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The privileged information clients share with attorneys amounts to a treasure trove for hackers.
Read More »Hackers see law firms as high-value targets, say experts
Western District reverses defendant verdict win over jury instruction
A jury instruction has brought the case determining the alleged negligence of a truck company and its driver in a 2018 highway crash ending in a man’s death to square one after a Missouri Court of Appeals Western District opinion.
Read More »Corporate counsel share industry challenges, best practices
Panelists from major companies with operations in Missouri confided how they select outside counsel during Missouri Lawyers Media’s Corporate Counsel Roundtable.
Read More »Embezzler’s wife, not his family, embroiled in unjust enrichment repayment
After a telecommunications company discovered that its chief financial officer had been embezzling from the company, a St. Louis County judge and jury awarded the company $2.4 million.
Read More »Jury sides with hospital in mother’s defamation claim
A mother and her minor child lost a $5 million defamation suit against a health care provider and its CEO over company social media posts before a Greene County jury.
Read More »‘Stay tuned’: Employment law attorneys roll with COVID-19 mandate changes
Despite confusion, employment law attorneys recommend being proactive and transparent with employees in response to COVID-19 mandates, legal challenges to those mandates and virus variants.
Read More »In ‘war for talent,’ firms shake up hiring practices to stay competitive
Prospective hires currently have the upper hand when searching for the right law firm to practice. As coastal law firms poach associates and partners in the Midwest, some Missouri law firms are offering higher pay and other benefits to even the playing field.
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