The Federal Reserve prohibited a former Missouri bank chairman from involvement in any bank management after he admitted to using federal bailout money to buy a luxury condominium.
Read More »Evans & Dixon adds four attorneys
MOney 20 firm Evans & Dixon added four new attorneys, including the founding partner of a 10-attorney Springfield firm.
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Read More »Settlement calls for $7 million to Bridgeton landfill neighbors
A federal judge’s preliminary approval Thursday puts the Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill in the St. Louis area on the hook for nearly $7 million in compensation for the smell coming from a fire in the landfill.
Read More »Nixon blasts tax-cut bill as attack on education
Gov. Jay Nixon is blasting the legislature for a tax-cut plan he says will take millions of dollars from education and give it to those who don’t need it — namely, lobbyists and lawyers.
Read More »Petition seeks to expose posters on Internet site
A petition seeking damages for libel and libel per se has been filed by three of the four people who received letters from the Fox School District last year warning them to curtail alleged “threats, defamation and harassment.”
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Read More »Jeff. Co. riding facility makes updates for rezoning
Although the Rocking J Ranch had been in business for years at the High Ridge location on Bridle Trail Lane, owners were recently required to make some improvements and seek a zone change to comply with county code.
Read More »Lawyers in Senate deride insurance, liability bills
The Missouri Senate on Wednesday debated one bill that would change insurance rules and another that would alter joint and several liability.
Read More »Florida judge rules against Missouri liquor distributor
Bacardi USA was within its rights when it terminated a decades-old relationship with Missouri distributor Major Brands, a federal judge in Florida ruled in granting partial summary judgment to Bacardi.
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Read More »SLU Law hosts U.S. Court of Appeals
Saint Louis University School of Law will host arguments before a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Thursday morning.
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Read More »Supreme Court lowers causation standard in employee suits
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday made it easier for employees to win lawsuits claiming they were fired for filing a workers’ compensation claim.
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Read More »Foreclosures jump slightly from February to March
Foreclosures have decreased from one year ago, but jumped slightly from February to March 2014.
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