Clay County judge finalists named 
Louis Angles, David P. Chamberlain and Janet L. Sutton are in the running to replace Judge Anthony Rex Gabbert, who was named in April to the Court of Appeals Western District.
Tobacco suit gets second hearing in high court
A decade-old Missouri lawsuit against a tobacco company has already seen two trials and two appeals. Whether its second trip to the Missouri Supreme Court marks the end of the line — or just keys up round three — remains to be seen.
UPDATED: Court revives malpractice claim against Husch
A Missouri appeals court resuscitated a claim that Husch Blackwell attorneys’ advice on stock options cost a former software company CFO millions of dollars.
Council prayers get high court review
The case has drawn nationwide interest, including from 49 members of Congress who submitted an amicus brief urging the court to hear it and rule in the town’s favor.
At war
over fees
Green Jacobson sues over bill after Zoltek CEO disses result of patent case involving F-22 fighter jet
Second Injury update passes
Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday said he’ll review the bill, but added that it appears lawmakers “may have gotten to a good, solid balance.”
Justices tread carefully in Monsanto ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court’s surgically narrow ruling prohibiting a farmer from using seeds harvested from patented herbicide-resistant soybeans has left lawyers with more questions than answers about the extent of patent owners’ rights in other emerging, self-replicating technologies.
Lawmakers pass public defender overhaul
Among other things, the bill allows judges to appoint lawyers to represent indigent criminal defendants. It was among the final pieces of legislation to cross the finish line before the 2013 legislative session ended at 6 p.m. Friday.
Bill to redraw judicial circuits passes
Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a bill that could lead to the first major changes in decades to the state’s 45 judicial circuits.
