Nearly two years after a sudden and severe thunderstorm destroyed a tent outside a bar in downtown St. Louis, the family of a man who died in the incident has settled with the bar and the company that owned the tent.
Read More »Obama fundraising welcomed by Democrats trying to keep distance
Raising money is the least — and the most — Obama can do for Democratic candidates in a tough midterm election this year.
Read More »COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Dolan Co. to seek Chapter 11 reorg
The Dolan Company, the Minneapolis-based owner of The St. Louis Daily Record, The Kansas City Daily Record, The Countian, The Jefferson Countian and The St. Charles Business Record, will seek bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11.
Read More »Optimism high in national commercial real estate market
According to a survey conducted by Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, investor and lender confidence in the national commercial real estate market are reaching new heights since the recession.
Read More »Accounting board easing some reporting requirements
Private companies have called for streamlining the way they are permitted to report financial statements, and it appears regulators are listening.
Read More »Fannie Mae wind-down deemed threat to home recovery
A U.S. Senate plan to dismantle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may deliver an unintended blow to a fragile housing recovery.
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Read More »Wash U. announces Nancy Staudt as new law school dean
Washington University’s new law school dean will be Nancy Staudt, vice dean for faculty and academic affairs at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
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Read More »Town & Country Mayor Dalton moves to Armstrong Teasdale
Town & Country Mayor Jonathan Dalton this month quietly moved to Armstrong Teasdale from Lewis, Rice & Fingersh.
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Read More »Federal judge Kays rejects wage-law class action settlement
A federal judge this month threw out a $1.7 million class action settlement and urged the lawyers to try again.
Read More »Mizzou Law creates summer program in St. Louis
Students at the University of Missouri School of Law can take an extended field trip from Columbia to St. Louis this summer to earn course credit.
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Read More »Commentary: Net Investment Income Tax hits real estate businesses
The new federal Net Investment Income Tax became effective in 2013, making this the first year that we are seeing its effects on tax returns.
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