After more than 35 years behind bars, Judy Henderson walked out of prison Wednesday afternoon after Gov. Eric Greitens commuted her sentence to time served. “I started crying,” Henderson’s attorney, Shannon Norman, said of her reaction to the news. “I’ve ...
Read More »Grand juror can’t talk about experiences, appellate court rules
A grand juror from the Darren Wilson case can’t talk about her experience, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled Tuesday. The opinion follows a circuit court ruling that dismissed claims from a former grand juror seeking exemption from ...
Read More »Rams lease case to be arbitrated
A case over a lease agreement between the St. Louis Rams and the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority will go to arbitration following a ruling Tuesday from the Missouri Supreme Court. The high court heard the case in September. ...
Read More »Attorneys dismiss suit over hepatitis C drugs after policy change
Attorneys have dismissed a lawsuit over access to hepatitis C treatment after the Missouri Department of Social Services changed its policy to allow everyone on Medicaid access to the treatment. The state had previously only covered new drugs for individuals ...
Read More »Judge Dierker to join circuit attorney’s office
St. Louis Circuit Judge Robert Dierker, who has been on the bench for more than 30 years, will be stepping down to work for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. Dierker will retire as a judge to take the role ...
Read More »About 40 lawyers to leave Husch
About 40 attorneys are leaving Husch Blackwell, the firm announced Friday. A statement from Chairman Maurice Watson and CEO Greg Smith said that “with retirements and other year-end transitions” about 40 attorneys, who are all partners of counsel, are expected ...
Read More »Lawsuit seeks to close St. Louis Workhouse
ArchCity Defenders on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against the city of St. Louis calling for the closing of its medium security jail, commonly called the Workhouse, over “unconstitutional and inhumane conditions.” “This is an issue that has plagued the ...
Read More »Appellate court upholds $17 million opioid verdict
The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District upheld a $17.6 million verdict against Saint Louis University and one of its doctors in a medical malpractice case. Plaintiffs’ attorneys claimed that Henry Walden overprescribed opioids to plaintiff Brian Koon, causing him ...
Read More »Mintz gets law license reinstated
The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated the law license of Kansas City area attorney Robert Mintz who was suspended in 2014 for leaving the scene of his girlfriend’s accidental death. The reinstatement was among seven discipline actions from the ...
Read More »Wash U law to accept GRE
Washington University School of Law announced Tuesday that it will accept the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, in addition to the LSAT, starting with applicants for the fall 2018 JD program. The move puts Wash U among just a handful ...
Read More »Supreme Court hears Rams’ lease case
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments about whether a lease agreement between the former St. Louis Rams and the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority requires arbitration over a clause the Rams say allows them to buy a ...
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