The effort saw 80 ATF personnel from throughout the country investigating violent crime.
Read More »Lawyers named to child abuse review board
Gov. Jay Nixon named two lawyers to the state’s Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board.
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Read More »Myriad seeks to block competing DNA test
Following a mixed U.S. Supreme Court ruling on patenting human genes, Myriad Genetics Inc. is looking for a ruling protecting its patents on "breast and ovarian cancer tests."
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Read More »Updated: St. Louis lawyer receives 15 months for fraud
A federal judge sentenced a St. Louis lawyer to 15 months and restitution for mail and wire fraud involving the misappropriation of client funds.
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Read More »Illinois judge asked to overturn state same-sex marriage ban
The American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal argued to an Illinois judge that laws prohibiting same-sex marriage should be declared unconstitutional.
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Read More »Nixon signs Second Injury Fund fix
Approved after years of legislative wrangling, the bill temporarily puts more money into the nearly insolvent fund but also restricts the claims that can be made against it.
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Read More »Driver settles claims with two insurance companies
The driver suffered lower back injuries requiring a spinal fusion as a result of the accident.
Read More »Former Missouri Supreme Court Judge White considered again for U.S. bench
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, is recommending Judge Ronnie White to the Obama administration for the U.S. District judgeship vacated by Judge Jean Hamilton.
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Read More »Stanley Baker joins Husch Blackwell’s food and agribusiness team
Stanley B. Baker will advise clients on intellectual property law matters.
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Read More »Jury awards $6.4 million in med-mal case
The verdict is among the largest medical malpractice awards in the state.
Read More »‘Trial spin’ websites could be wave of the future
A website that only communicates information about a trial that is already in the public record in all likelihood would not run afoul of advertising rules, but lawyers could get in trouble if they direct others, including their clients, to put up websites that transgress the rules.
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