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As we ride out the perfect storm caused by our over-leveraged credit markets, which has resulted in the meltdowns of our financial services industry, economy and stock market, we must learn from our mistakes and ensure that when the storm ...

Kenny Hulshof Former U.S. Rep. and Republican candidate for governor Kenny Hulshof will join the newly merged Polsinelli Shughart firm on Feb. 1, the firm said late Tuesday. Hulshof, who had represented Missouri’s 9th Congressional District since 1997, will be ...

Missouri firms aid in Illinois case Five Missouri plaintiffs’ firms, including two in Kansas City, and an Illinois firm nailed down a $19.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over an underground gasoline lake in Hartford, Ill. Madison County, ...

A federal judge in St. Louis didn’t have the right to double the sentence imposed on the owner of a payroll services company, despite what the judge characterized as “fraud on the court.” On Monday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal law protects workers from retaliation after they cooperate with an employer’s investigation into allegations of harassment or discrimination. The justices on Monday unanimously allowed a retaliation lawsuit by a woman who was fired ...

Pfizer, the world’s largest drugmaker, took a $2.3 billion charge for a record settlement of U.S. investigations into improper marketing of its Bextra painkiller and other drugs. Pfizer reached an agreement with the U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts to “resolve previously ...

President Barack Obama opened the way for California and other states to set stricter vehicle emissions rules on their own to curb global warming, a step opposed by automakers. Obama also announced Monday that his administration will finish work on ...

In February 2008, I wrote a column about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari in Herring v. U.S. I predicted the court would conclude that the exclusionary rule did not apply to the facts of the case. At ...

Client satisfaction is an ongoing pursuit. This is a great time to look back on your client development successes in 2008 and make a few resolutions for the new year. Consider any personal initiatives you can make this year to ...

Appeals court rules fees not required for those seeking child protection orders

A federal judge in St. Louis didn’t have the right to double the sentence imposed on the owner of a payroll services company, despite what the district judge characterized as “fraud on the court.” On Monday, the 8th U.S. Circuit ...