Among other things, the bill allows judges to appoint lawyers to represent indigent criminal defendants. It was among the final pieces of legislation to cross the finish line before the 2013 legislative session ended at 6 p.m. Friday.
Read More »PETA cat fight invokes state’s Merchandising Practices Act
A hospital training program’s claim that cats are functional substitutes for human infants runs afoul of consumer protection laws, according to an animal rights group.
Read More »Bluhm named CEO at Lathrop
The partners of Lathrop & Gage have elected Mark Bluhm to serve as CEO. Bluhm, a 33-year veteran of the firm, will begin his three-year term July 1.
Read More »UPDATE: Second Injury Fund bill heads to governor
Lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that temporarily puts more money into the insolvent fund, though it also restricts the claims that can be made against it.
Read More »Newspaper again files for access in Hais case
Missouri Lawyers Media, owner of this newspaper and five other legal papers in Missouri, filed two motions Wednesday seeking access to an attorney discipline hearing and transcripts of a hearing it was shut out of previously.
Read More »Efforts to change criminal code fail this year
Lawmakers’ attempts to revise Missouri’s criminal code this year were put to rest Wednesday as Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey acknowledged a task so huge it will take more than one session to complete.
Read More »Diplomat in spy scandal is son of St. Louis lawyer
The U.S. diplomat caught up in a spying investigation in Russia is the son of an attorney for Thompson Coburn in St. Louis.
Read More »Jury awards both sides in bulletproof vests case
A body-armor court battle in St. Louis has ended with awards for both sides.
Read More »UPDATED: Second Injury Fund fix in final stretch
The Missouri Senate approved a bill early today that temporarily puts more money into the fund, even as it restricts the claims that can be made against it. The bill needs a final vote in the House before it goes to the governor’s desk.
Read More »Order: Landfill to control stink
The landfill at the center of a suit the state filed will have to pay up and cover up as the suit progresses.
Read More »State Supreme Court says inmate’s challenge too late
A man forced to serve a 20-year prison sentence waited too long to file a post-conviction motion challenging his conviction, the Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday.
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