A St. Louis County judge awarded $2.1 million to a family whose Chesterfield property was condemned for the expansion of Highway 141.
Read More »Commentary: Did psychopaths take over Wall Street asylum
It took a relatively obscure former British academic to propagate a theory of the financial crisis that would confirm what many people suspected all along: The “corporate psychopaths” at the helm of our financial institutions are to blame.
Read More »Commentary: In defense of Wal-Mart, or at least its heiress
In cultural commentary about the American economy, one company at a time always seems to be the goat. Everything it does is interpreted as evil.
Read More »Pending NLRB shutdown causes concern
As one of the most contentious years in the National Labor Relations Board’s history ends amid even more controversy, the new year brings new problems for the agency as well as labor lawyers.
Read More »Dean faces trial on anti-Republican bias
Iowa College of Law is a registered Republican, so it’s not exactly a stretch to suspect that political ideology might have something to do with the school’s hiring decisions.
Read More »Sandberg Phoenix opens Alton office
St. Louis-based firm Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard hired an Alton, Ill., attorney, creating the firm’s fourth branch in southern Illinois.
Read More »Big Brother can help you win in the courtroom
Mary French had a gut feeling that something was wrong. Her 78-year-old mother, Lois McCallister, had asked her why the employees at the nursing home where she lived were hurting her.
Read More »Court set to rule on much-anticipated Medicare reimbursement
While not the sexiest issue, the question of how long the government has to make a claim under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act impacts every actor in a personal injury suit – plaintiffs’ attorneys, defense attorneys, their clients, medical providers and insurers.
Read More »2011 top stories (No. 5): St. Louis court hosted two tobacco trials
St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael P. David carved out a niche for himself as a tobacco judge — having presided over two trials involving cigarette-makers in 2011.
Read More »2011 top stories (No. 6): Judicial raises scheduled for 2012, but ink is not yet dry
The Missouri judiciary this year won a significant battle against low judicial pay, but 2012 will determine if that victory survives.
Read More »Perry seeks to block printing of Virginia ballots
Texas Governor Rick Perry asked a court to block Virginia election officials from printing or distributing primary ballots after his presidential campaign was told his name wouldn’t appear.
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