Louis Freeh, a former federal judge, will conduct an external investigation to supplement an internal probe already under way of a staff attorney at the Deepwater Horizon Court Supervised Settlement Program.
Read More »Schnuck Markets moves to dismiss debit card suit
On March 30, the St. Louis-based grocery chain reported that between December 2012 and March 29, 2.4 million credit and debit cards used at 79 of its 100 stores may have been compromised.
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Read More »Portals keep lawyers more connected to clients
Small firms are using client portals as a tool to save time by providing clients with case information when they want it.
Read More »Judge throws out SEC oil company foreign-payment rule
U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington Tuesday ruled in favor of groups that argued the regulation would hobble companies’ competitiveness by forcing them to publicly disclose information that could be used to influence political events in other countries.
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Read More »Sleeping-giant labor issue of unpaid interns awakened
To critics, unpaid internships are an abuse of the labor system, a way for employers to take advantage of desperate job seekers. Supporters, including some former unpaid interns, see it as a way to get training and career contacts.
Read More »Governor signs bill to draw new judicial circuits
The bill would allow the Missouri Supreme Court to draft new boundaries every 20 years, starting in 2020.
Read More »Phone leads police to burglary suspects
St. Louis prosecutors on Tuesday charged Brianne J. Benson and Santrell Curtis with burglary and stealing under $500.
Read More »Updated: Cassitys plead guilty in prepaid funeral case
Brent Cassity is a defendant in an estimated $600 million fraud case over National Prearranged Services’ sale of prepaid funeral services
Read More »Wolff wins Supreme Court pool
Former state Supreme Court Judge Michael A. Wolff won the second annual Missouri Lawyers Weekly Supreme Court prediction pool.
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Read More »Nixon signs public defender bill
Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday signed legislation that overhauls the state’s public defender system.
Read More »Governor vetoes tighter unemployment rules
Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a pair of bills that would have made it harder for fired workers to get unemployment benefits.
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