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Survey says: Summer is fun at Shook
Shook, Hardy & Bacon has earned some serious plaudits for its summer associates program.
Vietnam veteran receives long-delayed benefits
Now, after 46 years of trying, a Navy veteran, with the pro bono help of St. Louis attorney Terrence J. O’Toole, two months ago got $250,000.
Jerome Sandweiss dies, represented Temple Israel in landmark zoning case
The St. Louis attorney served on a historic case in 1959 in which the state Supreme Court weighed in on a dispute about where a synagogue could go.
Updated: St. Louis County jury awards $5.2 million med-mal verdict
Undiagnosed HIV cost plaintiff his kidney function.
Pharmacia pollution case sent back to circuit court
At issue in the case is whether the company had a duty to anticipate that the chemicals would stick around and be so pervasive in the environment.
“SLOW JUSTICE” in St. Louis County Courts Building
Long waits for elevators at the St. Louis County Courts Building force many to take the stairs.
ACLU files Sunshine Law petition against St. Louis County police
The department refused to release a copy of an anonymous letter alleging racial profiling by a former lieutenant, saying it was part of an active internal investigation.
KC attorney recognized in national ‘Best LGBT Lawyers’
Alexander Edelman is among the National LGBT Bar Association’s annual list of the 40 best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lawyers under age 40.
St. Louis County jury finds in favor of injured railroad employee
A St. Louis County jury has awarded a former railroad worker $725,000 under the Federal Employers Liability Act for a spinal injury he suffered on the job.
High court denies relief for cop killer
Kevin Johnson Jr. was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in the 2005 shooting death of a police officer in Meacham Park in Kirkwood.
Company settles with woman injured in head-on crash
A defective tire blew out and led to a head-on collision between a tractor-trailer and a rented moving truck.
Schnuck Markets a victim in data breach, AG says
On March 30, the St. Louis-based grocery chain reported that between December 2012 and March 29, 2.4 million credit and debit cards used at 79 of its 100 stores may have been compromised.
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