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8th Circuit reverses jury verdict in defective design suit
The 8th Circuit reversed a jury verdict in a defective design lawsuit against CRC Industries, ruling the plaintiff failed to prove an unreasonably dangerous product under Minnesota law.
IRS can’t tax parent on royalties foreign subsidiary can’t legally pay, 8th Circuit holds
The 8th Circuit ruled the IRS cannot tax 3M on royalties its Brazilian subsidiary was barred by law from paying under foreign income restrictions.
Eighth Circuit reverses and remands case on alleged Fair Labor Standards Act transgression
The 8th Circuit reversed summary judgment in a case accusing a healthcare center of FLSA violations for unpaid meal breaks that employees worked through.
Appeals court overturns remand decision in Monsanto legal dispute
The 8th Circuit overturned a federal court’s decision to send Monsanto’s lawsuit against several corporations back to Missouri state court, ruling that the defendants’ request for federal jurisdiction was timely filed.
Major Opinions: Appellate courts see ‘dip’ in caseloads from pandemic
Missouri’s appellate courts are mostly back to their pre-pandemic operations, but the state’s long drought of trials has left them with fewer cases to be argued and decided.
8th Circuit splits on meaning of old statute
For a law that was rewritten 40 years ago, a version of Missouri’s second-degree burglary statute dating to the 1970s sure is causing the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
8th Circuit dismisses Ferguson-related, civil-rights suit
Suppose you’re walking in the middle of the street. A police vehicle abruptly pulls right in front of you at an angle, blocking your path. Is that a seizure, under […]
Court partially revives quarry-injury case
A federal appeals court has partially revived a lawsuit a Clarksdale man filed against the federal government following a mine accident that left the man quadriplegic.
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