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St. Louis divorcee granted limit on Guardian Ad Litem's wage garnishment
Judge: 'Debtor is entitled to head-of-household status'
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St. Louis divorcee aims to restrict attorney fee garnishment to 10% in family court dispute
GAL Robert Hamilton filed an objection to Caroline Less’ household exemption claim
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St. Louis judge rules against divorced mom who sought to recuse him and disqualify GAL
Caroline Less of Richmond Heights was challenging a 2022 order
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Kansas City Life Insurance accused of overcharging, jury awards $28.4 million to policyholders
Jackson County Circuit Court considers awarding $13.5 in prejudgment interest
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Family court critics allege popular GAL has too many cases to adjudicate competently
A search on Casenet revealed Attorney Elaine Pudlowski has 40 cases with trials and hearings scheduled over a 22-day period
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Court upholds out-of-state adoption of a mother's son despite her objections
St. Louis boy is permitted to be placed with a family in Washington D.C. by the Eastern District Court of Appeals
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St. Louis dad recounts his positive and negative child custody experiences in family court
What Kurtis Stoltz thought would be a romantic fling turned into a custody battle over his toddler that landed him briefly in jail
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Monsanto settles with plaintiff claiming cancer from QuikPRO in St. Louis trial
Officials of Monsanto and their attorneys decided to pay off a St. Louis plaintiff, a professional landscaper who sued them claiming their weed killer QuikPRO caused him to develop Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells.
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Trial in St. Louis to decide if Monsanto weed killer caused man’s lymphoma cancer
Trial began Tuesday in St. Louis in a lawsuit accusing Monsanto and its weed killer Roundup of causing a man’s lymphoma (cancer), and this hearing will be a little different than past such trials in that the product in question is a more potent version called “QuikPRO.”
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Trinity Industries settles $56 million class action lawsuit, attorneys to receive $11.4 million
Trinity Industries and its manufacturing arm, Trinity Highway Products, were sued by Missouri counties wanting to recover the costs of replacing allegedly defective safety equipment on roadways statewide.
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Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel declines to investigate attorney's complaint against family court insiders
The Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel announced its decision not to investigate in its reply to a lawsuit in the form of a Mandamus filed by Attorney Evita Tolu
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Jury decides in favor of Monsanto in St. Louis Roundup trial
Jury decides in favor of Monsanto in St. Louis Roundup trial
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Plaintiff attorneys portray expert defense witness as counter-science PR planner
Plaintiff attorneys on Wednesday tried undercutting the testimony of an expert witness called in the defense of Monsanto; Saying that company employees concocted their own bogus science to counter a finding of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)---that the weed killer Roundup probably causes cancer.
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Plaintiff lawyers attempt to discredit Monsanto's scientific study in Roundup trial
Attorneys for three plaintiffs suing Monsanto for its weed killer product Roundup played a five-year-old deposition tape at trial on Friday, alleging the company tried to undo with their own study, a finding by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), that the chemical is a carcinogen.
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Second plaintiff testifies, telling court he was unaware of Roundup danger in Monsanto trial
One of three plaintiffs suing Monsanto for its weed killer Roundup that he claims caused him to develop non-Hodgkins lymphoma (cancer) said he used the product as a spray to kill weeds and was unmindful of the chemical’s danger.
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Plaintiff attorneys counter defense lawyers accusing toxicologist of being unreliable in Roundup trial
Plaintiff attorneys on Thursday sought to undo allegations made by lawyers for Monsanto, that an expert witness toxicologist is unqualified to testify that the company’s weed killer Roundup is a carcinogen that caused the cancers of three people.
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Defense attorney tries to discredit plaintiff witness qualifications in St. Louis Roundup trial
A defense attorney in a trial accusing Monsanto and its weed killer Roundup of causing cancer in three people on Tuesday attacked the qualifications and resume of a toxicologist called as a plaintiff witness.
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Defense attorney for Monsanto portrays plaintiff witness as well paid litigation mouthpiece
In a trial accusing Monsanto maker of the weed killer Roundup of causing the cancers of three people, defense attorneys on Friday sought to portray a plaintiff witness who said the chemical is a carcinogen as a well-paid mouthpiece of those suing the company.
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Missouri Supreme Court upholds dismissal of med mal lawsuit due to late-filed expert affidavits
A plaintiff who filed expert affidavits 18 days too late in a medical malpractice lawsuit and challenged a Missouri law that required dismissal has lost his Missouri Supreme Court appeal.
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Mom divorcing NFL player asks St. Louis court to remove embattled court-appointed psychologist
A St. Louis mother of three children is asking to remove an embattled family court insider whom she fears will give full custody to her ex-husband