Emily Kiser is now an associate for the Danna McKitrick law firm in Clayton. She focuses on bankruptcy and real estate law. Previously, Kiser was a law clerk for the firm. She graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law ...
Read More »Judge adds punitive damages
St. Louis developers Mike and Steve Roberts just got a little bit richer — if a verdict in their favor stands.
Read More »Jury gets Heartland Academy case
A Christian boarding school’s lawsuit against state officials stemming from a raid in which more than 100 students were removed from the program is in the hands of a federal jury.
Read More »Spencer Fane starts health care business
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne has formed a new health care consulting firm – Spencer Health Care Strategists.
Read More »Lawyer from new St. Charles office dies
Marvin Leo Lindmark, a lawyer who last month opened a law office in St. Charles, died on Saturday at his home in Kirkwood.
Read More »Court allows probation for life for first offenders
A Bourbon man who pleaded guilty to first-degree statutory rape will be under the supervision of a probation officer for the rest of his life. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a ban on lifetime supervision for Scott R. Fravell, who was charged with statutory rape in Crawford County.
Read More »Small-dollar case lands lawyer $11,000 in fees
Plaintiffs lawyers pushing for class actions may protest arbitration, but it isn’t always a losing proposition for consumers.
Read More »Lawyers lose free pass into city courts
Madelyn Light shows Lt. Dennis Pogue, deputy sheriff, her bar ID upon entering the Civil Courts Building in June 2008 with fellow attorney Jolene Taafe (middle). Bar IDs have helped attorneys go through the security system faster in St. Louis Circuit Courts buildings, but that’s changing.
Read More »Settlement approved in class action against payday lender
A judge has approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit against payday lender Advance America worth at least $5.8 million.
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MasterCard’s Aguilar honored by Hispanic council The Hispanic IT Executive Council has named MasterCard Worldwide’s Edgar Aguilar to its HITEC 100 list of top Hispanic IT Executives for 2011. Aguilar is group executive of MasterCard’s infrastructure and operations services. The ...
Read More »City asks judge to cut $3M verdict
The city of St. Louis must pay $3 million to a woman who was injured when she tried to avoid what eyewitnesses said was a city truck.
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