers of three plaintiffs with its weed killer Roundup will go to a jury to decide.
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Defense witness says random bad luck more likely cause of cancer in Roundup trial
An expert witness for the defense in a trial to determine if Monsanto's weed killer Roundup caused the cancers of three plaintiffs told a courtroom on Monday and Tuesday it’s much more likely the cancer was caused by simple bad luck rather than exposure to a pesticide.
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State appeals dismissal of federal lawsuit against China over COVID loss, economic suffering
Missouri pursues litigation against China in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals despite federal court dismissal
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AG Schmitt urges court to uphold decision that the CDC is unauthorized to order a travel mask mandate
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined some 22 other Republican Attorney Generals in signing an amicus brief opposing the appeal of a ruling that blocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from enforcing a mask mandate on interstate travel.
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Attorneys spar over medical slides evidence in Monsanto Roundup trial
In a trial to determine if Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup caused the cancer of three claimants, plaintiff attorney Gibbs Henderson sparred with a defense expert during cross examination Thursday over pathology evidence.
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Defense expert witness says Roundup is not the cause of cancer
In the fourth week of trial, attorneys for defendant Monsanto called expert witnesses, including a company toxicologist who told a jury on Monday that weed killer Roundup did not cause the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer of three plaintiffs.