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The tow truck driver being sued by the father of deceased Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock will proceed with his own legal cases — in two states, the truck driver’s attorney said Thursday. Robert Pedroli, who represents Jacob E. Hargrove, said ...

An affidavit attached to an application to search a home computer for child pornography was sufficient even though the affidavit did not describe the images, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1 decision Friday. The dissenting ...

A Jackson County Circuit judge agreed last week to set aside his dismissal of a woman’s case against the owner of a Kansas City McDonald’s restaurant. Judge Robert Schieber reinstated Charleatha Rhodes’ lawsuit, which claimed the fast-food chain served her ...

Gov. Matt Blunt was expected to sign a bill Friday afternoon to ensure five more years of funding for organizations that provide legal services for indigent litigants. Under the bill, the state’s Basic Civil Legal Services Fund, which had been ...

Kentucky man sues Marriott for cut on big toe Fred Mitchell alleges a cut on his left big toe will affect him for the rest of his life. In a lawsuit filed by the Lexington, Ky., man Thursday, he claimed ...

Gov. Matt Blunt has signed a bill ensuring five more years of funding for organizations that provide legal services for indigent litigants. Under the bill, the state’s Basic Civil Legal Services Fund, which had been set to expire at the ...

An affidavit attached to an application to search a home computer for child pornography was sufficient even though the affidavit did not describe the images, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1 decision Friday. The dissenting ...

U.S. Attorney says ‘millions’ lost in Doug Hartmann’s developments

A federal jury on Friday found for 3M Co. in a product-liability lawsuit filed by a man who said the company is responsible for his lung diseases. Dwight Parker worked for ISP Minerals in Annapolis, Mo., for close to 29 ...

Conrad Black, former chief executive officer of Hollinger International, was found guilty of defrauding the newspaper publisher, becoming the last CEO convicted in a five-year U.S. crackdown on corporate crime. Black, 62, was found guilty of three fraud charges and ...

A U.S. judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the city and county of Santa Cruz, Calif., claiming the federal government’s prohibition of medical marijuana is unconstitutional. Lawyers representing Santa Cruz and the founder and customers of a marijuana ...