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Monday, June 17, 2024

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Bayer reacts to Roundup victory in St. Louis County blood cancer litigation

By Juliette Fairley |
A St. Louis County jury ruled that Roundup is not responsible for Sharlean Gordon's illness

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Jurors find in favor of Monsanto in monthl-long St. Louis Roundup trial

By John Sammon |
A jury decided on Tuesday that a woman's blood cancer was not caused by her use of Monsanto's weed killer Roundup

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Roundup trial: Oncologist tells jury woman’s blood cancer unlikely to return

By John Sammon |
An oncologist expert defense witness for Monsanto in a trial to determine if the company's weed killer Roundup caused a woman's cancer said she is cured of the disease

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Missouri Supreme Court upholds law that limits bargaining rights of labor union workers

By Juliette Fairley |
Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem had put the 2018 law on hold

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Plaintiff attorneys use defense witness email written in 2003 to portray Roundup as carcinogen

By John Sammon |
Plaintiff attorneys in the trial of a woman suing Monsanto over its weed killer Roundup on Friday used the emails of a defense witness to suggest that company officials couldn’t know for certain the product wasn’t toxic.

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GOP attorney: St. Louis lawmaker unlikely to be removed from office after arrest

By Juliette Fairley |
State Rep. LaKeySha Bosley was arrested for failing to appear in court on May 1

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Attorneys argue over cancer incidence rates in Roundup trial

By John Sammon |
Attorneys trying to show or refute that a woman’s cancer was caused by her using Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup made different interpretations of charts showing the rates of NHL cancer

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Defense takes over in Roundup trial, company toxicologist says the weed killer is safe to use

By John Sammon |
A leading Monsanto expert witness toxicologist said the company’s weed killer Roundup is not toxic while plaintiff attorneys alleged that company officials tried to manipulate public opinion

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Daughter describes mother's suffering in second week of Roundup trial

By John Sammon |
The daughter of plaintiff Sharlean Gordon recounted her mother's suffering from cancer while emails revealed that Monsanto officials worried about the EPA declaring Roundup unsafe

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Plaintiff's pathologist tells jury Roundup is lethal mixture in St. Louis Co. trial

By John Sammon |
An expert witness appearing for a plaintiff suing Monsanto claiming its weed killer Roundup caused her cancer said the substance is toxic, while defense attorneys said cancer occurs naturally.

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Appellate court: Lawyers who won uncollected $11 million judgment must face client's malpractice claim

By Juliette Fairley |
The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled in favor of Daniel McCullen who sued his two attornies after they failed to collect $11 million judgment

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Top prosecutor facing 'indirect criminal contempt of court' proceedings, potential jail time

By Juliette Fairley |
Assistant prosecutor Chris Desilets resigned May 1

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Uninsured motorist in crash seeks noneconomic damages despite prohibitive law

By Juliette Fairley |
A 2013 state law requires liability insurance to collect noneconomic damages when a driver is injured

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Opening arguments in Roundup trial: Defense says plaintiff 'has been cured for over 10 years'

By John Sammon |
The latest lawsuit in Missouri will determine if a woman's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was caused by the weed killer Roundup

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LGBTQ legal group sued AG Bailey over transgender-affirming healthcare restrictions

By Juliette Fairley |
Lambda Legal is a national LGBTQ legal group

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Man wins $5,000 for eating crab-stuffed fish he thought was hash browns

By Daniel Fisher |
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - A man who claims he had a severe allergic reaction from eating crab-stuffed cod he thought was hash browns will have to live with $5,000 in damages, not the $50,000 he was seeking, after a Missouri appeals court upheld a jury verdict finding him 90% at fault for his own injuries.

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Clay County jury awards 4-year-old $65 million plus interest in UPS lawsuit

By Juliette Fairley |
A Kansas City computer forensic e-discovery expert testified against UPS

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Mom of 22-year-old marine services worker who drowned gets $15 million settlement

By Juliette Fairley |
Casey Redmond slipped and fell into the Mississippi River in 2019.

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Mom awarded $5 million after daughter dies from alleged ADD drug-induced stroke

By Juliette Fairley |
Debra Jean Pyzyk blamed her daughter's death on the overuse of Vyvanse

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Missouri Supreme Court reviews Oregon County clerk held in contempt

By Juliette Fairley |
Oregon County Circuit Clerk Betty Grooms sued Judge Privette