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Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has added Richard B. Maltby and Timothy J. Walsh to its St. Louis office as associate attorneys in its litigation group. Maltby received his JD in 2002 from Saint Louis University School of Law, and his ...

Thomas L. Stewart, the outgoing president of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, has been honored with MATA’s Outstanding Service Award for 2007. A 1986 graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law, Stewart is a shareholder in the law ...

Alan S. Mandel has begun serving a term as vice president of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Mandel a partner in the firm of Schlueter, Mandel & Mandel in St. Louis and is a member of the Missouri and ...

Convicted criminals rarely avoid prison by having their sentences commuted the way President George W. Bush spared Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the Justice Department’s top attorney on pardons told lawmakers. Roger Adams, a career official, told the House Judiciary Committee that ...

Former White House political director Sara Taylor said she didn’t believe President George W. Bush was involved in firing eight U.S. prosecutors, prompting Democratic accusations she was helping further a coverup. Taylor, 32, testifying Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee ...

Altria Group Inc.’s Philip Morris USA and other cigarette makers asked a federal appeals court to dissolve a $200 billion racketeering class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of “light” cigarette smokers in the U.S. The companies argue that legal and factual ...

A women’s motorcycle group from San Francisco fended off a challenge to its use of the trademark “Dykes on Bikes” because the person objecting to the phrase was a man. Michael J. McDermott of Dublin, Calif., opposed the trademark, saying ...

Bank of America Corp., the second biggest U.S. bank, agreed to pay $14 million to resolve claims it improperly disclosed customer information to marketers and third parties without permission. The bank will pay $10.75 million to 35 million checking and ...

International Business Machines Corp. said it’s granting access to some of its trademarked technologies to encourage programmers to create compatible software. IBM, the world’s biggest computer services company, is releasing more than 150 patents that cover standards for developing software, ...

Toys “R” Us, the second-largest U.S. toy seller, was sued by black customers claiming its security personnel stop, search and wrongfully detain them as they leave stores. Two customers sued Tuesday in New York accusing the closely held company, based ...

Family sues McDonald’s for misrepresentation The parents of a 3-year-old boy sued McDonald’s last week claiming the fast-food chain falsely stated that its food was dairy-free. R. Todd and Allison W. Merriott claimed their son, Corbin, became severely ill after ...