North Carolina is being sued again over its treatment of transgender people, as state employees argue their health plan violated federal law by dropping coverage of medically necessary procedures. The new lawsuit comes amid unresolved litigation over North Carolina’s so-called ...

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  The University of Missouri system is suing a pharmacy professor at its Kansas City campus over allegations he stole and sold a student’s research, claiming that the school is the rightful owner of the work it believes could be ...

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A lawsuit has been filed in federal court regarding the Pure Pleasure Boutique in Pevely. The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment regarding the denial of a merchant’s license from the city of Pevely.

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A personal injury lawsuit against Jackson County over asbestos issues at its circuit courthouse (pictured here) turned into a wrongful death claim this week.

An amended petition, filed Monday in Jackson County Circuit Court, came as a result of the Oct. 9 death of plaintiff Nancy Lopez. The lawsuit was first filed in March.

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The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s new law targeting illegal immigrants, setting the stage for a clash between the federal government and the state over the nation’s toughest immigration crackdown. The lawsuit ...

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A trial starting this week will question whether a woman who popped a couple of bags of popcorn a day for 10 years can blame manufacturers for the same health issues factory workers had after daily breathing vapors from vats of boiling butter flavoring.

Popcorn workers claiming lung disease have captured millions of dollars in Missouri courts. But the trial in Jackson County Circuit Court will test whether a consumer intimately acquainted with her home microwave's buttons can convince a jury she deserves an award as well.

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Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder discusses his potential lawsuit against the federal health care bill, as well as the state's Historic Preservation Tax Credit.

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MOHELA, which has its headquarters in Chesterfield, claims in a lawsuit filed April 8 that Wells Fargo sold bonds at a higher interest rate than other banks in a lawsuit filed.

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Partners at two of Missouri’s largest law firms are going up against each other in a case involving an ousted company president who lost out on a cut of a $48 million merger. Jurors in Jackson County Circuit Court heard ...

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Two couples involved in a unique dispute over a pair of embryos have agreed to try to settle their claims in mediation. Both couples traded lawsuits last week, suing for the control of two frozen embryos stored in a California ...

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Bank of America Corp. suffered a setback in its defense to civil charges that it misled investors after a judge ruled that it may not introduce at a trial testimony about media reports predicting it would pay bonuses. The U.S. ...

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