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Michael A. Wolff is bringing an establishment voice to an insurgent movement.

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A Missouri judge denied Johnson & Johnson’s bid to overturn a $4.7 billion jury verdict awarded to nearly two dozen women who said the company’s talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison, in a ...

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Missouri lawmakers set out in 2017 to prevent plaintiffs from winning “phantom damages” at trial. They didn’t get there, according to a ruling the Missouri Court of Appeals. The Eastern District held that an amendment to the so-called “collateral source” ...

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Health officials suspect that a suburban St. Louis hotel’s water supply may be to blame after two unrelated guests were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said late Wedneday that it and the U.S. ...

Missouri has begun the move toward legalized medical marijuana by naming an outgoing lawmaker to a leadership role and announcing the start of the process for those who want to grow, make or sell marijuana products. The Missouri Department of ...

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A Missouri farmer and businessman ripped off consumers nationwide by falsely marketing more than $140 million worth of corn, soybeans and wheat as certified organic grains, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The long-running fraud scheme outlined in court documents by prosecutors ...

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A nonprofit connected to former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens raised more than $6 million from secret donors in 2017, new tax filings show. The IRS Form 990 for filing year 2017 was first reported Wednesday by the group Citizens for ...

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that he is appointing the chairman of the House Budget Committee to serve as the next state treasurer, adding another link to a chain-reaction of office shuffling among Missouri’s top elected officials. Republican Rep. ...

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Two federal juries in Kansas City hearing cases a week apart resolved claims of excessive force against area police departments — one resulting in a hefty verdict for a plaintiff, the other in a complete win for the officer.

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A for-profit college that operates several midwestern campuses has suddenly closed, citing mounting financial problems. Vatterott Education Centers closed on Monday. In a letter to students, the suburban St. Louis-based college cited a U.S. Department of Education decision to limit ...

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Supporters of criminal justice reform are questioning a move by assistant prosecutors in St. Louis County to join a police union, as well as the timing of the vote just weeks before a change-minded prosecutor takes office. Assistant prosecutors and ...

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