The tow truck driver being sued by the family of Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock is threatening a suit of his own. Jacob E. Hargrove and his attorney, Robert Pedroli, said at a press conference Wednesday that the family has ...
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Microsoft to alter Vista to resolve Google complaint Microsoft Corp. agreed to change the Vista operating system after Google complained the software violated a 2001 antitrust settlement by hindering its search engine. Microsoft, the world’s biggest software maker, negotiated the ...
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Republicans ask Nixon to step down from case
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Nathan Owings takes a shot at the green as his teammates, from left, Justin Johnston and Kevin Selzer watch during the Benefit Golf Tournament on Monday at Drumm Farm Golf Club in Independence. The team represented Wyrsch, Hobbs & Mirakian ...
Read More »Local litigator may be next federal judge
A business litigation and product liability attorney with Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus could be the next federal judge in Kansas City, U.S. District Judge Gary Fenner said. A background check is proceeding on Cathy J. Dean, one of the three ...
Read More »ABA President Mathis reaffirms support for merit selection
Karen Mathis, the president of the American Bar Association, has already met with minority law students, the heads of regional bar associations and others on a two-day trip to St. Louis that concludes today. She even took in a baseball ...
Read More »St. Louis Zoo wins trademark battle
The St. Louis Zoo may keep ownership of its name. The zoo did not have a formal trademark on its name for the most of its nearly 100 years of existence, but a common-law trademark prevents a St. Louis man ...
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Roofing companies, employees indicted An indictment was unsealed Monday by a federal judge, charging nine employees and four area roofing companies for employing illegal immigrants in a financial scheme. A grand jury indicted the men and companies May 29. Law-enforcement ...
Read More »Mound City Bar: Law firms should focus on retention
Retention, not recruitment, is the main issue facing law firms when it comes to diversity in the workplace, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Mound City Bar Association. The report is the final in a series of reports ...
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Diversity in Missouri Law Schools Report found that local law schools have admitted fewer black students in recent years. Only the Washington University School of Law had posted an increase in its admission numbers – four-tenths of a percentage point ...
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Karen Mathis offers views on other legal issues during St. Louis visit
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