The Missouri House recently passed a bill that would create a “loser pays” rule for attorney fees in civil litigation.
Read More »Missouri Senate OKs significant Nonpartisan Court Plan changes
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a resolution that would change the Nonpartisan Court Plan, allowing the governor to appoint a majority of the voting members of the Appellate Judicial Commission.
Read More »New circuit judge named in St. Louis County
John D. “Jack” Warner is the newest circuit judge in St. Louis County. Warner will fill the vacancy created when Judge John A. Ross left to take a federal judgeship appointment.
Read More »St. Louis settles suit over off-duty shooting
A man who sued St. Louis after an off-duty police officer shot him outside a bar in Illinois has agreed to settle his case for about $250,000.
Read More »Wash U team wins ABA moot court competition
For the first time in the 35-year history of the competition, a moot court team from Washington University School of Law has won the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition.
Read More »Polsinelli picks up 14 Gallop lawyers
Fourteen Gallop, Johnson & Neuman attorneys, including Chairman Sanford Neuman and Managing Partner Tom Campbell, will be heading to Polsinelli Shughart on May 1.
Read More »Court affirms verdict for American Equity Mortgage over ‘ninety-nine, ninety-nine’ fight
A Missouri appeals court upheld a $300,000 unfair competition verdict a St. Louis County jury issued last year in the long-running lawsuit between American Equity Mortgage and Vinson Mortgage.
Read More »Several Gallop lawyers move to Spencer Fane
As Gallop, Johnson & Neuman prepares to close its doors, four of its attorneys have moved to Spencer Fane Britt & Browne.
Read More »Wal-Mart bribery probe examining coverup claims
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. may spend hundreds of millions of dollars investigating $24 million in alleged Mexican bribes as the U.S. government weighs whether the company or executives also broke the law by covering up an internal probe, former federal prosecutors said.
Read More »Court: Sex offender registry must be updated after each move
Sex offenders who move out of a residence must notify law enforcement of the change within three business days and may not wait until they have a new permanent residence, a state appeals court said in a case of first impression.
Read More »Facebook paying $550 Million for 650 AOL’s patents
Facebook Inc. is beefing up its intellectual property arsenal by paying $550 million for some of the patents Microsoft Corp. recently agreed to buy from AOL Inc.
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