Shirley A. Padmore-Mensah has been selected to fill a vacancy for U.S. magistrate judge, according to a press release Wednesday from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Read More »Court to decide if suspect who leaves can be detained
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether police can detain an individual who exited a residence that officers were about to search and then drove away from the area.
Read More »Video: Battle lines drawn over Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan during forum
Two opponents and a supporter of proposed changes to Missouri’s Nonpartisan Court Plan drew up their election-year battle lines Wednesday morning.
Read More »KV Pharmaceutical must face suit over quality assurances
KV Pharmaceutical Co. must face an investor lawsuit claiming the company and its executives made misleading statements about its compliance with federal quality-control standards, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
Read More »Commentary: The ‘super’ benefits of becoming a thoughtful leader
Lawyers love credentials that symbolize professional recognition and accomplishment. Part of the reason is that credentials are evidence of effort and success, and the lawyer personality has a strong inclination toward both.
Read More »Jury returns $4.1M verdict against Kansas City car dealer
A Clay County jury has returned a $4.1 million verdict against Chad Franklin and his car dealership in a state Merchandising Practices Act case.
Read More »Sestric remembered for love of St. Louis, help to others
St. Louis lawyer and author Anthony J. Sestric, who died May 27 after a fall, is remembered by members of the legal community as a man who loved the city he lived in and who was willing to do what he could to help it and other lawyers. He was 71.
Read More »Commentary: China’s censorship rules mirror our history
What’s the opposite of free speech? If you answered, “totalitarian censorship,” you are right — and you are old.
Read More »Signs building for better home market
The homebuilding industry in the St. Louis region may be on the road to recovery, but the journey will be rough and take years to complete, according to well-known consultant.
Read More »ACC starts diversity internships
The St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and St. Louis firm Williams Venker & Sanders are starting a Summer Diversity Internship Program.
Read More »James Hullverson, 83, dies of cancer
James Everett “Jim” Hullverson Sr., a prominent personal injury attorney from St. Louis who was recognized for his work in advocating for personal rights in cases against corporations, has died.
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