Included in the budget were two expenditures that helps reduce public defenders' caseloads and allows St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert P. McCulloch to hire additional prosecutors.
Read More »Ladue’s former top cop loses appeal on firing
The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District denied former Ladue chief of police Larry White’s appeal on his claim that the city was wrongfully fired him.
Read More »Bryan Cave names first woman to lead firm
Therese Pritchard will become the first woman to head the firm in its 140-year history. (Updated 12/19 at 10:46 a.m.)
Read More »Arnold’s red light camera law overturned
The red light camera enforcement ordinance in the city of Arnold is unconstitutional, the Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Read More »Super-size foreclosures rising for super-expensive homes
Foreclosure rate for single-family homes valued at $5 million and over is actually up 61 percent year-to-date over the same time last year. That bucks the overall trend in the U.S. market for single-family homes.
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Read More »St. Louis prosecutor’s tweets in child-rape case trouble appeals court
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, one of the more prolific lawyer-tweeters in Missouri, raised an appeals court’s ire with her tweets on a criminal case.
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Read More »Commentary: Merging firms must heed age-old industry cautions
Lawyers are special. Principles of economics do not apply to us. If you have lived through more than one business cycle, you’ve heard variations of this mantra many times.
Read More »Updated: Two eating-disorders clinic lawsuits resolved
One of four lawsuits against Castlewood Treatment Center is heading for dismissal.
Read More »Class suit challenges unlawful detainer actions
A potential class action lawsuit alleges that Wells Fargo bank and St. Louis-based law firm Kozeny & McCubbin are routinely filing eviction suits against foreclosed homeowners without strictly following state law.
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Read More »Budvar wins Portugal round of Budweiser fight
Budejovicky Budvar, the Czech brewer, can continue to sell beer under the “Budweiser” name in Portugal, a trade court in that country has ruled.
Read More »Lawmakers file bills to cap med mal damages
Missouri lawmakers will make another attempt next year to bring back a cap on medical malpractice noneconomic damages.
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