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Attorney's filing also alleges misconduct by St. Louis County prosecutor's office

L. Steven Goldblatt has taken it into his own hands to address problems with Missouri's Public Defender System. In the process, he alleges that an assistant St. Louis County prosecuting attorney threatened that if his client didn't plead guilty he would lose his law license. Goldblatt (pictured), of the Goldblatt Law Firm, plans to file an emergency writ of petition for habeas corpus with the Missouri Supreme Court today.

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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the city of Arnold’s use of red-light traffic cameras. But opponents of the traffic cameras haven’t given up yet. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas C. Mummert III, of the Eastern ...

Tagged with: American Traffic Solutions Arnold city of Arnold Edward Dowd Kevin Slaten red-light camera Robert Sweeney Thomas C. Mummert III U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Missouri

Some lawyers and judges complain about the court system, yet take no action. But a group of St. Louis County family law practitioners and judges are doing something about improving the system. The St. Louis Family Court is hosting its ...

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A Jackson County school district is asking a federal judge to review a Missouri Department of Education administrative panel’s decision to require the district to pay for a special needs child’s private school education. Fort Osage School District was ordered ...

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A medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor with a history of drug and alcohol abuse settled on Tuesday after two hours of opening arguments. John Campbell sued Dr. Michael Impey and his employer, Des Peres Medical Specialists, alleging that the doctor botched his colonoscopy and tore a hole in his colon while under the influence of oxycodone.

Tagged with: Brown & James Des Peres Medical Specialists Dr. Michael Impey John Campbell medical malrpactice Paul J. Passanante PC & Associates Paul Passanante Robert Rosenthal

A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination claim against KMBC-TV’s president and general manager, but the lawsuit against the TV station is still proceeding. Three female newscasters – Kelly Eckerman, Peggy Breit and Maria Albisu-Twyman (known on air as Maria ...

Tagged with: age discrimination gender discrimination Greg Kays Kelly Eckerman KMBC Channel 9 Maria Albisu-Twyman Peggy Breit Wayne Godsey

Anne Rothschild sued Dr. Stanley Librach alleging that he removed too much fat out of her thighs, causing her legs to be disfigured. “It looked like [her legs] were bitten by sharks,” said Rothschild’s attorney Alvin Wolff Jr., of Alvin ...

Tagged with: Alvin Wolff Anne Rothschild Dr. Stanley Librach Kevin O'Malley

Best Buy misled consumers by falsely advertising laptops’ battery lives, a lawsuit alleges. F. Damon Barton filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in St. Louis County Circuit Court after he purchased a Dell Studio Laptop model T6400 from a Best Buy ...

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On an issue of first impression, an appeals court determined that trial courts can expunge drunken driving-related license suspensions and make them confidential. The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District affirmed on Tuesday that a July 2005 amendment to state ...

Tagged with: Driver's License DUI

Steven Bonifer was shopping with his daughter at a St. Louis-area Wal-Mart when stacks of boxes tipped over and fell on him. That seemingly simple personal injury began a cascade of legal problems for his family and his attorney. Two years later, Bonifer died under suspicious circumstances, leaving an estate in disarray and his settlement negotiations ongoing.

Tagged with: antifreeze Candace Bonifer Crystal Bonifer David Cosgrove Robin Bonifer Steven Bonifer Steven Dioneda Wal-Mart

Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa has settled his lawsuit with Twitter for real this time. The lawsuit was filed after the Web site failed to remove an imposter’s page posing as La Russa. La Russa dismissed the suit in U.S. ...

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