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As the COVID-19 pandemic has tossed the world upside down and sent the economy into an unprecedented tailspin, many of Missouri’s solo practitioners and small law firms are left looking for help. Fortunately, several federal, state and legal organizations offer varied ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District on March 31 revived an asbestos suit against a boiler manufacturer, saying there was enough circumstantial evidence for the case to proceed to a jury. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael F. Stelzer had ...

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The top elected official in Missouri’s largest county is seeking help from the Missouri National Guard in preparation for an expected surge in coronavirus-related hospitalizations. Democratic St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said in a statement Wednesday that the National ...

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Older people have been far more likely to die worldwide from the coronavirus, and statistics from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services show the state is no exception. The health department on Tuesday reported 53 fatalities from COVID-19, ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court ruled March 31 the state cannot enforce a blanket ban on picketing by public employees. But a larger case about the rights of public-sector unions is headed its way. In a unanimous opinion, the court said ...

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Kansas City Public Schools has suspended its free meal distribution program for students after a food service worker helping with the effort tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said. The district announced the suspension Monday, the Kansas City Star reported. ...

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Missouri lawmakers are taking extraordinary steps to return to the usually crowded state Capitol on Tuesday to pass an emergency coronavirus funding bill. The Capitol has been closed to everyone except essential staff since March 24. But lawmaker approval is ...

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Gov. Mike Parson has signed an executive order that temporarily suspends the requirement that a notary public must conduct the notarization of official documents while the signer appears in-person before them. The April 6 order allows for the use of ...

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Nearly 500 people are hospitalized in the St. Louis region with the coronavirus, including 139 requiring ventilators, and the leader of a new pandemic task force is warning that the peak of illnesses isn’t expected until later this month. Dr. ...

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Missouri is asking medical professionals who are not working to join a specialized state team that responds to critical health emergencies. “We are calling on all available medical professionals to support the effort to fight the virus by joining a ...

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The search for the body of a Missouri woman presumed to have been murdered by her husband could cost at least $500,000, forcing her family to ask lawmakers and the community for help in funding the effort. Columbia police believe ...

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