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Court says full-time remote work rarely required under ADA
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (234+ words) By: Bridge Tower Media Newswires in Featured, Legal Update A recent federal court decision may offer employers additional support when responding to employee requests for permanent remote work as a disability accommodation. The 5th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an…...
Security company pays $1 M after guard abandoned post in knife attack
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (367+ words) Kallie Cox//June 18, 2026// An insurance company representing a private security company paid a $1 million settlement after one of their security guards abandoned a woman who was attacked by a knife-wielding intruder. Justin Hardin of Brown & James in St. Louis represented…...
21st commission sends governor three names for circuit judge seat
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (173+ words) Staff Report//June 18, 2026// The 21st Judicial Commission announced its three nominees for the governor's consideration to fill a circuit judge vacancy. Gov. Mike Kehoe's candidate will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Joseph L. Green, who is now assistant…...
Massachusetts judge's gift to victim prompts new trial request
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1245+ words) Massachusetts judge's gift to crime victim sparks request for new trial By Brad Petrishen, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect//June 17, 2026// A Worcester couple serving decades in prison for sex trafficking is arguing they deserve a new trial after prosecutors…...
Federal judge sends $7. 25 B Roundup settlement back to Missouri state court
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (130+ words) The Bayer Cross is seen next to a red traffic light in Leverkusen, Germany in 2023. (REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay) By Dietrich Knauth, Reuters//June 17, 2026// A federal judge on Wednesday returned Bayer's proposed $7. 25 billion settlement of Roundup lawsuits to Missouri state court,…...
Jury assigns 50-50 fault in plaintiff's verdict, reduces demand by thousands
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (530+ words) Kallie Cox//June 17, 2026// An allegedly rotten watermelon, Microsoft's national outage and breach, and equally split comparative fault resulted in a plaintiff's verdict but a significantly reduced award in this contentious slip and fall case. The plaintiff, Teressa Murray, was one…...
Florida sues Tik Tok, claiming it violates state child safety law
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (599+ words) The Tik Tok logo is pictured on the U. S. headquarters of the social media company in Culver City, California, on January 18, 2025. (REUTERS/Fred Greaves) Florida's attorney general sued Tik Tok on Monday over claims it is violating the state's law barring…...
2026 Icons honoree: Robert E. Cowherd
1+ week, 2+ day ago (164+ words) Staff Report//June 15, 2026// Partner, Chapman & Cowherd Robert Cowherd built his legal career in rural Missouri, where his practice expanded into areas he never anticipated " including bankruptcy work he had little reason to study in law school. Looking back, Cowherd identified…...
2026 Icons honoree: Terrance J. Good
1+ week, 2+ day ago (174+ words) Missouri Lawyers Media Attorney, Lashly & Baer Terrance Good has found satisfaction on two fronts. Within the profession, he has held leadership positions in bar organizations and worked on large, complicated cases he describes as absorbing, challenging and rewarding " experiences that…...
2026 Icons honoree: Mary Anne Mellow
1+ week, 2+ day ago (169+ words) Missouri Lawyers Media Mary Anne Mellow has practiced for 40 years, becoming the first female partner at her firm five years after joining. She was later selected as local counsel alongside a national firm defending a talc supplier against multiple lawsuits…...