A Missouri family won a $7 million verdict from a federal jury over a tractor-trailer crash that killed a man.
Read More »Commentary: Financial scandal aficionados never had it better
If you happen to be a connoisseur of accounting scandals, then the past month or so has been about as good as it gets, capped by the unfolding disaster at Olympus Corp.
Read More »UPDATE: 3 p.m. deadline comes, goes with no action taken by police
Jeff Rainford, Mayor Francis Slay’s chief of staff, said enforcement would begin no sooner than 3 p.m. Friday.
Read More »Court rules health care law constitutional
President Barack Obama’s health care legislation requiring almost all Americans to have medical insurance beginning in 2014 is constitutional, a U.S. appeals court ruled.
Read More »Commentary: MF signs death warrant for short-term funding
People ask me all the time: How could Wall Street powerhouses such as Bear Stearns Cos., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. disappear virtually overnight?
Read More »Class actions diverge after journey to high court
As chance would have it, two cases that nearly set the legal standard for class action arbitration in Missouri were both back in courtrooms Wednesday morning, under very different circumstances.
Read More »BBB ratings protected under First Amendment
A decision this month from Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District illustrates what a tough slog it is trying to sue the BBB for defamation.
Read More »Herman Cain’s lawyer previously at Bryan Cave
The lawyer introducing Herman Cain at a press conference Tuesday about sexual harassment allegations against the GOP presidential candidate has been representing celebrity and high-profile clients for years.
Read More »Indicted ex-chairman of planning commission found dead
The former chairman of the St. Louis County Planning Commission who was indicted on bank and wire fraud charges was found dead Wednesday morning at his Town and Country home.
Read More »Special elections leave Missouri House with fewer lawyers
Four special elections on Tuesday left the Missouri House with fewer members who are lawyers.
Read More »Supreme Court questions use of GPS tracking
U.S. Supreme Court justices raised the specter of George Orwell’s novel “1984” as they questioned whether police officers should have unbridled freedom to place GPS devices on cars to track criminal suspects.
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