Lucas Amodio, Michael Longmeyer, Christopher Strobel and Zachary Wegmann join the team.
Read More »Gulf Keystone wins suit over ex-soldier’s Iraqi-oil claim
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. won a U.K. lawsuit brought by a former U.S. Special Forces captain who sought a stake in the company’s Iraqi oil fields he said was worth as much as $1.6 billion.
Read More »BP balks at extending spill settlement to moratorium losses
Spill victims proposed using damage formulas set out in BP’s settlement of economic-loss claims to compensate additional businesses for losses caused by the government’s suspension of deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after the spill.
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Read More »Google must face wiretap claims in suit over Street View
Google Inc., the world most-used search engine, must face claims that it violated protections against wiretapping raised in a lawsuit over the company’s Street View feature.
Read More »Commentary: Litigators, help your witnesses fill the gaps
To prepare a witness, lawyers must help the witness — and themselves — define, understand and bridge each gap between a witness's real-world experiences and the strange, unnatural world of being a witness.
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Read More »Back to discovery in Florissant red light camera case
Red-light cameras in the city of Florissant will be back on the docket in the St. Louis County Circuit court.
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Read More »Mo. Supreme Court upholds part of eminent domain law
The state Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the St. Louis County Circuit Court awarding damages, including extra cash based on a “heritage value statute,” to property owners in an eminent domain case.
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Read More »Supreme Court revives class action against Mercy Health
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a class action lawsuit accusing Mercy Health of unfair billing practices.
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Read More »No third trial in B&W tobacco case
The high court on Tuesday affirmed a $1.5 million punitive award against Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.
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Read More »JPMorgan reaches insurance accord with mortgage borrowers
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and insurers reached a $300 million settlement with property owners who accused the companies of overcharging for hazard insurance.
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Read More »U.S. Attorney Callahan attacks gun bill
Lawmakers are expected to vote this week on whether to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of HB 436, which attempts to nullify some federal gun-control laws.
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