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A Clay County jury awarded $4.5 million on Wednesday in a family’s wrongful death asbestos lawsuit. The suit was brought by the wife and two children of a Kansas City ceiling tile installer, Robert Wagner. Wagner worked for various contractors ...

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A Quiznos franchise reached a $4.9 million settlement with St. Louis class members for sending out unwanted advertising faxes. In the settlement agreement reached on May 26, Global Bizdimensions maintained it believed that the recipients had given their consent to receive the food advertising specials by fax. The faxes sent out were advertising lunch specials for Global Bizdimensions' Quiznos Subs franchise location in Crestwood.

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St. Louis Cardinals manager and lawyer Tony La Russa hopes to end his legal battle with Twitter this week. In early May, La Russa filed a lawsuit against the "micro-blogging" Web site alleging a trademark infringement when it failed to remove an anonymous account posing as La Russa. The fake Twitter account had a picture of La Russa and used his name, making it appear that he was the one responsible for the postings. The account's "tweets," or postings, made derogatory comments toward La Russa and the Cardinals.

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As part of his crackdown on fraudulent charity fundraisers, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed lawsuits against nonprofit organizations that he says solicited funds and minimally used donations for charitable causes. A lawsuit filed in St. Louis County Circuit ...

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For two weeks, the St. Louis area waited and wondered about the status of the investigation into the murder of Christopher Coleman’s wife and two sons. The speculation ended Tuesday with Coleman’s arrest. But at least one prosecutor says the ...

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville, Tenn., has filed a civil lawsuit against a St. Louis attorney alleging he and a business partner defrauded Medicare of more than $6 million. The suit filed on Monday in U.S. District Court for ...

Tagged with: home health care agency James W. Carell Medicare Medicare fraud Missouri Bar Robert Vining Jr.

One family court commissioner and two private attorneys have been nominated by the 21st judicial commission to fill the position of St. Louis County Associate Circuit Court Judge. Commissioner Kristine Kerr with the St. Louis County Family Court, attorney Nellie ...

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After a St. Louis County judge entered a $1.26 million judgment against a quarry operating company, the company has filed suit against its insurance company for failing to defend and indemnify it in the lawsuit. Judge Steven Goldman entered a ...

Tagged with: Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation Metro Fill Development Company quarry Quarry Holding Company St. Peters Steven Goldman

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of a law allowing for the civil commitment of a “sexually dangerous person.” The decision directly conflicts with a previous 4th Circuit ruling, which said Section 4248 of The ...

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Kansas City has sued an apartment complex, alleging it violated the Fair Housing Act by instituting a curfew for its tenants under the age of 18. Cloverleaf Apartments, located on U.S. Highway 71 south of Grandview, instituted a mandatory 8:30 ...

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Two men say the city of St. Louis violated their right to free speech when they were arrested for holding a sign questioning the federal government’s involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks. Donald E. Stahl and William Demsar maintain the ...

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