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 »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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Read More »Court lets wrongful death cases move forward
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has ruled that five wrongful death cases tied to a respiratory therapist at a hospital in Livingston County can move forward.
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Read More »St. Louis County Court to close tomorrow afternoon
The building will reopen after the Thanksgiving holiday, on Monday, Dec. 2.
Read More »Judge Jimmie Edwards receives Rehnquist Award at the U.S. Supreme Court
St. Louis Circuit Judge Jimmie Edwards collected a major judicial honor last night at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
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Read More »Phil Hess named to appeals court
St. Louis attorney Philip M. Hess will take a seat on the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District.
Read More »Gridiron ‘founding father ’ dies at 97
Bernard Susman, a St. Louis estates and business attorney who practiced for more than 70 years, died in his sleep Nov. 14. He was 97.
Read More »Franklin gets reprieve hours before execution
A federal judge on Tuesday halted the execution Joseph Franklin, hours before he was to be put to death.
Read More »Judge awards $8.3M for man brain-damaged after VA hospital surgery
A federal judge on Monday awarded $8.3 million for a veteran who suffered brain damage and a leg amputation following a surgical-site infection at a Veterans Administration hospital in St. Louis.
Read More »Judge rules St. Louis news anchor will remain off TV
Larry Conners, the former KMOV-TV anchor who was fired after he posted controversial statements on social media, is still prohibited from taking a television job in St. Louis.
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