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A judge has approved a settlement that will put “Happy Birthday to You” in the public domain. U.S. District Judge George King approved the agreement Monday. It ends the ownership claims of Warner/Chappell Music, the music publishing company that has ...
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Appeals court upholds judgment despite juror Google search
A Missouri appeals court upheld a $3 million judgment for a former police officer in a discrimination case despite a juror’s Google search on punitive damages during deliberations.
Tagged with: Kevin Hink Patricia Cohen Robert M. Clayton III Roy Richter St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Tanisha Ross-Paige
Read More »St. Louis County Courts main entrance to move
The St. Louis County Courts Building main entrance will move to 105 S. Central Ave. effective June 15, the court announced Wednesday.
Tagged with: St. Louis County Circuit Court St. Louis County Courts Building
Read More »Court names selection panel for U.S. magistrate bench in St. Louis
Federal judges appointed a merit selection panel to recommend a successor to U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Mummert III of St. Louis, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri announced Wednesday.
Tagged with: Thomas Mummert III
Read More »St. Louis County jury awards woman $77M against Wells Fargo over handling of trust
Jurors awarded a St. Louis County woman $77 million against Wells Fargo in a lawsuit over the bank’s predecessors’ handling of a family trust. St. Louis County Circuit Judge Carolyn Whittington will decide damages in the lawsuit over a prominent ...
Tagged with: Barbara Morriss Carolyn Whittington Wells Fargo
Read More »Federal judge says state court should handle Darren Wilson grand juror case
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit of a grand juror who wants to speak about the Darren Wilson case, saying it would be better for a state court to handle it.
Tagged with: ACLU of Missouri Robert McCulloch Rodney Sippel Tony Rothert
Read More »Bond could stave off lawyers’ arrests on bench warrant
Bankruptcy firm Critique Services today posted a $52,206 bond after a judge ordered two lawyers arrested if the bond or the fines it would cover weren’t paid.
Tagged with: Charles Rendlen III Critique Services Elbert Walton Jr. James Robinson
Read More »Attorneys to announce lawsuit over Michael Brown’s death
Members of Michael Brown Jr.’s family and their attorneys will announce the filing of a civil lawsuit this morning against the city of Ferguson over his shooting death, the attorneys said in a press release.
Read More »Appeals court upholds release of World Series ticket scandal records
In its third ruling on the issue, a Missouri appeals court upheld a judge’s order to release investigation records into a St. Louis police World Series ticket scandal.
Tagged with: American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri John Chasnoff
Read More »Elections director settles harassment suit
St. Charles County paid nearly $370,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the county’s elections director, Rich Chrismer, had harassed and retaliated against several current and former employees.
Tagged with: Rich Chrismer St. Charles County elections director
Read More »Judges choose three finalists for St. Louis drug court commissioner
St. Louis Circuit Court judges chose public defender Matthew Melton, provisional municipal judge Scott Millikan and attorney Michael Walton as the finalists for a vacant drug court commissioner position.
Tagged with: Matthew Melton Michael Walton Scott Millikan St. Louis Circuit Court
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