As jurors demand slicker presentation of evidence, lawyers are hiring artists, computer graphic designers and illustrators to transform piles of documents into light, sound and images.
Read More »Girls Gone Wild owner invokes Fifth Amendment in debtor examination
The owner of the Girls Gone Wild franchise invoked his Fifth Amendment rights not to answer questions at a judgment debtor examination this afternoon. But he also answered a few questions, leading the plaintiff’s lawyer to argue that he waived those rights.
Read More »Job-supervisor harassment rules confound justices
U.S. Supreme Court justices grappled with the limits on holding employers responsible for racial and sexual harassment, asking about country music and underheated offices while seeking to apply federal job-bias laws to the modern workplace.
Read More »Insanity defense appeal denied by divided high court
A divided U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider whether the Constitution requires the insanity defense to be an option for criminal defendants, leaving intact an Idaho murder conviction.
Read More »Health care, IP, banking top practice areas for 2013
While a stagnant economy means a tough job market for many lawyers, legal staffing experts predict that attorneys with specialized skills will continue to find themselves in high demand in 2013.
Read More »St. Louis lawyer stays focused by rock climbing | Video
Scaling rock faces 70 feet high — “traversing routes” and “solving boulder problems,” for those in the know — helps attorney Matthew T. Singer keep fit. But, more important, he said, it helps him find mental focus and clarity.
Read More »Coach Inc. targets counterfeiters, files a dozen federal court cases in Missouri
Immigration and FBI agents descended on the Frison Flea Market this summer to seize alleged knock-off designer purses and other goods. As news cameras rolled, the agents carted off boxes of merchandise from the windowless market.
Read More »Four on state high court have left since ’07 union ruling
The Missouri Supreme Court that ruled Tuesday on public-sector unions is very different from the one that last considered the issue.
Read More »Sleep Out raises awareness about homeless teens
It was a cold November night, but 30 St. Louis-area business leaders and government officials eschewed the comforts of home to spend the night outdoors to raise awareness about homeless teenagers.
Read More »Roberts one of Esquire’s Americans of the year
Glamour isn’t the only magazine handing out year-end accolades to Supreme Court justices. In its December issue, Esquire names Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. one of its Americans of the year.
Read More »High court expands public-sector union ruling
Five years ago, the Missouri Supreme Court said public-sector employees have the right to bargain collectively. On Tuesday, the court put some teeth into that ruling.
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