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Class action claims Walmart isn't honest about 'real ingredients'
ST. LOUIS — A class action lawsuit has been filed against Walmart alleging that certain fruit products are mislabeled.
Professor Kim Norwood Presents at ABA 2024 Midyear Meeting
Professor Kim Norwood recently presented at the ABA 2024 Midyear Meeting. Norwood is the Chair of the Implicit Bias Subcommittee of the State and Local Government Section of the ABA, and she hosted two CLE panel discussions at the ABA 2024 Midyear Meeting.
MoveMakers and NewMakers for February 20, 2024
Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation's largest mass torts firms and a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is pleased to announce that firm Chairman and Founder John Simmons has been inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame as a “Contributor.”
Armstrong Teasdale Adds Lawyers in St. Louis, Chicago, Denver
Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Counsel Alexander (Xander) G. Curl and Associates John (Jack) C. Butz and Katherine B. Krukowski.
Booker Shaw Named to Appellate Law 2024 Power List
Partner Booker Shaw was named to the Missouri Lawyers Media Appellate Law 2024 Power List.
Attorney General Bailey Fights to Protect Missourians Amidst Magnitude 7 Metals Closure
In an effort to protect working families in southeast Missouri, Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to the owner of Magnitude 7 Metals, encouraging him to sell rather than close his plant in Marston, Missouri.
Lawsuit says too many ingredients in Walmart's peaches
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - Walmart faces a class action lawsuit for including ingredients other than juice and peaches in its containers of the fruit.
Polsinelli Represents CPC in Acquisition of Drug Free Sport International
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli recently advised CPC, a private equity investor and holding company, in its acquisition of Kansas City-based Drug Free Sport International (DFSI), an international third-party administrator of drug prevention and drug-testing programs for professional, collegiate and amateur sports organizations as well as a third-party service provider for clinical and mobile health services.
Former employee accuses Flying J of race, ethnic discrimination
A former employee of Flying J Travel Center is accusing the company alleging racial and ethnic discrimination.
Man says he was fired after being wrongly accused of abusing drugs
A man says he was wrongfully terminated after being falsely accused of drug abuse.
Lawsuit says baby foods have high levels of heavy metals
KANSAS CITY — A parent is suing Gerber and others claiming baby foods have high levels of heavy metals in them.
Attorney General Bailey Issues Statement Regarding Wins in Fight for Documents Exposing Gender Transitions on Children
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released the following statement in relation to his wins in the fight for documents to expose gender transition interventions performed on children.
Dean Sperino Publishes Article on Summary Judgments in Employment Discrimination Cases
Associate Dean Sandra Sperino has published an article on the McDonnell Douglas framework in the North Carolina Law Review.
Teacher says she was fired for refusing to follow pronoun mandate
KANSAS CITY — A teacher at a Missouri middle school claims she suffered discrimination for objecting to using pronouns inconsistent with students' biological sex.
Supply Drive Success
Many thanks to all who contributed and donated to this year’s winter shelter drive, coordinated by the Civil Rights, Community Justice & Mediation Clinic students!
Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic Files Amicus Brief with United States Supreme Court
Attorneys in the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic have filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in a crucial case awaiting consideration involving veterans seeking certiorari to challenge a decision made by the Federal Circuit.
Seventh Circuit keeps wrongful murder conviction case alive, finds key info possibly omitted
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - A lack of exculpatory information on a probable cause affidavit could be seen as the reason a man had to spent more than 10 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Armstrong Teasdale Recognized in 15th Annual M&A Atlas Awards
Armstrong Teasdale was recognized Jan. 30, 2024, at the 15th M&A Atlas Awards in the USA Deal of the Year category for the sale of Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) to HMP Global.
Attorney General Bailey Issues Statement Following Removal of Cape Girardeau Coroner
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following statement after the Court granted his motion to remove Cape Girardeau Coroner Wavis Jordan from office for the duration of the quo warranto process.
Mizzou Law Student, Assistant Dean Emeritus, Win Carnahan Awards
Walter Jackson, 3L and Assistant Dean Emeritus Bob Bailey, will be honored , Feb. 8, with Mel Carnahan Awards.