A bench trial began today in St. Louis County Circuit Court regarding a garnishment action of the family of late Chicago Blackhawks player Keith Magnuson. In 2007, the family received a $9.5 million verdict in their wrongful death case against former ...

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Two legal challenges now have been filed on a ballot measure that would overhaul how Missouri selects its appellate judges, and heavy hitters from both political parties are involved. Former Supreme Court Judges Edward “Chip” Robertson, a Republican appointee, and ...

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Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has approved a proposed constitutional amendment for circulation that would effectively scrap the Nonpartisan Court Plan. And the leader of the group pushing for repeal of the current iteration of the plan said his group ...

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An attorney for a southern Jackson County quarry says its operators intend to appeal a $12 million jury verdict to the Missouri Supreme Court. “I don’t think the fat lady’s in sight. She sure ain’t singing yet,” said Chip Robertson, ...

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  It was a case challenging the constitutionality of workers’ compensation reform laws passed at the beginning of then-Gov. Matt Blunt’s term – politically tinged and high profile. How the Missouri Supreme Court handled the case was unusual. First, the ...

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