Less than a month after losing all its Democratic lobbyists to a new enterprise, Bryan Cave Strategies is starting to restock by raiding Armstrong Teasdale. Health-care lobbyist William Applegate is only an elevator ride away from what will be his ...
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Lawyers duped into involvement in Ponzi scheme A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty to seven counts of wire fraud after using unsuspecting lawyers to promote a Ponzi scheme that netted him millions of dollars, U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg said. Wade ...
Read More »Court asked to remove Interstate board
Interstate Bakeries Corp. lenders, unsecured creditors and shareholders asked a judge to replace the bankrupt company’s board, according to court filings. In papers filed Dec. 14 in Interstate’s bankruptcy reorganization in Kansas City, the group opposed the company’s request that ...
Read More »Dismissal sought in gambling case, citing WTO treaty
Ex-Betonsports Plc. Chief Executive Officer David Carruthers and seven other defendants asked a U.S. judge to dismiss racketeering and interstate wire-gambling charges, saying they run afoul of an international trade pact. In papers filed with U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson ...
Read More »Merchants near failed dam file suit for loss of business
A year after AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk reservoir collapsed, releasing 1.3 billion gallons of water on the surrounding landscape, 10 Arcadia Valley businesses joined together to file a lawsuit against the utility company. The deluge of water damaged Johnson’s Shut-Ins, shut ...
Read More »Illinois court grants immunity to Craigslist
In another recent Communications Decency Act decision, a federal district court in Illinois has held that Craigslist couldn’t be liable for discriminatory housing advertisements on its Web site. The Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law (CLC), a ...
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Wal-Mart ruled not liable for suppliers’ labor conditions Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, can’t be held liable under U.S. law for labor conditions at some of its overseas suppliers, a federal judge said. A complaint filed last year ...
Read More »Council rejects municipal court panel again
In two weeks, the Kansas City Municipal Court will operate with only four full-time judges. Surrounded with accusations that the judicial selection process was flawed, the Kansas City Council deadlocked Thursday afternoon, opting not to pick from a panel of ...
Read More »Eminent domain debate plays out in St. Louis court
Condemnation proceedings started Thursday morning in St. Louis County Circuit Court for some property owners in Clayton reluctant to give up their land in the name of redevelopment. The hearing before Judge James J. Hartenbach was held just a block ...
Read More »IBM’s demand for royalties is ‘nonsense,’ Amazon.com contends
International Business Machines Corp.’s patent-infringement suits and demand for royalties against Amazon.com Inc. are “nonsense,’’ the Internet retailer said in court papers. IBM, the world’s biggest computer-services company, contends that Amazon “built its business’’ on technology owned by IBM and ...
Read More »Temporary workers: Handle with care
The holiday rush for temporary workers can spell legal trouble for employers in several ways, experts warn. The need for seasonal help is steadily growing. Retailers hired 629,000 seasonal workers last year — a 20 percent increase from 2004, according ...
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