A juror's Google search during jury deliberations has resulted in the defendants filing an affidavit to reopen a case that resulted in a $7.5 million award for the plaintiff, a former St. Louis police officer. The woman sued her former employer for sexual harassment...
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Month: May 2014
Box truck driver in truck accident pleads guilty to charges
Despite numerous efforts to prevent car accidents, they still happen frequently across the nation, including on highways in Missouri. Although a car accident can result in serious injuries, a commercial truck accident can sometimes cause more serious and even fatal...
Wrongful termination suit filed by lab chemist in St. Louis
A woman employed for a quarter century as a chemist testing drugs in the lab for the St. Louis police recently went to trial in her civil suit against the department she accused of firing her over her exposure of another employee's drug testing errors.The woman, who...
Possible workplace discrimination behind executive’s firing
It's a bit premature to speculate on the possibility of the former executive editor of the New York Times filing a discrimination lawsuit against the paper and its publisher, as she was only terminated earlier this week. However, the woman apparently confronted the...
Alleged misdiagnosis leads to man’s appendix rupturing
Missouri residents may be interested in hearing about how a recent alleged misdiagnosis of a man's condition led to health concerns and a lawsuit. The man’s wife scheduled an appointment for the man at a clinic, where his primary care physician and nurse practitioner...
St. Louis Rams draft openly gay Michael Sam
The St. Louis Rams chose Michael Sam as their seventh-round draft pick, giving the National Football League's first out-of-the-closet gay player a lot of media attention. Former NFL players like Chris Kluwe and Barry Sanders contend that Sam is not the first gay...
Missouri truck accident causes injuries to 4 individuals
It isn't uncommon for vehicle accidents that take place on Missouri roadways to take some time in determining the cause of the accident and who was at fault. After all, it is a difficult job that law enforcement officials have to determine exactly what happened in a...
Missouri residents could see increase in minimum wage
The United States Senate has introduced a bill that would increase the federal minimum wage in three increments. Six months after becoming law, employers would be required to pay their workers $8.20 an hour. After a year, the hourly wage would increase to $9.15 before...
Supreme Court ponders employees’ First Amendment rights
The United States Supreme Court recently heard the case of Lane v. Franks, 13-483, and is currently pondering whether the plaintiff as an employee is protected by the First Amendment, and whether he and the millions of public employees across the nation have to fear...
Unemployment bill awaits Missouri governor’s pen
If Missouri's Governor Jay Nixon signs SB 510 into law, it could make it more problematic for workers who are terminated from their jobs to get unemployment benefits.Under provisions of the bill, the definition of the word "misconduct" will be changed regarding the...