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A St. Louis County jury sided with a surgeon in a medical malpractice case involving a man who has partial paralysis of his pinky and ring fingers after a surgery that was designed to correct his cubital tunnel syndrome. Dr. ...

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Money can be a concern for anyone intending to go to court, but an appeals court decision lessens that worry for anyone seeking an order of protection for their child. In a victory for abused women and their children, the Eastern District Court of Appeals determined earlier this month that under the Child Protection Orders Act, petitioners of child orders of protection are exempt from paying appellate court docket fees and guardian ad litem fees. Leigh Joy Carson, a guardian ad litem, says “You really can’t sit around arguing over fees because that is not [a GAL’s job]."

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The bottom line is turning out to be the theme in the “Father of the Lung Transplant’s” age-discrimination case against Washington University. On Friday, Dr. Timothy Eberlein testified in St. Louis Circuit Court that a philosophical difference over the budget ...

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As part of the continued efforts against red-light cameras, state Sen. Jim Lembke introduced a bill Wednesday to prohibit cities from using the cameras to enforce traffic violations. The St. Louis County Republican introduced the bill, SB 211, because of ...

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Dr. Joel Cooper, the famous lung surgeon who is suing Washington University, admitted on cross-examination to making transfers of foundation funds to offset an operational deficit in his division. “My running of the division differed from other division chiefs,” Cooper ...

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A world renowned lung surgeon continued his testimony Friday in his age discrimination case against Washington University and his former supervisor, claiming the university took away control of his division and reduced his pay because he refused to retire. Dr. ...

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If at first you don’t succeed … The St. Louis County Council wants to give voters another crack at approving a $120 million bond issue for a new, up-to-date County Government Center. After promptings from County Executive, Charlie Dooley, the ...

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Opening arguments began Thursday in St. Louis Circuit Court in an age-discrimination case by the “Father of the Lung Transplant” against Washington University. Dr. Joel Cooper, who is credited with successfully performing the first lung transplant, claims the university insisted ...

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A world-renowned surgeon’s age discrimination lawsuit against Washington University is set to go to trial Tuesday in St. Louis Circuit Court. Dr. Joel Cooper, who is credited with successfully performing the first lung transplant, claims the university insisted that he ...

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A federal judge did not err in giving a man who enticed a woman into prostitution a sentence almost two and a half times what was recommended by guidelines, a federal appeals court said in a 2-1 decision. District Judge ...

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While many of the state’s court staff might have hoped to have the day off for Gov.-elect Jay Nixon’s swearing-in, only those lucky enough to be working in Jefferson City are not in their offices today. It has been fairly ...

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