A St. Louis federal judge has approved an estimated $750,000 settlement of an employee class action lawsuit against rental car company Enterprise Holdings Inc. and a subsidiary.
Read More »Victim tampering leads to prison sentence
The actions of a Kansas City man while on probation have netted him 15 years in prison with no eligibility for parole. The man, 44-year-old Mitchell Moore, violated the terms of an order of protection, attempted to intimidate his victim from jail, harassed jail staff and defaced jail property, the Platte County prosecutor reported Friday.
Read More »Hostess Brands warns employees of possible sale, wind-down
Hostess Brands Inc., the baker of Wonder Bread, has issued an extension of a conditional warn notice, telling employees and their union of a possible sale or wind-down if the company can’t restructure.
Read More »Former St. Louis city worker sentenced for forgery
A St. Louis judge sentenced a former city worker to a 10-year suspended imposition of sentence on three counts of forgery.
Read More »Nixon touts tax deduction as reason to hire
Trying to stimulate job creation, Gov. Jay Nixon is pitching a limited-time offer in the form of a tax deduction to small businesses throughout Missouri. Whether it’s enough to spur those businesses to hire additional workers remains to be seen.
Read More »Commentary: Be smart about the social media conversation
Chances are if you’re not already participating in the social media conversation, you’re thinking about it. And if you’re not thinking about it, you should be.
Read More »St. Charles County elections authority director says he wants to go to trial
As the list of current and former employees suing St. Charles County Elections Authority Director Rich Chrismer grows, the elections chief says he does not want to settle the legal disputes.
Read More »BAMSL to move to Washington Avenue
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis is moving to 555 Washington Ave.
Read More »UPDATED: Crouppen launches ad campaign against Levison
Brown & Crouppen lawyer Terry Crouppen, who is not a candidate, is trying to unseat incumbent Mark H. Levison from the state bar’s governing body.
Read More »Valley Park city attorney suspended pending investigation
St. Louis attorney Chet Pleban may be “the new kid on the block” in the tabloid-friendly situation unfolding in Valley Park, but he said he aims to thoroughly investigate claims against the city’s beleaguered mayor, Nathan Grellner, and the temporarily suspended city attorney, Eric Martin.
Read More »Nine years later, case grinds on against cigarette maker Brown & Williamson
After two trials, multiple appeals and a trip to the Missouri Supreme Court, the lawyer in a long-running trial against a tobacco company wants an appeals court to put an end to the case.
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