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Judge gives AG time to add more allegations to petition to remove Gardner from office

1 year 11 months ago
A judge is giving the Missouri attorney general's office more time to add more allegations of wrongdoing by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner to its petition to remove her from office. Judge John Torbitzky is giving Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office until March 21 to amend its quo warranto petition. The judge is also giving Gardner 10 days to respond to the new allegations. Torbitzky also said he will not rule on any other pending motions or requests until Gardner enters her…
Christine Byers

St. Louis jury orders freight firm to pay $15M to mother of man who drowned in Mississippi River

1 year 11 months ago
A St. Louis jury on Wednesday ordered a river freight firm to pay the mother of a man who drowned on the Mississippi River $15 million. Casey Redmond, who was working for St. Louis-based Osage Marine Services, fell into the Mississippi and drowned on Dec. 15, 2019, court records say. His body hasn't been found. A lawsuit filed in 2021 by Redmond's mother, Candace Love, alleged that Osage assigned Redmond to work with a supervisory employee who tested positive for drugs immediately after the incident,…
Jacob Kirn

Nomination deadline extended for 2023 Corporate Counsel Awards

1 year 11 months ago
There's still time to make a nomination in the St. Louis Business Journal's 2023 Corporate Counsel Awards, which seek to recognize the best and brightest legal minds in the corporate landscape. The nomination deadline has been extended to Friday, March 24. You can submit your nomination here. These awards will span all levels of the corporate legal department structure, from in-house generalists and specialists to chief legal officers and general counsel, who work in nonprofit organizations or…
Diana Barr

St. Louis judges hire former circuit attorney to represent them during effort to remove Kim Gardner

1 year 11 months ago
Judges in the 22nd Judicial Circuit have retained a former assistant St. Louis circuit attorney who also served 25 years on the bench as their attorney during the Missouri attorney general’s legal battle to remove St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from office. Booker Shaw, now of the Thompson Coborn law firm, entered Thursday on behalf of the judges, who have been served subpoenas and notified that they may be asked to testify against the city’s top prosecutor. Judge Bryan Hettenbach…
Christine Byers