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8th Circuit rules court wrong to deny man’s request to represent self

Monday, February 14, 2011

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A federal appeals court has found a state judge wrongly denied a man’s request to represent himself at trial.

Years-long dispute over fate of historic locomotive chugs on

Thursday, April 15, 2010

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It’s a business arrangement that dates back nearly 60 years, and a court fight that’s been going since 2002, over a century-old train engine. The St. Louis County Museum of Transportation and a historic railway organization can’t agree on who’s in charge of a 1905 locomotive. The New Jersey-based railway group permanently loaned the train [...]

Federal appeals court considers Anheuser-Busch takeover

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

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A panel of three federal judges heard arguments today by opponents of the InBev takeover of St. Louis brewer Anheuser-Busch. The plaintiffs in the case, a group of beer drinkers, appealed after a federal judge last year granted InBev’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. The plaintiffs basically argue that the acquisition by InBev shouldn’t [...]

Litigation forecloses arbitration, 8th Circuit says

Thursday, December 17, 2009

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The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says a class action lawsuit against a payday lender can be litigated in federal court, despite an arbitration clause signed by the plaintiffs. The appeals court agreed with a U.S. district judge, who said last year that Advance America asked her to rule on the merits of the [...]

U.S. Supreme Court ponders: Is a lawyer a ‘debt relief agency’?

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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The nation’s high court heard oral arguments today on a lawsuit brought by a Minnesota bankruptcy law firm that waged a constitutional challenge to the 2005 changes to bankruptcy law. A provision of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires attorneys who provide bankruptcy assistance to identify themselves or their firms [...]

8th Circuit says Vick can keep his bonuses

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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The Atlanta Falcons cannot get back a series of bonuses it paid to Michael Vick, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said this morning. The Falcons had sought to get back the $16.2 million in bonuses from Vick after he was suspended indefinitely without pay in August 2007, following his guilty plea on federal [...]

Court ends class action against NovaStar

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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A federal appeals court has ended a class action lawsuit against Kansas City-based NovaStar Financial. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said today that the lawsuit filed in 2007 wasn’t specific enough to meet the detailed pleading requirements of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The decision affirms Judge Ortrie D. Smith’s dismissal of [...]

Appeal filed in case against A-B, InBev

Friday, August 21, 2009

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A group of beer drinkers wants a federal appeals court to reinstate its antitrust lawsuit against Belgium-based InBev and St. Louis’ own Anheuser-Busch. After U.S. District Judge Jean C. Hamilton dismissed the lawsuit earlier this month, San Francisco lawyer Joseph M. Alioto said he would appeal her decision. “We believe the courts will recognize what [...]

Serial filer to get another day in court

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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A so-called “serial filer” and would-be law student will have a chance to argue to the U.S. District Court in St. Louis that the court may not ban him from filing lawsuits in the district. After reviewing 23 pro se lawsuits filed by Charles Pointer, the full District Court entered an order requiring Pointer to [...]

8th Circuit OKs rejection of cell tower

Thursday, August 6, 2009

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The seemingly simple and hyperlocal decision of locating a cellular phone tower drew a split decision from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court affirmed Platte County’s denial of a permit for a 153-foot tower that Sprint PCS sought to build near Platte City. County zoning officials denied [...]

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8th Circuit rules court wrong to deny man’s request to represent self

Years-long dispute over fate of historic locomotive chugs on

Federal appeals court considers Anheuser-Busch takeover

Litigation forecloses arbitration, 8th Circuit says

U.S. Supreme Court ponders: Is a lawyer a ‘debt relief agency’?

8th Circuit says Vick can keep his bonuses

Court ends class action against NovaStar

Appeal filed in case against A-B, InBev

Serial filer to get another day in court

8th Circuit OKs rejection of cell tower

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