Thomas H. Mug, an attorney with the law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, will be an expert speaker at the 2007 Employee Ownership Conference hosted by The National Center for Employee Ownership and The Beyster Institute at the Rady ...
Read More »Let’s start with Senior Tax Justice
After reading several criticisms from opponents attacking the Senior Tax Justice Act, HB 444, I think it is necessary to make some clarifications. It’s hard for me to understand how anyone could oppose a plan to bring needed tax relief ...
Read More »Let’s start with Senior Tax Justice
After reading several criticisms from opponents attacking the Senior Tax Justice Act, HB 444, I think it is necessary to make some clarifications. It’s hard for me to understand how anyone could oppose a plan to bring needed tax relief ...
Read More »Gonzales finds little Senate support on firings
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales speaks this week during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Gonzales accepted responsibility for “mistakes” surrounding the firing of eight U.S. attorneys as revelations the White House initiated the dismissals ...
Read More »Conrad Black trial starts with Chicago jury selection
Jury selection in the fraud and racketeering trial of Conrad Black, the former Hollinger International chairman, began with the seating of 27 prospective jurors in a federal courtroom in Chicago. Black, 62, sat at a table with seven of his ...
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Charges against HP’s Dunn dismissed after plea deal Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn had charges over a boardroom spy scandal dismissed after a California state judge refused to accept a plea agreement worked out with prosecutors. California Attorney General ...
Read More »State and Region Brief
Judge to announce Gilyard verdict Friday morning A verdict in the Lorenzo Gilyard trial will be announced Friday morning. Jackson County Circuit Judge John O’Malley will rule on each of the seven first-degree murder charges at 10:30 a.m. in Division ...
Read More »Microsoft goes after cybersquatters in campaign to protect trademark
Microsoft Corp. sued U.S. Internet domain name holder Maltuzi, companies in the U.K. and three individuals for trademark infringement. The lawsuit against Maltuzi, filed in San Francisco federal court, alleges the company registered more than 400 domain names containing Microsoft’s ...
Read More »Cardinals sue man marketing baseball, zoo merchandise
A St. Louis man already in litigation over his products faces a new suit from the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals organization on Friday filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in federal court against Douglas J. Lewis, owner of STL Products. ...
Read More »Centene project in Clayton to begin despite lawsuit
St. Louis-based healthcare company Centene Corp. said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans for a $210 million redevelopment project in downtown Clayton – and at a rapid pace. Construction will begin this summer on a large city block at ...
Read More »Cardinals sue over baseball novelties
A St. Louis man already in litigation over his products faces a new suit from the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals organization on Friday filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in federal court against Douglas J. Lewis, owner of STL Products. ...
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