Judge leaves intact a ban on DOGE access to Treasury records pending hearing
A federal judge on Tuesday made some tweaks but left intact a ban for now that prevents Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records containing sensitive...
View ArticleTop Verdicts & Settlements 2024: Defense wins
The top reported defense wins by Missouri lawyers in 2024.
View ArticleTop Verdicts & Settlements 2024: Plaintiff wins
Listing of top plaintiffs' wins by Missouri lawyers during 2024.
View ArticleFrom baby formula to helicopter crashes: Missouri’s biggest legal victories...
The two largest plaintiff’s verdicts in Missouri for 2024 were cited by the American Tort Reform Association’s annual “Judicial Hellholes” report as the reason Missouri moved from No. 8 to No. 7 on...
View ArticleMissouri Lawyers Awards 2025: Honorees, publisher’s letter
Missouri Lawyers Media took a long look back at this incredible year to not only identify those gladiators who marked big verdict and settlement wins for their clients in 2024, but those whose actions...
View ArticleCommentary: The Corporate Transparency Act’s seismic shift in the business...
The Corporate Transparency Act is a seismic shift in the beneficial owner reporting regimes in the U.S., disturbing long-established norms.
View ArticleCourt of Appeals reverses unemployment benefits decision for attorney fired...
The Western District reversed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s decision to deny a woman unemployment benefits after her employer claimed she was fired for misconduct.
View ArticleMissouri Lawyers Media Lawyers of the Year kept Amendment 3 on state ballot
It was something out of a movie: a hodgepodge team of lawyers in different practice areas from across the state, no sleep, tight deadlines and one goal — to keep an amendment enshrining abortion rights...
View ArticleFired government watchdogs sue Trump administration, ask judge for reinstatement
Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Donald Trump's new administration.
View ArticleJudge orders LSU to reinstate professor removed after political comments
A judge has ordered Louisiana State University to fully reinstate a professor who was removed from his teaching duties last month after he used vulgar language to criticize Gov. Jeff Landry and...
View ArticleWhite House: Judges balking at Trump’s actions are provoking ‘constitutional...
The White House said Wednesday that court rulings going against the Trump administration are coming from “judicial activists” on the bench whose decisions amount to a "constitutional crisis.”
View ArticlePaul N. Venker, Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Paul Venker has enjoyed a varied and challenging career beginning as soon as he graduated from law school. The post Paul N. Venker, Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice first appeared on Missouri Lawyers...
View ArticleT. Michael Ward, Brown & James
Mike Ward is his firm’s managing principal and leads its appellate practice. The post T. Michael Ward, Brown & James first appeared on Missouri Lawyers Media.
View ArticleMichael Whitehead, Whitehead Law Firm
Michael Whitehead has played an outsized role in setting favorable U.S. Supreme Court precedents for religious liberty. The post Michael Whitehead, Whitehead Law Firm first appeared on Missouri Lawyers...
View ArticleBradley T. Wilders, Stueve Seigel Hanson
Brad Wilders, along with fellow POWER List attorney Gretchen Garrison, played key role on the team that won a $1.5 billion class action settlement for a group of Kansas farmers who sued Syngenta...
View ArticleTeresa Young, Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
As co-chair of Baker Sterchi’s appellate practice, Teresa Young practices insurance defense, representing her clients in complex litigation matters. The post Teresa Young, Baker Sterchi Cowden &...
View ArticleThe POWER List: Appellate Law 2025
This latest edition of THE POWER LIST highlights the most powerful appellate attorneys in Missouri. The post The POWER List: Appellate Law 2025 first appeared on Missouri Lawyers Media.
View ArticleCommentary: May the force be with you, because the law is not
Usually a law is repealed only after years of litigation or cultural change, not within hours of the Supreme Court having blessed it. Never before has a law been rolled back by the very politicians who...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court hears case where trans teen sued school district for...
Missouri’s highest court heard oral arguments in a case where a teenager sued his school district for prohibiting him from using the restrooms or locker rooms associated with his gender. The post...
View ArticleElder law attorneys likely to face growing demand as Missouri’s aging...
In Missouri and across the country, elder law attorneys are encountering a growing need for their services as the population ages. The post Elder law attorneys likely to face growing demand as...
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