New Trial

Jun 10, 2026

Google, Meta denied new trial in youth social media addiction case

A California state court judge has denied motions by Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube seeking a new trial after a jury found the companies liable for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people.

May 13, 2026

South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction overturned

South Carolina's highest court overturned the murder conviction of former lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who was serving two consecutive life sentences for allegedly shooting and killing his wife and 22-year-old son in June 2021.

May 13, 2016

Criminal Law : False Statements – Disaster Loan Application – New Trial

U.S. v. Stacks (MLW No. 69150/Case No. 15-1028 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

Sep 1, 2015

Criminal Law : Bankruptcy Fraud – False Statement – New Trial

U.S. v. Knight (MLW No. 68271/Case No. 14-2651 – 42 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.)

Mar 24, 2014

Mo. death-row inmate claims new evidence of innocence

A death-row inmate has asked the Missouri Supreme Court for a new trial, saying new evidence undermines a conviction that was key to his sentence and that investigators whose conduct led to the overturning of another capital case also mishandled his.

Aug 4, 2011

Criminal Law: Acquittal – New Trial

United States v. Williams (MLW No. 62525/Case No. 10-1298 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, C.J.)

Jul 28, 2011

Employer-Employee: Discrimination – New Trial

McCullough, et al. v. Commerce Bank (MLW No. 62510/Case No. WD71625 – 19 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

Jul 28, 2011

Criminal Law: Jury Contamination – New Trial

United States v. Garcia, et al. (MLW No. 62497/Case Nos. 10-3708, 10-3794 – 16 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)

May 26, 2010

Criminal Law: First-Degree Murder – DNA Evidence – New Trial

State v. Stewart (MLW No. 60691/Case No. SC90503 – 11 pages) Where a defendant convicted of first-degree murder argued for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence that his […]

Nov 25, 2009

Civil Practice: New Trial Order – Preservation Of Issue

Smith v. City of Hannibal (MLW No. 59891/Case No. ED92464 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Richter, J.) Where a trial court granted a new trial to […]

Aug 11, 2009

Man convicted of drug crimes to get new trial

It seems like a no-brainer that a man who says he could not be fair should not serve on a jury. But that’s what happened when Sonny J. White was […]

Jul 9, 2009

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District: Negligence

Johnson v. McCullough (MLW No. 59342/Case No. WD69772 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Lowenstein, J.) Medical Malpractice – Juror Nondisclosure – New Trial (1)Where a trial […]