In the latest chapter of the Phyllis Schlafly legal saga, her son appealed his sister’s former litigation against him over the late activist’s trust.

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The full Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District on May 5 split 6-1 over whether a nurse who was injured while at work was owed workers’ compensation.

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A recent decision of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals obliterated a $333,600 class action settlement that a federal judge approved more than five years ago.

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A federal jury awarded $46.75 million to a man who suffered severe throat injuries when a cloud of noxious gas was released from a northeastern Missouri plant.

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The Missouri Supreme Court on May 11 weighed whether school districts and other political subdivisions enjoy sovereign immunity for claims of retaliatory discharge.

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Some attorneys say doctors’ fear of criminal charges from a potential Missouri abortion law could cause them to endanger patients by delaying care.

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It’s a stark contrast to previous sessions, where the Republican-led legislature has sent a continuous stream of tort bills to a Republican governor’s desk.

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Fifty women, alongside their friends, family and colleagues, celebrated their achievements at the Missouri Lawyers Media Women’s Justice Awards on Thursday, May 12.

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A St. Charles officer’s decision to add a man to the sex offender registry based on dropped charges will not stand after the Missouri Supreme Court’s opinion, though the court disagreed with the case’s path to the high court.

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled on May 3 that state officials did not set arbitrary limits on the number of medical marijuana licenses it issues.

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Former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said all levels of government could use an injection of civility that judges expect of attorneys toward opposing counsel. McCaskill spoke to a May 2 audience at The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis’ Law Day event.

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