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Jury awards $18.25M to girl who visited ER repeatedly before E. coli found
A St. Louis jury awarded more than $18.25 million to a young girl who suffered permanent injuries after she was repeatedly brought to the emergency room but wasn’t admitted. Shortly after the May 22 verdict, the parties reached a confidential settlement that resolved the case. According to the plaintiffs’ attorneys at The Simon Law Firm, […]
2017 SLU Law graduate wins $5M jury verdict
The Simon Law Firm rarely hires anyone fresh out of law school. It made an exception for Patrick McPhail, who graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2017.
SLU adds HR master’s program, aimed at nonlawyers
Saint Louis University has added a new degree, a master’s of science in human resources law.
SLU appoints alumnus as VP of human resources
Saint Louis University has appointed Michael J. Luna as vice president for human resources, effective March 9.
Study shows SLU’s decline in law school enrollment
Saint Louis University School of Law is among the 25 law schools with the largest percent declines in enrollment, according to a new study by legal education magazine The National Jurist.
New Partners 2013: Missouri roots
Many new partners at law firms in Missouri have at least this much in common: A degree from one of the state’s four law schools.
MU law school’s ranking drops again
University of Missouri School of Law’s ranking dropped 14 spots in the new U.S. News & World Report law school ratings, while a new system means all four Missouri law schools are now ranked.
SLU, feds take tax case out of court
A university and the federal government have agreed to resolve a lawsuit over taxing medical residents.
Saint Louis University sued the U.S. government last fall alleging it overpaid $24.6 million in Social Security and Medicare taxes from 1995 through March 2005.
Several other teaching medical programs have made similar claims, including Barnes-Jewish Hospital, which sued se[...]
SLU, feds resolve case over taxing of medical residents
A university and the federal government have agreed to resolve a lawsuit over taxing medical residents. Saint Louis University sued the U.S. government last fall alleging it overpaid $24.6 million in Social Security and Medicare taxes from 1995 through March 2005. Several other teaching medical programs have made similar claims, including Barnes-Jewish Hospital, which sued […]
Johnson to serve as SLU’s interim dean
Sandra Johnson, former professor of law and health care ethics at Saint Louis University, will serve as the law school's interim dean beginning July 1.
SLU moot court teams take top spots in regional
Saint Louis University School of Law’s two moot court teams placed first and second in a regional competition over the weekend. But, due to competition rules, only one team will be allowed to participate in the National Moot Court Competition. The SLU Moot Court Team’s performance is the first time in memory that a law […]
$825,000 verdict affirmed
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an $825,000 medical malpractice verdict, finding that a videotaped news interview with the plaintiff did not warrant a new trial. Last November the Missouri Court of Appeals in St. Louis threw out the verdict and ordered a new trial. The disputed videotape was a 2001 local news story about how […]
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