The Missouri Supreme Court has established an ad hoc committee to study court costs.
Read More »One in five Americans don’t plan on retiring
Roughly one out of five Americans don’t expect they’ll ever be able to afford to completely retire.
Read More »Veteran malpractice payouts hit 12-year high
The cases against the VA have included missed diagnoses, delayed treatment and procedures performed on wrong body parts.
Read More »Planned Parenthood sues Texas over abortion-provider law
Texas is among several states facing legal battles over new abortion restrictions such as hospital-privilege requirements for providers.
Read More »St. Louis attorney updates ABA pub on consumer protection law
Erwin Switzer, of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale in St. Louis, has edited the 544-page update of the American Bar Association treatise, “Consumer Protection Law Developments.”
Read More »Ex-secretary of state Carnahan joins D.C. consulting firm
Former Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has joined Washington, D.C.-based Albright Stonebridge Group as a senior director.
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Read More »Senate bill would preserve NSA’s spying on Americans
The measure would require the NSA to publicly report statistics about its activities, as well as requiring the head of the NSA to be confirmed by the Senate.
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Read More »Dangers lurk around ghost blogging
A growing number of lawyers, including some as close as Illinois, have been disciplined for rule violations in blog posts.
Read More »Hall named to the Public Service Commission
Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed Daniel Hall, of Columbia, to the Missouri Public Service Commission.
Read More »Eight-year suit involving Michigan coffee chain settles
For nearly eight years, the case percolated through arbitration, two federal trial courts, two circuit courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to hear the case.
Read More »EEOC puts new focus on severance agreements: Enforcement action serves as warning
Rather than simply promulgating rules and issuing guidance, the EEOC has increasingly taken employers to court when it believes they are running afoul of the law.
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