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The family of Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock has dropped the wrongful-death lawsuit against several defendants the family claimed contributed to Hancock’s death in April. Mark Bronson, local counsel for the Hancock family, filed the motion to dismiss voluntarily Monday ...

The new position of chief operating officer at Lathrop & Gage became necessary with the growth of the firm, and Bill Migneron was the right fit for the job, said Joel Voran, chief executive officer. Migneron, who started last week, ...

The family of Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock has dropped the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Mike Shannon’s Steak and Seafood and several other defendants the family claimed contributed to Hancock’s death in April. Mark Bronson, local counsel for the ...

Former St. Louis public defender Eric S. Affholter pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry accepted Affholter’s plea after questioning him about the truth of the statements made in ...

A lawsuit filed by a young Muslim woman whose Miami-area high school set a rule barring all headgear in school – including religious garb and head scarves – is ripe debate for a first-ever summer program for international students at ...

Consider the nature of medical-school education. Without question, it has changed dramatically over the last century. Today, by the time surgeons are poised to make the first cut in an abdomen, they have absorbed endless volumes of knowledge in the ...

Criminal defense attorneys have battled the federal sentencing guidelines since their inception. But even after the U.S. Supreme Court declared in U.S. v. Booker that the mandatory application of the guidelines violated the Sixth Amendment, little changed for defendants. But ...

A sentence that goes above the federal guidelines does not require prior notice to the defendant, the 7th Circuit has held. Thomas Vitrano pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing a firearm while subject to a ...

A low-speed impact with an O’Reilly Automotive delivery truck caused the death of a Kansas City man, a Jackson County jury determined. Richard Patterson, 23, died a day after an accident with the truck on Sept. 11, 2003. A jury ...

Applebee’s International was sued by a shareholder claiming a planned $1.9 billion takeover by IHOP Corp. undervalues the restaurant company. The deal “deprives Applebee’s shareholders of the massive financial benefits expected from Applebee’s transition to franchised-based” operations from company-owned facilities, ...

A wrongful-death lawsuit arising out of the Praxair Distribution fire two years ago has made its way to court, although it’s not certain whether the case will be tried in state or federal court. The family of Minnie Cooper claims ...