The Missouri Supreme Court has no apparent plans to review red-light cameras in Missouri.
Read More »Defense attorney arrested in crash just hours after victory
Fresh off a court victory in a case that centered in part on his client’s intoxication, St. Louis criminal defense attorney N. Scott Rosenblum was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving.
Read More »Jury acquits Hughes in wrong-room molestation case
A St. Louis County jury took about three hours Monday to acquit a man who entered the wrong hotel room and touched a 9-year-old girl in what he claims he thought was his bed.
Read More »Octane Fitness prevails in U.S. Supreme Court fee-shifting case
The standard for awarding attorneys’ fees for prevailing defendants in patent cases is “unduly rigid,” the U.S. Supreme Court found in a decision announced Tuesday that involved a manufacturer represented by a team of Missouri attorneys.
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Read More »GALLERY: 2014 Women’s Justice Awards
The 16th annual Women's Justice Awards drew a record attendance.
Read More »Ponzi priest Sigillito sues his attorneys
Martin T. Sigillito, the attorney and American Anglican Convocation bishop serving a 40-year sentence for orchestrating a massive real estate scheme, has filed suits against the attorneys and law firms that represented him while the scheme was underway.
Read More »Missouri legislators approve lawsuit venue measure
Missouri lawmakers on Thursday sent a bill to Gov. Jay Nixon dealing with where lawsuits involving railroads must be filed.
Read More »Criminal code heads to governor’s desk
After years of study and legislative wrangling, a comprehensive revision of Missouri’s criminal code is headed to Gov. Jay Nixon’s desk, though its ultimate fate is uncertain.
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Read More »State executes Rousan with little fuss from courts
William Rousan, convicted of killing a couple at a farm near Bonne Terre in 1993, was put to death early Wednesday. It was the sixth execution in Missouri in the last half-year.
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Read More »Auction for Crestwood Mall at $1.5M
Want to buy Crestwood Court? The slow-going online auction for the now-defunct St. Louis County mall ends tomorrow.
Read More »Legal experts spar over tax cut bill
A major tax cut bill that Gov. Jay Nixon is likely to veto has drawn dueling legal opinions about its effect.
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