The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District said Missouri law does not allow the families of two victims of the deadly spree to sue the gun store where the killer purchased ammunition magazines.
Read More »Gallup to pay $10.5 million to settle contract claims
The allegations against Gallup were originally brought under the whistle-blower provisions of the False Claims Act by Michael Lindley, Gallup’s former director of client services.
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Read More »Commentary: Would your firm pass a data security audit?
Could your firm pass a data security audit, whether from a global giant like Bank of America or from the community bank that is your largest local client? Would you even know which areas pose the greatest security risks?
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Read More »Commentary: Federal trial against Zimmerman is a bad idea
The likelihood of getting a conviction would be extremely small — and instead of placating people who feel aggrieved by the first trial, another failed prosecution might make race relations in America worse, not better.
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Read More »Grants will help ex-offenders re-enter the work force
Mayor Francis Slay and other officials will hold a press conference Tuesday morning to announce details of the grant awards.
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Read More »Court tosses EPA delay on greenhouse gas biofuel rules
The EPA failed to spell out what the delay, known as the deferral rule, would accomplish.
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Read More »Crane to retire from appeals court next month
Judge Kathianne Knaup Crane's retirement from the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District will take effect Aug. 15.
Read More »Lay member named to 6th Circuit commission
Gov. Jay Nixon appointed John W. Pepper as a nonlawyer member the 6th Circuit Judicial Commission.
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Read More »Missouri Bar seeks $75 annual fee hike
The bar’s board of governors on Friday afternoon voted unanimously for a proposed $75 enrollment fee increase, which would bring the yearly total for most lawyers to $380.
Read More »Judges name Noelle Collins next magistrate judge in St. Louis
U.S. District Court judges chose Assistant U.S. Attorney Noelle C. Collins to fill a vacancy as the newest U.S. magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Missouri.
Read More »Ashcroft can’t hurt Ronnie White now
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is recommending Ronnie White to the Obama administration for the U.S. District judgeship vacated by Judge Jean Hamilton.
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