A 40-year-old diabetic woman with cataracts in both eyes has reached a $900,000 confidential settlement with a St. Louis County doctor whom she said performed unnecessary surgery that left her legally blind in one eye.
Read More »Missouri executes Nicklasson after 23-hour wait
Late Wednesday night, the state of Missouri carried out its second execution in less than a month after a long-awaited go-ahead from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Read More »St. Louis County judge awards $5.9 million to trash haulers
A St. Louis County Circuit judge today awarded damages to three trash haulers who lost out when the county formed new trash districts without giving the haulers fair notice.
Read More »Judicial commission postpones interviews for Loftin vacancy
The 21st Circuit Judicial Commission announced today that because of scheduling conflicts, public interviews and deliberations scheduled for Thursday and Friday at the St. Louis County Courthouse are postponed.
Read More »Defense fails to show juror strikes ‘race-based,’ state Supreme Court rules
A man convicted of a shooting didn’t go far enough in challenging a prosecutor’s striking of three potential jury members for their familiarity with a North St. Louis neighborhood, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled.
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Read More »Arnold City Council candidate’s omission from ballot ends in settlement
A lawsuit over a candidate who was left off the Arnold City Council ballot due to an alleged tax delinquency has been settled.
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Read More »State Rep. McCaherty tries again for port tax credit
A number of bills ranging from tax credits to the minimum wage have been pre-filed by state representatives for the second regular session in 2014.
Read More »Internal women lawyers’ initiatives help growth at any firm
Before starting a formal initiative, a firm’s management should be educated on the benefits of doing so and must fully support the effort.
Read More »School transfer program upheld by high court
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a law allowing students from unaccredited school districts to transfer to accredited ones.
Read More »Missouri AG appeals 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stay on Nicklasson execution
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster called the stay of the execution "an abuse of discretion."
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Read More »Federal Reserve’s Bullard sees odds of taper rising with labor gains
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard, a voter on policy this year, said the odds of tapering bond purchases have risen along with gains in the labor market, and any reduction should be modest to account for low inflation.
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