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Two words can sum up how St. Louis attorney John Temporiti plans to approach his task as the new chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party: political pragmatism. “Ultimately, the goal is to win an election,” he said. “If you don’t ...

Attorneys for a class of American Family Mutual Insurance policyholders presented their first day of evidence Friday in a breach-of-contract claim against the company. The jury heard technical evidence involving the manufacturing of parts for automobiles from plaintiffs’ experts. American ...

Walt Disney Co. lost a court bid to void the rights to the Winnie the Pooh characters from Stephen Slesinger Inc. U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper ruled on Thursday in Los Angeles federal court that Disney and the granddaughters of ...

Interstate Bakeries wins approval to hire executive Interstate Bakeries Corp., the bankrupt maker of Wonder Bread and Hostess Twinkies, won court approval to hire former Pepsi Bottling Group executive Craig Jung as chief executive officer. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jerry Venters ...

Auto insurers lose appeal to use ZIP codes in rates Insurers including State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and Allstate Corp. lost a court battle to overturn a California rule preventing them from basing auto policy prices primarily on customer ...

Because of last week’s snow and the federal holiday today, this weekend’s and today’s paper will arrive in the mail tomorrow. Feel free to stop by our office at 405 E. 13th St., Suite 100, to pick up a free ...

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Two words can sum up how St. Louis attorney John Temporiti plans to approach his task as the new chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party: political pragmatism. “Ultimately, the goal is to win an election,” he said. “If you don’t ...

Comic character Antonio Twistelli, a mafia don in Spawn comics, misappropriates hockey player Tony’s Twists name, two juries have found. Twist settled with the comic’s production company last week for $5 million. contributed art After nine years of litigation and ...

Rising law school tuitions are placing legal education out of reach of economically disadvantaged minority students, says a New England law school dean who targets much of the blame at American Bar Association mandates placed on law schools seeking accreditation. ...

Second Life, an online world that operates as an alternate society for thousands of people around the world, increasingly needs lawyers to settle disputes. contributed art Second Life, the wildly popular virtual 3D world, claims nearly 3.5 million members and ...