Anita I. Rodarte, Siegel & Irwin
Anita Rodarte has devoted her 36-year legal career to serving clients in family law matters.
View ArticlePatricia Scaglia, The Scaglia Law Firm
Tricia Scaglia sits on The Missouri Bar’s Board of Governors and the Missouri Supreme Court’s Committee for Access to Family Courts.
View ArticleJury sides with university in motor vehicle accident involving pedestrian
A city of St. Louis jury has rejected a premises liability lawsuit against Saint Louis University filed by a county resident who was struck by a car while on her way to a men’s basketball game at...
View ArticleThe POWER List: Family Law 2024
This latest edition of THE POWER LIST highlights the most powerful family law attorneys in Missouri.
View ArticleMissouri student loan servicer claims immunity from suit brought by teacher’s...
AFT filed a consumer protection lawsuit against MOHELA in federal court earlier this year. Now MOHELA is arguing that it is immune from prosecution.
View ArticleUncertainty looms for noncompete policies as federal ban faces legal hurdles
With the FTC's noncompete rule set aside for now, employers must focus on complying with a patchwork of state laws while keeping an eye on potential appeals of the federal rule.
View ArticleCommentary: Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance litigation
Too many lawyers eat Tums like candy after their second divorce and third heart attack because they hate their job. I’ve made some changes to my practice and recommend them to those seeking contentment.
View ArticleFar-right website, the ‘Gateway Pundit,’ settles lawsuit with election workers
The Gateway Pundit, a right-wing conspiracy-peddling website, has reached a settlement with two election workers who sued it for defamation.
View ArticleMontana AG defends actions at hearing on 41 counts of professional misconduct
Montana's attorney general testified before a state commission during a hearing that could lead to action against his law license. At issue is his aggressive defense of a law allowing the state's first...
View ArticleMissouri Lawyers Media honors Up & Coming attorneys | Photos
Missouri Lawyers Media held its annual Up & Coming award ceremony on Oct. 10 at the Maritz campus in Fenton, Missouri, to honor attorneys 40 years of age or younger and attorneys who have been...
View ArticleLegal Limelight: Chris Hohn, Chair, Thompson Coburn
A Q&A with Chris Hohn, the newly appointed chair of Thompson Coburn, one of Missouri’s top law firms.
View ArticleAttorney has full circle moment playing Atticus Finch in local theater...
When it came to preparing for his new theater role, Dave Roland didn’t have to stray too far from his daily profession.
View ArticleCommentary: Missouri Rule 78.07(c) and the Frequently Overlooked Motion to...
Practically everyone with much experience in Missouri appellate practice knows that, in cases tried to a jury, most allegations of error must be included in a post-trial motion for new trial or...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court weighs insurer’s right to intervene
The Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could reshape how insurers intervene in wrongful death lawsuits.
View ArticleFederal judge rejects call to reopen voter registration after Hurricane Helene
A federal judge said Thursday that she won't order the presidential battleground state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections despite recent disruptions to registration caused...
View ArticleConsumer Law: Missouri Merchandising Practices Act-Breach of Express...
Coburn v. The Kroger Co. (MLW No. 82234/Case No. 4:23CV1399 – 6 pages) (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Autrey, J.)
View ArticleNegligence: Motor Vehicle Accident Prior Settlement-Motion to Dismiss
Aubuchon v. Tate Trucking, LLC (MLW No. 82235/Case No. 4:24CV189 HEA – 12 pages) (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Autrey, J.)
View ArticleCriminal Law: Child Abuse-Jury Instructions
Forster v. State (MLW No. 82227/Case No. ED112008 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Page, J.) Appeal from circuit court, St. Louis County, Kerr, J. (Michael R. Durham for...
View ArticleTorts: Sexual Assault-Respondeat Superior
K.B. v. Oasis Foot Spa and Massage, LLC (MLW No. 82226/Case No. ED112202 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Torbitzky, J.) Appeal from circuit court, St. Charles County, Fagras,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Assault-Sufficiency of Evidence
State v. Durison (MLW No. 82231/Case No. SD38257 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, McDonald County, Pritchett, J. (Katharine Patricia...
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