The Class of 2012 is finding more jobs and is seeing increasing starting salaries.
Read More »Flea market owner indicted over counterfeits
Jack Frison Sr., 64, of the St. Louis suburb of Town & Country, was indicted on one felony count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, one felony count of aiding and abetting copyright infringement, and one felony count of trafficking counterfeit goods.
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Read More »Commentary: Supreme Court must remember what deference means
What the court should do is show deference in all these cases, which means siding with the conservatives on marriage and with the liberals on voting rights.
Read More »Whitey Bulger witness says he killed men to help friends
James "Whitey" Bulger, charged with 19 murders and running a racketeering scheme, was captured in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2011 after 16 years on the run.
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Read More »Company’s defamation case against competitor dismissed
Plaintiff Marathon Reprographics Inc. alleged in its suit that Ruby Lane posed as one of Marathon’s clients to gather information about the business and then contacted Marathon’s clients and misrepresented Marathon’s business practices with libelous and slanderous statements.
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Read More »Patriot in talks with Aurelius, Knighthead for exit funding
Patriot is negotiating with the two investors, who may participate in a rights offering that could serve as the basis for an exit from its Chapter 11 case.
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Read More »St. Louis lawyers settle with ex-partner in bombing case
St. Louis lawyers Beth and T. Darin Boggs have agreed to settle a lawsuit against the man they say planted two pipe bombs just outside their house more than two years ago — their former law partner Mark R. Bates.
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Read More »Privacy ruling by U.S. Supreme Court forces lawyers to handle DMV data with care
The court ruled in Maracich v. Spears that the litigation exception to the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) does not allow attorneys to obtain personal information of drivers for the “predominant purpose” of soliciting new clients.
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Read More »Sentencing ruling by U.S. Supreme Court affects drug and gun cases
This week’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on criminal sentencing will reverberate most in drug and gun cases, which frequently have mandatory minimum prison sentences as an element.
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Read More »Commentary: Clarence Thomas’ legal time machine zooms to 1789
Don’t let the U.S. Supreme Court’s very contemporary cases on gene patenting and same-sex marriage fool you: At least one justice is still living in the 18th century and doesn’t care who knows it.
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Read More »Former law partners dispute split of $125k fee
Deborah S. Greider sued Anne M. Hillyer in St. Louis County Circuit Court on May 20, claiming a breach of contract based on financial dealings in their former firm, GreiderHillyer.
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