Jury awards both sides in bulletproof vests case 
A body-armor court battle in St. Louis has ended with awards for both sides.
Judge tosses suit over fees in Bayer rice case 
A federal lawsuit over contributions to a fees and costs pool in multidistrict rice litigation against Bayer CropScience came to a quick end this week.
Hometown disadvantage: Missouri firms look for the magic elsewhere 
The MOney 20 collectively puffed up attorney headcount by about 137 lawyers in 2012, but few of those additions were in Missouri, where the MOney ranks dwindled by nearly 88 lawyers.
Now Trending: Firms map out different strategies, results 
It used to be easier to decide on a theme for the MOney 20.
Case over police officer’s shooting of dog settles 
A lawsuit over the police shooting death of an American bulldog — an incident captured in a video that went viral on YouTube — settled for $50,000 the week before trial was set to start.
The ‘doughnut hole’ 
Being a barista turned out to be a good career move for 2009 law school graduate Lan Adair Sasa.
Court reverses attorneys’ fees award for Halloween law challenge 
Sex offenders who sued over a state law restricting their activities on Halloween didn’t earn a victory that entitled them to attorneys’ fees, a federal appeals court said Friday.
Four more former Stolar partners move to new firms 
Four more former partners of dissolved firm The Stolar Partnership have joined other firms.
UPDATE: Lawsuit protests St. Louis street performer fees 
The Thin Dimes musical group doesn’t have enough of them to rub together to pay the fees St. Louis now requires for sidewalk performers, a lawsuit protesting the fees and other permit requirements says.
Case over shooting of dog by police settles 
A lawsuit over the police shooting death of a bulldog — an incident captured in a video that went viral on YouTube — settled for $50,000 the week before trial was set to start.
Driver injured by falling box wins verdict 
After more than a little prayer and heeding some wifely advice, plaintiffs’ attorneys scored a $2.2 million jury award for their client, a truck driver injured when a 38-pound box fell on him.
