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A new version of a proposed class action settlement over a data breach at Schnuck Markets would boost the cost for the grocery chain.
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High-profile priest abuse case heads to trial
In a clergy sex-abuse case already historic for shaking loose internal Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis documents, attorneys are setting up their strategy as they battle over what information makes it into the courtroom.
Tagged with: Archdiocese of St. Louis
Read More »Appeals court reverses St. Louis judge’s ‘not guilty’ verdicts in grease theft cases
The judge reached the 'not guilty' verdicts after considering only a police report and blocking a prosecutor from presenting other evidence.
Read More »Jury awards $262K to prison guard who lost job after breaking leg
A former Pacific prison guard will try to get his job back through a court order after winning a $262,100 verdict in a lawsuit over his firing following an accident that shattered his leg.
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Read More »Legal audit firm, salesman settle slings and arrows litigation
The mudslinging in a lawsuit over the salesman’s commissions recently ended with a settlement, but court documents provide an inside look at Stuart Maue, a firm that pioneered legal audits.
Read More »St. Louis mayor uses strategy to attack same-sex marriage ban
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay’s deliberate and direct attack on Missouri’s same-sex marriage ban included legal research followed by swift action to marry four couples “fully aware” of the scrutiny and publicity they would face. (Updated 6/26 at 3:15 p.m.)
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Read More »Club landlord to pay $1M in shooting-death case
The mother of a 16-year-old boy who died after a Christmas night shooting outside a St. Louis nightclub in 2010 settled claims against the club’s landlord for $1 million.
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Read More »Joseph Masterson: The lawyer with 9 lives
Despite a Kansas City attorney’s apparent drug abuse, erratic behavior and concerned former employers, he kept landing on his feet thanks to supporters in Missouri’s legal community.
Read More »TIMELINE: The life and career of Joseph Masterson
A timeline of troubled Kansas City attorney Joseph Masterson's career.
Read More »St. Louis County Court to raise civil case surcharge to $20
St. Louis County Circuit Court judges are upping to $20 a civil case surcharge used for the law library, family courts and courtroom technology.
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Read More »Appeals court tosses $420K award against Hammer & Steel, sends back counterclaim
An appeals court tossed a $420,200 award against Hazelwood-based Hammer & Steel Inc. in a rental drill dispute and sent back a counterclaim for a new trial on damages.
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