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FCC’s rules for 911 on Web phones upheld A U.S. appeals court upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s 2005 decision requiring Internet phone-service providers to ensure their customers can reach 911 emergency call centers. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court ...

The holiday season is in full swing and I am not aware of anyone filing a lawsuit over any public holiday displays in Missouri. What is this world coming to? Maybe the governmental entities in our fair state know what ...

Some studies have shown that certain mental illnesses, including generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsiveness and depression, are significantly more prevalent among lawyers than the general population. Studies have also shown high rates of clinical depression and suicide among lawyers. “As a ...

A St. Louis-based grocery store chain and its insurance company are fighting in federal court about whether the damages the store suffered by the July power outage are covered in its policy. Dierbergs Markets suffered more than $500,000 in damages, ...

Considering taking your company public? Think carefully, if this is really something you want to do. While an initial public offering raises funds for a company, it also brings in a slew of new players – investors and analysts with ...

A Virginai jury has returned a $4 million wrongful birth verdict for a woman who delivered identical twins with Down syndrome in September 2002. The jury also awarded $500,000 to the father of the children at the end of a ...

Appeals sourt upholds 911 rules for Web-phone service A U.S. appeals court upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s 2005 decision requiring Internet phone-service providers to ensure their customers can reach 911 emergency call centers. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court ...

Merck & Co., maker of the Vioxx painkiller, isn’t liable for the heart attack of an Alabama man, a jury decided today in less than two hours, giving the company its second swift court victory in three days. Gary Albright, ...

Johnson & Johnson, the largest medical device maker, was sued by a former chief medical officer who claims he was fired for voicing concerns about the safety of company products. Dr. Joel S. Lippman, 52, questioned nine products in development ...

Credentials or stage presence? When it comes to selecting an expert witness, deciding which quality should take precedence often depends on how central the expert’s testimony is to the fundamental question being put to the jury. If the consultant is ...

It’s late. Your leg is throbbing from the car accident, or construction site mishap, or whatever. Unhappy and in pain, you’re about to click off the TV and hobble up to bed when a glowering, mustachioed face fills the screen ...