A judge found in favor of the city of Ladue on three counts in a case where its former police chief alleged institutionalized racism on the part of the city. The ruling, though, didn’t directly address any of the headline-grabbing allegations in the case.
Read More »Outcome unclear for drugmakers’ overtime case
The U.S. Supreme Court questioned whether drugmakers must pay overtime to as many 90,000 sales representatives in a clash that pits the pharmaceutical industry against the Obama administration.
Read More »Clemens judge begins screening jurors for retrial on perjury
The judge overseeing the trial of Roger Clemens began screening 80 to 90 potential jurors for the ex-New York Yankees pitcher’s retrial on perjury charges.
Read More »Suits over ‘all natural’ advertising claims on the rise
A number of recent lawsuits allege that companies are falsely advertising their products as “all natural” or “100 percent” natural when they in fact contain synthetic ingredients or genetically modified organisms.
Read More »St. Louis attorney admits to slipping donation into legal bill
A St. Louis real estate development attorney pleaded guilty this afternoon to a billing a state-backed workers’ compensation insurance company for a political contribution he made in his law firm’s name.
Read More »St. Louis County lawyer convicted in $52M fraud scheme
A federal jury in St. Louis today convicted attorney and cleric Martin Sigillito on 20 counts stemming from an alleged $52 million fraud scheme.
Read More »State will pay $4M in rape of developmentally disabled woman
A developmentally disabled woman who was said she was raped by an employee at the facility where she was living is entitled to a $4 million judgment, a jury found Thursday.
Read More »Commentary: Facts are first casualty of health care fight | Poll
In the Supreme Court’s historic argument over President Barack Obama’s health-care law, the Republicans claimed the high ground on principle, Democrats on the politics.
Read More »Chesterfield debt collector eyes growth in St. Charles
The debt collection industry is seeing increased demand for its services, and as a result is seeking more employees. The latest example locally came Thursday afternoon when National Asset Recovery Services held a six-hour job fair at the Ameristar Casinos complex in St. Charles.
Read More »Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson pleads guilty to donation charge
Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson pleaded guilty Thursday to misappropriating $5,000 from a state-backed workers’ compensation insurance company. St. Louis lawyer Edward J. Griesedieck III is expected to enter a similar plea Friday.
Read More »Gallop managing partner: Recession primary reason for firm’s fate
No single event brought Gallop, Johnson & Neuman close to shutting down, one of the firm’s leaders said in an interview Thursday.
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