A suburban St. Louis school district has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that it failed to protect a high school student from “severe, pervasive and persistent” harassment. A judge granted a motion last month to ...
Read More »Ferguson-Florissant School District asks for mid-case appeal
The Ferguson-Florissant School District on Thursday asked to file a mid-case appeal following a ruling last week that found the district’s school board elections violate the Voting Rights Act. “We understand it’s a long shot, but we think it’s a ...
Read More »Filling police vacancies is latest struggle for Ferguson
Two years after Michael Brown’s shooting death put a national spotlight on Ferguson police, the suburban St. Louis city is struggling to maintain the number of officers it needs. The department is facing 13 vacancies. It’s down to a staff ...
Read More »SEC: Former Monsanto exec to get $22.5M as whistleblower
A former Monsanto Co. financial executive who tipped off regulators about the agribusiness giant’s accounting practices involving rebates for its Roundup weed-killer will get nearly $22.5 million as a whistleblower, federal securities regulators announced Tuesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Read More »Transgender inmate latest to push for hormone treatment
A transgender inmate is suing the Missouri prison system for refusing to provide hormone therapy as she transitions to a woman, adding her voice to those of prisoners in other states who argue that denying such treatment amounts to cruel ...
Read More »Judge rules Ferguson-Florissant School District violated voting rights
School board elections in the Ferguson-Florissant district deprive African-American voters of an equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice, a federal judge ruled Monday. The decision, written by U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel, sides with the plaintiffs in the ...
Read More »Home sales on the rise in Ferguson, 2 years after shooting
Kathie Harnacker’s search for a new suburban St. Louis home took her to a three-bedroom brick ranch with a lush patio garden, an updated kitchen and neutral decor. At $112,000, she knows she’d pay twice the price if the home ...
Read More »Al-Jazeera reporters claim mistreatment in Ferguson
Three journalists who reported on the 2014 Ferguson riots for Al-Jazeera America have filed a lawsuit accusing police officers of violating their rights. The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in St. Louis, Ash-har Qurashi, Marla Cichowski and Sam Winslade ...
Read More »Suit over law firm’s alleged breach of settlement can proceed
An appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit alleging that the Clayton-based Cosgrove Law Group breached a confidential settlement involving its lead attorney, David Cosgrove. The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District also said that, despite the “embarrassing” nature of the ...
Read More »Sweetie Pie’s owner sues son alleging trademark infringement
The owner of Sweetie Pie’s restaurants in the St. Louis area is suing her son, alleging trademark infringement because he is using the restaurant name at three of his own restaurants. Robbie Montgomery filed suit in federal court Monday against ...
Read More »Federal judge fines St. Louis County counselor
A federal judge imposed almost $3,000 in sanctions on an attorney from the St. Louis County Counselor’s office “because of the disturbing pattern” of the attorney’s “abuse of the discovery process.” The order, written July 19 by U.S. District Judge ...
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