The U.S. Attorney's Office reached an $820,000 settlement with owners of pain management clinics and the owner of a billing company for falsely submitting Medicare and Missouri Medicaid claims.
Read More »Hockey player’s family able to collect $4 million, judge rules
The family of late Chicago Blackhawks player Keith Magnuson should be able to collect almost $3 million of a $9.5 million verdict and more than $1 million in interest from an insurance company. Magnuson’s lawyer, Grant Davis [left], addresses the St. Louis County jury, in November of 2007, that awarded his clients a $9.5 million verdict.
Read More »Union president pleads guilty in bribery case
A labor union president pleaded guilty today to bribery after allegedly taking $20,000 from a St. Louis attorney who was helping in a federal investigation. Edward W. Rodzwicz, the president of the Brotherhood of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, pleaded ...
Read More »‘Buzz’ Lasky, judge in abortion case, dies
Retired St. Louis County Circuit Judge Herbert “Buzz” Lasky, who ruled that Missouri’s anti-abortion law was unconstitutional, died on Feb. 21. He was 92. During his time on the bench, Lasky was one of the first judges in the country ...
Read More »Casino wins rehearing, but license still at risk
A court of appeals has sent back for reconsideration a Missouri Gaming Commission resolution stating the President Casino may not move or repair its boat.
Read More »Three firms at odds over fees from Survivair verdict
Three law firms were in court Monday arguing over which should receive millions of dollars in attorneys fees from a mother’s award for her firefighter son’s death. At a hearing before St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael David, the firm Schlichter, ...
Read More »Judge tosses lawsuit over fraud claims
U.S. District Court Judge Carol Jackson dismissed Helenthal's fourth lawsuit involving Charles Polk Jr.'s [left] tenure at Lathrop & Gage and issued sanctions against Helenthal's attorney, James E. Hullverson Jr., of Hullverson & Hullverson.
Read More »Bushnell fires off IP lawsuit over technology for gun sights
An Overland Park, Kan., outdoor products company has fired back against allegations it violated an Oregon company's patent for laser gun-sighting technology by filing its own lawsuit.
Read More »Suit filed over recalled hip replacement part
A St. Louis County woman is suing a manufacturer after her hip was replaced with a prosthesis she said should have been fixed as part of a recall. The woman, Sally Altemeyer, missed out on an earlier settlement of a ...
Read More »NorthSide case opens amid talk of TIFS and miracles
Opponents of Paul McKee's North St. Louis redevelopment set out Tuesday to demonstrate flaws in the redevelopment plan.
Read More »Court: Condo manager isn’t debt collector
A collections harassment lawsuit filed by the son of a debt-collection attorney has been dismissed after a Missouri appeals court found the condominium-management company he was suing was not a debt collector.
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