For arguably the third time, the Court of Appeals Eastern District has ruled that the disputed exit of the Rams from St. Louis should not be resolved in arbitration. The April 16 decision is the latest in a fight involving ...
Read More »Supreme Court rules for Lt. Gov., ALJ
Missouri’s lieutenant governor and (for now) an administrative law judge will get to keep their jobs after separate rulings from the Missouri Supreme Court. In a 5-2 ruling, the court on April 16 said Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe was properly ...
Read More »Two attorneys seek KC mayor’s office
Two attorneys are finalists to be the next mayor of Kansas City. Out of a field of 11 candidates, Jolie Justus and Quinton Lucas won the largest number of votes in the city’s primary election on April 2. They now ...
Read More »St. Louis lawyer charged with abusing client
A St. Louis attorney has been charged with sexually abusing a client at his law office. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office alleged that Joseph V. Neill, 66, committed second-degree sexual abuse on Sept. 29, 2018. According to charges filed ...
Read More »Venue bill approved in Senate, heads to House
The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that overhauls Missouri’s joinder and venue laws. The 24-7 vote on March 4 came after the Senate held an overnight debate on the bill the prior week before giving it preliminary approval on ...
Read More »Senate revises venue bill in shadow of court ruling
The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to a bill that would alter Missouri’s venue and joinder laws — in a way far different from what lawmakers had envisioned just two weeks ago. The bill, approved on a voice vote ...
Read More »Braswell named to lead Armstrong Teasdale
Armstrong Teasdale has elected David W. Braswell as managing partner of the firm. The firm announced Braswell’s election Feb. 22. He fills the vacancy left by managing partner John Beulick, who died of melanoma Dec. 19. “I am honored that ...
Read More »Syngenta corn settlement wins final approval
A federal judge has given final approval to a $1.51 billion class-action settlement with Syngenta regarding the company’s use of genetically modified corn. U.S. District Judge John W. Lungstrum of the District of Kansas entered an order on Dec. 7 ...
Read More »‘Hellholes’ list goads Missouri lawmakers to pass tort bills
The American Tort Reform Association still doesn’t think much of the courts in St. Louis, but this year it likes those in New York City even less. The city of St. Louis, a perennial target of the national business lobbying ...
Read More »18 apply for Eastern District judgeship
Eighteen attorneys and judges are applying to be the next judge on the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District. The Appellate Judicial Commission said it will meet on Dec. 19 at the Eastern District courthouse in St. Louis to conduct ...
Read More »Schmitt named to succeed Hawley as attorney general
Gov. Mike Parson has named Eric Schmitt, currently the state’s treasurer, to be the next attorney general. Schmitt would replace Josh Hawley, who was elected Nov. 6 to the U.S. Senate and will take office in January. “It was important ...
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