A federal jury decided Wednesday that a man who suffered brain injuries after he was shoved at a birthday party at a St. Charles County winery almost two years ago was entitled to $38,500.
Read More »U.S. Courts warn of phishing scam
Federal courts are warning of an email scam that claims recipients were selected for jury service and frequently asks for personal information.
Read More »Judges in survey say jurors rarely use social media
Federal court jurors rarely use social media during trial, according to U.S. district judges’ responses to a survey.
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Read More »Supreme Court ends suit over stock backdating
The Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday that a long running class action lawsuit over a stock options-backdating scandal at a former St. Louis company cannot go forward.
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Read More »Civil trial over attack at winery opens in St. Louis
A man attacked by an upset husband at a St. Charles County winery almost two years ago was “millimeters from a totally different life” because of his injuries, plaintiff’s attorney Toni Schlapprizzi said Monday at the opening of a civil trial.
Read More »Disbarred attorney Witt pleads guilty to fraud, ID theft
Jeffrey Witt, a St. Peters attorney who was disbarred in June, on Friday pleaded guilty to three federal felony charges: bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and mail fraud.
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Read More »Execution date set in 1994 murder case
Leon Taylor is now scheduled to be executed September 10, according to a release from the Missouri Supreme Court.
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Read More »Supreme Court to review hearing for power plant landfill
The Missouri Supreme Court has been asked to resolve a procedurally complex challenge to a zoning ordinance that would allow Ameren to build a coal-ash landfill in Franklin County. (Updated)
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Read More »Missouri earns a C in survey on small-business climate
Missouri’s overall rating in a national survey on friendliness to small business stayed about the same between 2013 and 2014, but ratings dropped in Kansas City and St. Louis.
Read More »Supreme Court won’t rewrite gun-rights proposal
The Missouri Supreme Court says it’s too late to rule on alleged deficiencies in the ballot summary for a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution’s gun-rights provision.
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Read More »Middleton appeals continue as second stay is vacated
A federal judge’s stay of execution for Missouri death row inmate John Middleton was vacated late Tuesday afternoon by an 8th District Court of Appeals panel.
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