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SLU, insurance provider face lawsuit over terminated disability benefits
ST. LOUIS — A former employee has filed a lawsuit against St. Louis University (SLU) and Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, alleging both parties breached their contract by terminating her long-term disability benefits without notice.
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Missouri woman sues Dollar Tree over fall, seeks over $25,000 in damages
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri woman has filed a lawsuit against Dollar Tree Stores Inc., alleging negligence after she tripped over a U-Boat platform truck in a St. Louis County store, resulting in serious injuries to her left arm.
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PowerSchool faces two class-action lawsuits over massive data breach
JEFFERSON CITY — PowerSchool Holdings Inc., one of the world's largest school data software companies, is facing two class-action lawsuits following a data breach that allegedly exposed the personal information of over 60 million individuals.
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Woman sues Pfizer over alleged Depo-Provera brain tumor risks
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri woman has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, claiming the pharmaceutical giant failed to warn patients about the risk of developing brain tumors linked to its contraceptive injection, Depo-Provera.
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Class-action lawsuit alleges Charter Communications misused employee 401(k) funds
ST. LOUIS — A new class action lawsuit accuses Charter Communications of violating federal law by improperly handling funds in its employee 401(k) plan, potentially costing participants millions of dollars in lost benefits.
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Charter Communications faces ERISA class action over 401(k) plan mismanagement
ST. LOUIS — Charter Communications is facing a class-action lawsuit from employees who allege the company breached its fiduciary duties by misusing retirement plan assets.
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Changes from 2023 didn't take Roundup plaintiffs' 'shaky' causation experts
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Experts once called "shaky" by the federal judge hearing thousands of Roundup cases can continue to testify, as the latest wave of plaintiffs make their way through a multidistrict litigation proceeding.
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AG’s office accuses Starbucks of race, sex discrimination
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has filed a federal lawsuit against Starbucks accusing the coffee company violating federal and state laws prohibiting race discrimination.
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St. Louis security officers sue employer over unpaid overtime
ST. LOUIS — Two security officers have filed a lawsuit against The City’s Finest (TCF), a Missouri-based security company and its owner alleging violations of state and federal labor laws.
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Missouri woman sues hotel chain, alleges years of sex trafficking
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri woman has filed a lawsuit against Intown Suites Management and SLAM Properties Management alleging that she was trafficked for sex at the Intown Suites Hazelwood hotel over a period of several years, beginning when she was a minor.
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Teacher files lawsuit alleging toxic environment, wrongful termination at KIPP Kansas City
KANSAS CITY — A Grandview woman and former teacher is suing KIPP Kansas City, alleging that she was sexually harassed during her employment.
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Former Krispy Kreme emloyee claims retaliation, wrongful termination
A former Krispy Kreme employee claims he was a victim of retaliation and wrongful termination.
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FDA faces lawsuit over stringent regulation of umbilical cord tissue product
ST. LOUIS — Vitti Labs, a tissue bank with more than 20 years of experience providing human tissue products to healthcare professionals, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for imposing what the company describes as unnecessarily restrictive regulations on one of its products.
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St. Louis education advocate sues school board over alleged First Amendment violations
ST. LOUIS — An advocate for educational equity in the St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) system, has filed a lawsuit against the St. Louis Board of Education, alleging violations of his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
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Lawsuit alleges Ibotta fired senior executive for taking medical leave, violating FMLA, ADA
ST. LOUIS — A former senior executive of Ibotta has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally discriminating against him after he took medical leave in 2023.
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Missouri joins multistate lawsuit against major investment firms for anti-competitive practices
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he has joined a coalition of 11 states in filing a lawsuit against three of the world’s largest investment firms—BlackRock, State Street Corporation and Vanguard Group.
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Class action accuses Michaels of overcharging taxes on Missouri delivery purchases
A class action lawsuit claims Michaels arts and crafts store overcharged taxes on delivery purchases for four years.
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Boston College files lawsuit against Urshan University over stained-glass windows agreement
ST. LOUIS — Boston College has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Urshan University, alleging that the Missouri-based institution reneged on a mutual gift agreement to transfer 13 historic stained-glass windows from a vacant seminary chapel to Boston College.
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AGs file suit accusing investment firms of coal market conspiracy
CHARLESTON – West Virginia has joined Texas and nine other states in a antitrust lawsuit against three of the world’s largest institutional investment firms for actions regarding the coal market.
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Missouri court upholds law banning gender transition procedures for minors
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey celebrated a major legal victory after a two-week trial defending the state’s law prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors.