Former TWA pilots who sued their union after losing seniority after the sale of the company to American Airlines reached a $53 million settlement with the union.
Read More »Four-week trial planned in boating death case
A federal jury in St. Louis must decide if a Missouri boat manufacturer is strictly liable for the deaths of two men whose boat overturned — or if an aftermarket structural fix the manufacturer issued for the boat after a similar fatal accident could have saved the men.
Read More »Husch Blackwell lays off 25 staff members
Husch Blackwell laid off 25 staff members firmwide, a 3.5 percent reduction in staff positions, the firm confirmed this morning.
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Read More »Health care group to pay $30M to settle kickback claims
A group of health care contract providers will pay $30 million, without admitting liability, to settle claims that they engaged in a kickback scheme for business referrals through Medicare and Medicaid. (Updated 5:20 p.m.)
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Read More »Fraud unit warns of email ‘spoofing’ scam targeting Bryan Cave
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s fraud unit has issued a warning that scammers are using emails appearing to be from Bryan Cave and referring to bogus “court appearances.”
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Read More »Chief Justice Russell backs changes to criminal code
In her first state of the judiciary speech, Mary R. Russell told members of the Missouri House and Senate that the current code has provisions that are underused and overly harsh.
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Read More »Commercial real estate to rebound nationally in 2014
The rebounding national economy should help return both investment and interest into the national commercial real estate market.
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Read More »Former St. Louis Circuit clerk, ‘Judge Whitney,’ pleads guilty
A former clerk for a St. Louis Circuit Court associate judge pleaded guilty to 48 misdemeanor counts of misuse of official information by a public servant.
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Read More »U.S. Supreme Court resolves uncertainty over when notice of appeal must be filed
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to adopt a standard for filing a notice of appeal that would vary depending on whether attorney fees are awarded pursuant to a statute or a contract.
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Read More »Federal courts warn of email scam
The federal judiciary has learned of an email scam, in which emails purporting to come from federal and state courts are infecting recipients with computer viruses.
Read More »Real estate political correctness run amok
Real estate listings in some parts of the country are getting a political correctness makeover.
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