Police didn’t need a warrant to check a drug suspect’s cellphone for its phone number, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming a conviction.
Read More »Walgreens sued for fatal drug mix-up
Walgreens is being sued after the death of an elderly Kentucky woman whose pharmacist allegedly gave her the dangerous antihistamine Hydroxyzine instead of the high blood pressure medication Hydralazine prescribed by her doctor.
Read More »Jury returns defense verdict for Ford in retrial
After a month-long trial, a jury in Kansas City returned a defense verdict yesterday for Ford Motor Co. in a retrial over a fiery crash that killed a state trooper.
Read More »SLU pushes off law school’s move downtown
Saint Louis University is delaying until next year a planned move of its law school from Grand Center to downtown St. Louis.
Read More »Husch Blackwell demotes 25 partners
Husch Blackwell demoted 25 partners after the firm took a look at its requirements for equity partners, the firm’s incoming chairman confirmed this morning.
Read More »Toys ‘R’ Us isn’t liable for foul-mouthed doll, court says
It must have been more than a little disturbing when a doll that an Oklahoma woman bought for her little great-niece allegedly started acting like Linda Blair in The Exorcist. But according to a federal judge, as upsetting as the foul-mouthed toy may have been, it didn’t justify damages for emotional distress.
Read More »Hostess, Teamsters put off trial on union contracts
Hostess Brands Inc. and the Teamsters union were scheduled for trial beginning Monday where the baker of Wonder bread would ask the bankruptcy court to terminate existing union contracts and end the company’s participation in multi-employer pension plans. The trial has been pushed back to begin March 23.
Read More »ABA report may prompt changes to death penalty
Supporters and opponents of Missouri’s death penalty are lining up to praise a new report that offers many recommendations for improvement, but stops short of calling for a moratorium on executions here.
Read More »Doreen Dodson named 2012 Woman of the Year
The wow factor helped to separate the winners from among the more than 120 women from throughout the state of Missouri who were nominated this year.
Read More »Study: U.S. Supreme Court is a melting pot of ideologies
he ideology of the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court has always been a topic of discussion and debate. But just where do the justices sit on the ideological scale?
Read More »Circuit judge nominees named for St. Louis County vacancy
Out of a field of 32 applicants, three nominees for the vacant judgeship on the St. Louis County Circuit Court were advanced for consideration to Gov. Jay Nixon this week.
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