Whether or not the Missouri General Assembly moves on proposed bills this session, research on psychedelics to treat mental health is ramping up nationwide. Husch Blackwell’s new psychedelics and emerging therapies practice group seeks to answer that call, said Kansas City partner Curt Chase.
Read More »The POWER List: Health Care Law 2022
In this latest edition of THE POWER LIST, a regular feature from Missouri Lawyers Media, we examine the most powerful attorneys in health care law.
Read More »Former ALJ wins disability claim after years-long delay
Three years after the Missouri Supreme Court ordered a new trial, and two years after the pandemic caused that trial to be delayed, a St. Louis jury has awarded $1.36 million to a former administrative law judge on claims that he faced retaliation for complaining of discrimination on the job.
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Read More »Western District reins in deadline for Human Rights Commission
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District is allowing two employment discrimination suits to proceed, at least for now, despite a new provision of law that exempts religious organizations from the Missouri Human Rights Act.
Read More »Last 8 employees dismissed from wrongful death suit
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District affirmed a judgment dismissing the last employees from a suit alleging they had not done all they could to prevent a boy’s death.
Read More »Armstrong Teasdale expands to D.C. and Dublin
Armstrong Teasdale has opened an office in Dublin, Ireland. Separately, it says it plans to establish a presence in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Read More »Defense attorneys exempted from victim rights requirement
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled March 15 that it is unconstitutional for the state to require defense attorneys to give counseling information to victims of sexual assault.
Read More »With or without COVID-19, some nimble court processes stick around
Process changes at some local Missouri courts that occurred in response to COVID-19 may be here to stay regardless of COVID-19 community levels, judges are saying.
Read More »Court nixes juvenile’s charge for failure to appear
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled March 15 that a juvenile can’t be charged with a crime for failing to appear at a hearing.
Read More »BCLP to cease operations in Russia
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is ceasing its operations in Moscow in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
Read More »Co-employee liability bill may not be needed
A state lawmaker says a bill that would limit lawsuits against co-employees for on-the-job injuries may no longer be necessary following a recent Supreme Court decision.
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