Missouri law requires employees fired for violating a company’s attendance policies to prove they didn’t commit misconduct if they want to collect unemployment benefits.
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court: Attorney fee statute is constitutional
The challenge to the law, Section 452.355, was initiated by St. Louis lawyer Kenneth D. Goins, who objected to paying the $7,500 in attorney fees his ex-wife racked up in an appeal.
Read More »Crane to retire from appeals court next month
Judge Kathianne Knaup Crane's retirement from the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District will take effect Aug. 15.
Read More »Updated: Nixon vetoes bill protecting Doe Run from damages
Gov. Jay Nixon said the bill would result in a special law in violation of the state constitution.
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Read More »Updated: St. Louis lawyer receives 15 months for fraud
A federal judge sentenced a St. Louis lawyer to 15 months and restitution for mail and wire fraud involving the misappropriation of client funds.
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Read More »Driver settles claims with two insurance companies
The driver suffered lower back injuries requiring a spinal fusion as a result of the accident.
Read More »Phone leads police to burglary suspects
St. Louis prosecutors on Tuesday charged Brianne J. Benson and Santrell Curtis with burglary and stealing under $500.
Read More »Nixon signs public defender bill
Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday signed legislation that overhauls the state’s public defender system.
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court refuses transfer in Doe Run cases
The decision lets stand a $55M class action settlement in a case alleging Doe Run’s lead smelter in Herculaneum caused property damage to area homes.
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Read More »Attorney General Koster asks Supreme Court to set execution dates of two inmates
The Supreme Court last August refused to schedule the executions, saying Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster’s May 2012 request was premature until questions on the use of propofol in executions are settled.
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Read More »Jury orders city to pay $40k for death of soccer player
The $40,000 is 25 percent of the full $160,000 verdict the jury issued Thursday. Eleven jurors signed the verdict form and assessed 75 percent of the fault against the plaintiffs.
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