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Critique Services shut down

 St. Louis bankruptcy firm Critique Services must shut down permanently and pay more than $115,000 in restitution and penalties the Missouri Attorney General’s office announced Thursday, in the same week when two lawyers connected with Critique lost their licenses. On ...

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ACLU sues state over public defender system

The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state alleging that it has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to provide indigent defendants with meaningful representation. “A defective public defender system leads to more appeals, trial delays and ...

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No damages awarded in talc case

The streak of multi-million dollar verdicts in talc cases against Johnson & Johnson ended Friday when a St. Louis jury sided 11-1 with the company. The plaintiff alleged her ovarian cancer was caused by genital use of talcum powder found ...

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Court disbars former legislator

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday disbarred Lee’s Summit attorney and former Missouri legislator Dennis Bonner for misappropriating client funds as well as more than $55,000 in third party funds. The court had filed an interim suspension against Bonner in ...

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