Heads up, appellate attorneys: The Missouri Supreme Court will switch Thursday to electronic filing.
Read More »Settlement shows up in Lee’s Summit bond rating
A rating agency review of Lee’s Summit bonds took into account a $15.5 million settlement with a man wrongly convicted of child molestation.
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Read More »Audit: Ethics commission falls short on new duties
A state audit found a political funding watchdog isn’t fully using investigative power the Legislature gave it last year, and is citing the need for additional staff.
Read More »Longtime Hannibal judge Ronald McKenzie dies
McKenzie was on the bench for 20 years, making him one of the longest serving judges at the Hannibal court in the 10th Judicial Circuit, according to his obituary. No cause of death was given.
Read More »Judge dismisses sex trafficking lawsuit against Village Voice Media
A federal judge in St. Louis tossed a sex trafficking lawsuit filed by a runaway teenager against Village Voice Media, saying federal law protects websites from such suits.
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Read More »St. Louis photographer sues “Project Runway” contestant
Firefighter hit with $31k verdict for punching colleague
A St. Louis firefighter who made the news last week for an off-hours rescue is on the hook for more than $31,000 for breaking a colleague’s jaw after an argument nearly four years ago.
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Read More »Photographer sues Bravo, ‘Million Dollar Decorators’
St. Louis photographer Michael Eastman claims that an interior designer starring on Bravo’s “Million Dollar Decorators” went overboard when he featured a picture taken by Eastman as a mural in television hostess Daisy Fuentes’ home.
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Read More »Tab owed to Rams’ Vobora grows
A judge added $92,100 in attorneys’ fees to the $5.4 million a supplement maker owes Rams linebacker David Vobora.
Read More »KC mayor appoints four lawyers to Port Authority
Mayor Sly James this week appointed attorneys to fill four of the nine positions on the newly expanded Kansas City Port Authority board.
Read More »Business bankruptcies drop in St. Louis
Business bankruptcies in St. Louis plunged nearly 60 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period a year ago, according to a new report
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