A federal judge says Missouri officials cannot execute inmate John Winfield next Wednesday because state officials deterred a corrections worker from supporting Winfield’s bid for clemency.
Read More »Senate Judiciary delays vote on judge nomination
Former Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ronnie White will have to wait a little longer to learn the fate of his federal judgeship nomination pending in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Read More »Husch, Polsinelli make the top five on national health lawyers organization’s list
Two of Missouri’s largest law firms are continuing to expand their health law practices, and the growth has earned them each a spot among the top five on a newly released American Health Lawyers Association list.
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Read More »MLM parent to exit bankruptcy
A federal court has approved the prepackaged chapter 11 reorganization of The Dolan Company, parent company of Missouri Lawyers Media, which includes this publication.
Read More »Supreme Court rules against two St. Louis suits
Following Tuesday's hand down, a series of lawsuits over a drug’s side effects will have to proceed in St. Louis County instead of in the city, and another lawsuit stemming from the 2001 merger of Nestle and Ralston Purina won’t be allowed to proceed at all.
Read More »Judge suggests stronger warnings against juror online searches
Stronger admonitions, possibly including a warning about being held in contempt, are needed to keep people from using online searches when they’re serving as jurors, a St. Louis judge said this morning.
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court disbars Jeffrey Witt
The Missouri Supreme Court today disbarred Jeffrey Witt, a St. Peters attorney who disappeared for months and is awaiting trial on federal bank fraud and identity theft charges.
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Read More »Lawyer charged with theft of court documents
A lawyer faces felony theft charges over accusations that he took a document from a St. Louis County courthouse file in an adult-abuse case.
Read More »St. Louis attorney nominated as ambassador to Ireland
President Barack Obama nominated St. Louis attorney Kevin O’Malley on Thursday to be the U.S. ambassador to Ireland.
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Read More »Polsinelli doubles West Coast presence
Kansas City-based firm Polsinelli announced Thursday that it will double its presence on the West Coast by adding to its Los Angeles office and opening a San Francisco office.
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Read More »GALLERY: Onder Law Firm hosts reception for LSEM
The Webster Groves-based Onder Law Firm held a cocktail reception on May 8, benefiting the non-profit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.
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