A Laclede County Circuit Court jury on Friday ordered Copeland Scroll Compressors Corp. of Lebanon to pay $28 million in damages to employee Philip Berger. He was found to have suffered lung injuries from working at the plant.
Read More »Jackson County court administrator admits fraud, faces 20 years
A former Jackson County Circuit Court administrator on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to a fraud scheme costing the court nearly $140,000 in embezzled funds.
Read More »Former court administrator pleads guilty to fraud
A former Jackson County Circuit Court administrator on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to a fraud scheme costing the county nearly $140,000 in embezzled funds.
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Read More »AG Chris Koster declines further action against Ryan Ferguson
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said Tuesday that he doesn’t plan to retry or pursue more legal action against Ryan Ferguson, whose conviction in the death of a Columbia sports editor was overturned last week.
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Read More »Polsinelli brings aboard former HHS official
David Cade has joined Polinelli’s 140-attorney health care practice and will work out of the firm’s office in Washington, D.C.
Read More »Shook, Hardy & Bacon opens Seattle office
Shook, Hardy & Bacon is tapping Bart Eppenauer, the former chief patent counsel for Microsoft Corp., to open a Seattle office for the Kansas City-based law firm.
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Read More »Nixon names Jeffrey Keal as associate circuit judge
Gov. Jay Nixon has named Jeffrey C. Keal as associate circuit judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit in Jackson County.
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Read More »Former Callaway County court clerk charged after money goes missing
Lanet D. Bittle, a clerk who was fired last month from the Callaway County Circuit Court after money was found to be missing, has been charged with three counts of forgery.
Read More »Audit: Money missing from Callaway County Circuit Court
A special prosecutor has been appointed in the Callaway County Circuit Court after state Auditor Thomas A. Schweich found at least $355 missing and possibly up to $11,292 missing.
Read More »Jury awards land sellers $13.2M
A Saline County Circuit Court jury has awarded more than $13.2 million to the sellers of farmland after the purchaser allegedly persuaded an appraiser to give a low-ball value on the property.
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Read More »Davenport leads Evans & Dixon expansion to Columbia
St. Louis-based Evans & Dixon has hired Aimee Davenport from Lathrop & Gage to head up its newly-opened office in Columbia.
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