Missouri Supreme Court judges splintered their opinions as they found that ballot issues on gun rights and the “right to farm” had fair enough descriptions and titles to pass muster in hand downs issued Tuesday. The judges gave a ...
Read More »Appeals court upholds judgment despite juror Google search
A Missouri appeals court upheld a $3 million judgment for a former police officer in a discrimination case despite a juror’s Google search on punitive damages during deliberations.
Tagged with: Kevin Hink Patricia Cohen Robert M. Clayton III Roy Richter St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Tanisha Ross-Paige
Read More »Attorneys win $5.6M over handling of real estate investment
A group of St. Louis-area attorneys won a $5.6 million verdict against Apex Clayton Inc. for its handling of a real estate investment group in which they are limited partners. After a week-long trial, a St. Louis County jury made ...
Read More »First two of about 700 plaintiffs go to trial over PCBs
A trial over allegations that the former Monsanto’s chemicals caused two California men’s cancer started Friday in a St. Louis County courtroom laden with technology and packed with people. Richard Cherry and Kevin Kitchen, both diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, are ...
Read More »Move delayed for St. Louis County court entrance
The shifting of the St. Louis County Courts Building main entrance has been delayed until June 22, according to an announcement on the Missouri courts website.. The court announced last week that the main entrance would be at 105 S. ...
Read More »Coach counterfeits suit ends with $2M consent judgment
The longest-running lawsuit in Missouri filed by luxury goods maker Coach Inc. over sales of counterfeits wrapped up last week with a $2 million consent judgment. Frison Flea Market in St. Louis County, owner Jack Frison Sr. and vendor Soukeye ...
Read More »Jury awards $23M punitive damages in birth defect case
Amount follows $15M compensatory damages
Read More »Jury awards $15M compensatory damages in birth defect case
A jury has awarded $15 million in compensatory damages in the first of what could be a series of trials in St. Louis over whether an anti-seizure drug manufacturer did enough to warn doctors about birth defect risks. Attorney John ...
Read More »Birth mother’s silence has attorney in trouble
A disciplinary hearing panel has recommended suspending an attorney’s license for at least six months, saying his mishandling of a prospective adoption case caused a birth father to miss out on the first 13 months of his son’s life.
Read More »Judge favors widow in dispute over real estate magnate’s will
A St. Louis County judge upheld a version of real estate magnate Robert Kaplan’s trust that left tens of millions of dollars in assets to his widow.
Tagged with: Bob Blitz Carolyn Whittington Christine Murray-Kaplan Christopher Bauman Robert Kaplan
Read More »Court names selection panel for U.S. magistrate bench in St. Louis
Federal judges appointed a merit selection panel to recommend a successor to U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Mummert III of St. Louis, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri announced Wednesday.
Tagged with: Thomas Mummert III
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