477 ABA Journal Missouri articles.
An Illinois teen is suing the St. Louis Cardinals for displaying a text message on its scoreboard that claimed she had a venereal disease.
The message falsely claimed the 16-year-old…
Nov 9, 2007 2:24 PM CST
Even some of those allegedly affected with the problem could hardly believe it: Breathing in vapors from butter flavoring commonly used on microwave popcorn can cause a debilitating lung disease.
…Oct 31, 2007 3:35 PM CDT
Although it isn’t proven that any sex partner has contracted AIDs from a Missouri woman who has tested positive for the HIV virus that causes the potentially fatal disease, a…
Oct 18, 2007 6:27 PM CDT
A Missouri man faces up to life in prison for stealing a doughnut worth 52 cents.
Scott A. Masters is charged with strong-armed robbery because he allegedly delivered a backhanded…
Oct 8, 2007 2:16 PM CDT
Two Missouri law firms are discussing a merger that would create the state’s second largest firm.
Blackwell Sanders and Husch & Eppenberger are discussing a combination that would produce a…
Oct 1, 2007 12:07 PM CDT
A federal judge has barred enforcement of a Missouri law requiring abortion clinics to upgrade their surgery facilities.
U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith issued a temporary restraining order and scheduled…
Aug 28, 2007 2:57 PM CDT
Lead paint litigation looked promising when a Rhode Island jury last year found paint companies liable for creating a public nuisance.
Since then, a series of rulings shielding paint manufacturers…
Aug 21, 2007 1:07 PM CDT
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart is opening offices in St. Louis and Detroit.
The move to St. Louis will make Ogletree the only national labor and employment law firm…
Aug 15, 2007 11:44 AM CDT
A lawyer says he’ll keep working on an appeal for a Missouri death row inmate who died yesterday from throat cancer.
The inmate, Brian Kinder, had claimed he was innocent…
Aug 9, 2007 3:02 PM CDT
Friends of Larry Griffin and death penalty opponents have been eagerly awaiting a report by the chief St. Louis prosecutor on whether Griffin was innocent of the 1980 murder for…
Jul 13, 2007 5:28 PM CDT
As builders throughout the country rushed to profit in the recent construction boom, a number of homes and developments went up that were badly built or otherwise created problems. But…
Jul 7, 2007 12:39 AM CDT
Looking for a discount on a foot rub, your next visit to a tanning salon–or legal services? Brown & Crouppen offers them all, via its “VIP Platinum Card.”
Plus, the…
Jun 26, 2007 10:00 PM CDT
A dozen years after Larry Griffin was executed, despite his continuing proclaimations of innocence, by the state of Missouri, there are major unanswered questions about whether he was actually guilty…
Jun 26, 2007 8:35 PM CDT
A retired federal judge known for his role in helping to desegregate the St. Louis schools–as well as, during an earlier stint in Congress, for sitting on the House Judiciary…
Jun 23, 2007 12:21 AM CDT
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled the city of St. Louis may not sue the makers of lead paint under a market-share theory.
The city needed to prove which paint…
Jun 13, 2007 8:21 PM CDT
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