St. Louis-based Lowenbaum Law announced Tuesday that its 15 attorneys have joined Jackson Lewis. In a statement on the firm’s website, Jessica Liss, managing principal of Jackson Lewis’ St. Louis office, said the move solidifies the national workplace-related law firm’s ...
Read More »Missouri to get $2M in General Motors settlement
Missouri will receive about $2 million of a $120 million settlement between multiple states and General Motors, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced Thursday. The settlement results from a lawsuit brought by the attorneys general of 49 states and the ...
Read More »Fenimore named as bankruptcy judge
Brian T. Fenimore of Kansas City has been named as a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Western District of Missouri. Brian Fenimore Lavenski R. Smith, chief judge of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that Fenimore was ...
Read More »Barrett to receive ABA public defender award
Michael Barrett, director of the Missouri State Public Defender System, is the recipient of the 2017 Dorsey Award from the American Bar Association’s Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division. In a press release, the ABA cited Barrett’s attempt last year ...
Read More »Court says careless driving charge can’t be expunged
An appeals court ruled Tuesday that a man arrested in 2002 on suspicion of drunken driving can’t have his record expunged because the lesser charge to which he pleaded guilty isn’t an alcohol-related offense. The ruling addresses an issue that ...
Read More »Construction to limit KC muni court operations
Construction at the Kansas City Municipal Court will limit court hearings and payment operations Thursday and Friday. The court will only hold scheduled hearings and video arraignment hearings for people arrested within the previous 24 hours. There will be no ...
Read More »Missouri sheriff charged with assault in woman’s handcuffing
A southeast Missouri sheriff was charged Wednesday with several crimes, including assault for allegedly handcuffing a woman with enough force to cause her to have a heart attack, forgery and robbery. Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson was arrested Wednesday by ...
Read More »BridgeTower Media acquires Color Magazine
BridgeTower Media, parent company of Missouri Lawyers Media, on Monday announced the acquisition of Color Magazine, which focuses on publishing and events for diverse business professionals. Based in Boston, Color Magazine was founded in 2007 by Josefina Bonilla. As part ...
Read More »Next talc case expected to proceed
A Missouri Supreme Court order has cleared the way for the next trial over talcum powder to proceed in St. Louis Circuit Court on Feb. 6. Attorneys for Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America had filed writs with the ...
Read More »Western District clerk to retire
Western District Court of Appeals clerk Terence G. Lord will retire July 1. The court has appointed Susan Sonnenberg, its staff counsel, to replace Lord. Lord joined the court in 1977 as a law clerk for Judge Ronald Somerville after ...
Read More »New Suits – US Bankruptcy Court Western District
Cases filed: Nov 28 Chapter 7 Liquidation Debtors receive a full discharge from most debts, generally 60 to 90 days after meeting of the creditors, and non-exempt assets are surrendered. Filed in Jefferson City Baxley, Dixie Ilene; 905 Southwest Blvd., ...
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