Twenty-seven candidates are in the running for the associate circuit judge vacancy on the St. Louis County circuit court created by the retirement of Judge Brenda Stith Loftin.
Read More »Appeals court orders in camera review in Sunshine case
The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has affirmed in part, and reversed and remanded in part, a case involving a Sunshine Law request back to Jefferson County.
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Read More »Jefferson County Council budget talks set to begin Monday
The Jefferson County Council will consider the 2014 budget at the regular meeting Dec. 9.
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Read More »Chiefs face suit over players’ concussions
The suit alleges that the team was negligent for failing to provide a safe work environment and fraudulently concealed information about the ill effects that repeated head trauma can cause.
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Read More »High court suspends MIA St. Peters attorney’s license
The Missouri Supreme Court today temporarily suspended St. Peters attorney Jeffrey Witt’s law license after he apparently abandoned his practice, leaving clients with at least 58 pending cases in the lurch.
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Read More »Court keeps abuse hotline calls under wraps
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled last Tuesday that reports of child abuse hotline calls must remain confidential, even when sought through a court-sanctioned discovery process.
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Read More »National Hockey League sued over concussions
The plaintiffs include Curt Bennett, who played forward for the St. Louis Blues.
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Read More »Missouri companies must provide benefits by employee’s state
Missouri-based employers with employees in multiple states could be subject to significant penalties and litigation if they do not comply with the laws of each state regarding group health coverage and other benefits provided to the same-sex spouses of employees.
Read More »St. Peters attorney gets probation for conflicts
The Missouri Supreme Court put St. Peters attorney Frank Conard on a year’s probation for his handling of conflicts of interest and a fee agreement.
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Read More »Burnett named Jackson County circuit judge
A deputy probate commissioner who has long sought a judgeship got her wish on Wednesday.
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Read More »Defunct Desserts on the Boulevard settles back wages case
Four former employees of a St. Louis restaurant destroyed in a 2012 fire settled a federal lawsuit for back wages on the eve of trial.
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