The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the state’s noneconomic damage cap for medical malpractice cases involving wrongful death. In a 5-2 ruling, the court said the cap is not an unconstitutional violation of equal protection rights, even though until ...
Read More »State proposals on LGBT rights push business into spotlight
Major corporations invested in Southern states have become some of the staunchest opponents of bills they consider discriminatory, facing off against Republican lawmakers eager to portray their states as the best home for global brands. The NFL, Apple and other ...
Read More »Pentagon misled lawmakers on military sexual assault cases
The Pentagon misled Congress with inaccurate and vague information about sexual assault cases that portrayed civilian law enforcement officials as less willing than military commanders to punish sex offenders, an Associated Press investigation found. Local district attorneys and police forces ...
Read More »University of Missouri countersues professor in gun lawsuit
The University of Missouri is countersuing a law school professor who has asked a court to invalidate the university’s ban on firearms. Royce de R. Barondes’ case has the potential to redefine the limits of acceptable gun regulations under Missouri’s ...
Read More »Missouri bill would bar communities from banning pit bulls
Missouri cities no longer could ban pit bulls or impose rules on certain dog breeds under legislation that advanced this past week in the Legislature. Republican Rep. Ron Hicks, who is behind the measure, said those breed-specific ordinances amount to ...
Read More »Microsoft suit is latest tech clash with US over privacy
As we live more of our lives online, the companies we trust with our digital secrets are increasingly clashing with authorities who want access to the messages, pictures, financial records and other data we accumulate in electronic form. Microsoft opened ...
Read More »House OKs bill on high-speed Internet service rates
Republicans snubbed a White House veto threat and pushed legislation through the House Friday that would bar the government from regulating rates that high-speed Internet service providers charge consumers. House approval came on a near party-line 241-173 vote. With the ...
Read More »St. Louis judge weighs settlement in ‘junk faxes’ lawsuit
A federal judge in St. Louis is weighing whether to sign off on a $1.6 million settlement to a class-action lawsuit involving tens of thousands of unsolicited faxes. The proposed settlement could amount to up to $180 per copy for ...
Read More »US factory output falls again, but signs of stability appear
U.S. factory output dropped in March for the second straight month as manufacturers churned out fewer cars, metal parts and machinery. Yet other recent data suggests that the sector’s long-running malaise could brighten in the coming months. Factory production fell ...
Read More »Obama backs effort to give consumers options on cable boxes
President Barack Obama threw his weight Friday behind an effort to give consumers more choice when it comes to the cable boxes that control which television channels they watch. Most TV subscribers lease boxes from their cable service provider. The ...
Read More »Fleissig honored as Woman of the Year
The 18th annual Women’s Justice Awards held Thursday honored 44 female attorneys, legal scholars and community leaders. The awards, hosted by Missouri Lawyers Weekly and held at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, recognized women across the state that have ...
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