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The families of four people killed by an off-duty Sunset Hills police officer have filed a lawsuit against the officer and the bar that provided her alcohol while she was allegedly intoxicated. The lawsuit accuses O’Leary’s Restaurant and Bar of ...

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Ninian "Nin" Edwards Jr., a former St. Louis County circuit judge, is remembered by his friends and colleagues for his compassion for children and families and his commitment to family law. Edwards died on Thursday at the age of 87. "He had an unbelievable affinity for helping kids and family values," said former St. Louis County Circuit Judge Martin Schiff. "I shared his view that the most important assignment that you can have is to help kids and families. It gets down to the very heart and fabric of our society. That's what attracted him to the court - the ability to make a difference."

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Monday, the first day the St. Louis County Courts building reopened, was not without its hiccups. Attorneys who showed up first thing in the morning were turned away. Many were not aware that hearings and conferences were canceled. Later in the day, attorneys were allowed to enter the building. The court was operating on a semi-emergency schedule with staff and judges in the building but with all dockets canceled because of the generator fire that closed the complex all of last week. Jury trials were pushed back to start on Tuesday. Cassidy Dobson, a clerk at the St. Louis County Courthouse, goes through the mail that piled up during the court's shutdown last week.

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An issue that hinged on a media interview now has parties not wanting to talk about it. A federal judge is weighing whether prosecutors acted improperly by publicly questioning convictions in cases investigated by an indicted police officer. St. Louis attorney Chet Pleban, of Pleban & Associates, filed the motion to dismiss for prosecutorial misconduct after a newspaper article quoted former U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway and current St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce as saying that more than 1,000 convictions were put in doubt because of the indictment of Pleban's client, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Bobby Lee Garrett.

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A Missouri lawsuit before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is challenging a decision that essentially prevents class actions against the federal government. Judge Christine Miller of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled that the statute ...

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An U.S. district judge’s ruling that HMO insurance providers cannot charge customers for both co-payments and co-insurance could affect how some HMO providers do business. Western District Judge Greg Kays granted the key part of plaintiff Mary Casey’s motion for ...

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The St. Louis County Courts building will remain closed today. The county is still on track to reopen all government buildings on Monday, said David Wrone, spokesman for the county’s Public Works Department. County officials will again meet at 2 ...

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The St. Louis County Courts building will be closed Wednesday and possibly longer after the building lost power on Monday. County officials are optimistic that power will be restored to government buildings sometime Thursday, but the structures will probably not be open for business until Monday. The St. Louis County Circuit Court set up in the rotunda of the Buzz Westfall Justice Center to accept emergency orders.

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Despite media reports that St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has settled his trademark infringement lawsuit against Twitter, the micro-blogging service is saying that isn't so. Court records indicate that the lawsuit is pending. In fact, Twitter filed a motion on Friday to move the lawsuit to federal court. Co-founder of Twitter, Biz Stone, wrote on the Web site's blog on Saturday that Twitter had not settled nor plans to settle with La Russa.

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The St. Louis County Courts Building will remain closed Tuesday and possibly longer after an electrical fire knocked out power on Monday. A fire in the boiler room of the government complex may have been sparked by a lightning strike. The power outage caused St. Louis County courts to set up in the entryway of the courthouse Monday morning to handle essential court business. Pictured is Circuit Clerk Joan Gilmer accepting Shawn Davis’ paperwork to pay the court costs for traffic violations.

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An unusual statewide class action lawsuit pending in federal court has the potential to affect scores of lawsuits alleging that car dealerships charging for document preparation engage in the unauthorized practice of law. The case, Louis Perry v. Lovergreen Ford ...

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