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An appeals court has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to hear a case concerning the standard plaintiffs have to prove in whistleblower actions. The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District determined that Daniel Margiotta had presented enough evidence to survive summary judgment in his suit against Christian Hospital Northeast Northwest. “In this case, the record contains evidence that would support a finding of exclusive causation as well as evidence that would support a finding that respondents had a valid, non-pretextual reason to fire the appellant,” wrote Chief Judge Nannette Baker, Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District

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A police officer's discrimination lawsuit against a St. Louis suburb will proceed after a ruling from the Missouri Supreme Court. St. Louis County Judge James Hartenbach granted the city of Maplewood's motion for summary judgment on the grounds that officer Ellen Wallingsford's suit was filed too late. But the Supreme Court found that the judge had failed to comply with summary judgment procedures by not allowing Wallingsford to present additional evidence that discriminatory actions were taken during the filing period.

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The U.S. Supreme Court won’t review a dispute between Level 3 Communications and the city of St. Louis concerning whether the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 pre-empts a local ordinance. The denial of a writ of certiorari filed by Level ...

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When it comes to end-of-life questions, we as a society aren't doing enough talking, said William Colby, a nationally recognized expert and attorney on right-to-life issues. "As a society we have to get better about talking about what we want when we're ill," he said. "We're afraid to talk about the one natural occurrence that happens to us all. Even if you have talked to your family a lot about it, the decision-making is profoundly hard, and it's almost too much of a burden for someone to make a decision without written guidance." Colby, 54, joined Truman Medical Center in Kansas City as its general counsel last week. He is well-known for representing the family of Nancy Cruzan in its right-to-die case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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A jury still could potentially answer the question of whether a patient should have discovered that the hospital had failed to inform her of breast-cancer test results. Linda Budrovich had sued Dr. Katherine Wilke, St. John’s Mercy Medical Group and ...

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Preliminary approval for a class action settlement is expected to bring municipalities $65 million. The lawsuit was filed by the cities of University City, Winchester and Wellston on behalf of other municipalities in the state alleging that AT&T had underpaid ...

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A dispute between St. Louis County and a former county councilman over a Fourth of July celebration has largely fizzled. John Campisi and other defendants agreed to remove information on a Web site indicating that a fireworks display has been ...

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A doctor accused of botching a liposuction procedure was vindicated by a St. Louis County jury on Tuesday. Anne Rothschild sued Dr. Stanley Librach alleging that he removed too much fat out of her thighs causing her legs to be ...

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A St. Louis County jury awarded $700,000 to a victim and his wife in a crash that injured 15 and killed three people. The accident occurred on July 16 during rush hour on eastbound Highway 40 near Interstate 270. According ...

Tagged with: crash Gary Wiseman Highway 40 Holmes Transport & Logistics Jeffrey Knight

Saint Louis University has filed a lawsuit against its assistant dean of students at the law school trying to enforce a settlement agreement that she supposedly entered into. The lawsuit accuses Tracy Templeton-Hoefer and her attorney, Jerome “Jerry” Dobson, of ...

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In response to controversial trash district legislation, three separate lawsuits have been filed and are proceeding through the courts. In December 2006, the St. Louis County Council passed an ordinance that divided the 100,000 homes in the unincorporated parts of ...

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